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Almost 100 Garda stations to close this week

Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Justice and Equality, asks the Government to reverse its decision to close 100 community garda stations

Landmark surrogacy case before High Court

Vivienne Traynor, RTÉ courts staff, reports on a landmark case challenging the refusal of the State to allow the genetic mother of twins born to a surrogate mother to be listed as the children's mother on their birth certificates

Govt continues attempt to cut promissory note deal

Sean Whelan, RTÉ Economics Correspondent, reports on the latest developments in the Government's attempts to defer paying the Anglo promissory note

Amnesty for illegal immigrants in the US?

Caro Kinsella, expert on US immigration law, reviews proposals by a bipartisan group of Senators to offer a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants based in the US

Warning over premium rate phone scam

Barbara Delaney, Director of Retail with the Communications Regulator, warns against returning calls from an unknown number, as part of a Slovenian phone scam

Cork City Council abandons meeting over protest

Councillor John Buttimer, Lord Mayor of Cork, on how last night's meeting of Cork City Council was abandoned after anti-porperty tax protestors occupied the public gallery

Dutch Queen to abdicate in favour of son

Marc van Der Linden, Royalty journalist in the Netherlands, says there is shock in the Netherlands as Queen Beatrix announces she is abdicating after more than three decades on the throne

Findings of parking report to be published

Tara Buckley, Director General of RGDATA, details the findings of the 'Nightmare on Every Street' report into town centre car parking charges

Unemployed? Start your own business

Samantha Libreri reports on Occupation Transformation, a training course which aims to get young long-term unemployed people to start their own business

Boomtown Rats to reform

Fachtna O'Kelly, former manager of the Boomtown Rats, casts doubt on the wisdom of a Boomtown Rats reunion

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