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Committee to hear legal views on abortion

William Binchy, Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, says the Government does not have to legislate in order to provide clarity on abortion law

Legal views on abortion expected to differ

Jennifer Schweppe, Lecturer in Law at the University of Limerick, says legislating for the X case decision is the best option

Tánaiste rules out free vote on abortion

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore says all Government TDs will be expected to support the Government stance

Union flag controversy continues

Jeffrey Donaldson, DUP MP, discusses the ongoing protests over the flying of the Union flag

More money for students in need

Emma O'Kelly, RTÉ Education Correspondent, reports on the additional €3m being allocated to the Student Assistant Fund

Will the Government reach its budget deficit target?

Micheál Collins, economist with the Nevin Economic Research Institute, says the Government will not reach its target of 3% by 2015

IFTA nominations revealed

Aine Moriarty, CEO of the Irish Film and Television Academy, reveals the nominations for the tenth annual IFTA Awards

IFTA: The winners and losers

Michael Doherty, movie editor with the RTÉ Guide: IFTA nominations mark a good year for the Irish film and television industry

Fires rage in Australia

Cath McAloon, reporter with ABC News in Melbourne, and Aisling Scullion, an Irish backpacker working at the Pinkroadhouse Cafe, Oodnadatta, South Australia, talk about the fires raging in the region

A revolution in cancer research?

Prof Manuel Salto-Tellez, Queen's University Belfast: new cancer facility at Queen's University in Belfast aims to revolutionise cancer research and diagnosis in Northern Ireland

Government to sell Bank of Ireland bonds

David Murphy, RTÉ's Business Editor, reports that the Government will sell a minimum of €500 million of its €1bn holding

Young Scientist Exhibition gets underway

Cian McCormack speaks to some of those taking part in the Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin's RDS

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