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Teen girl may be part of Garda murder gang

Paul Reynolds, RTÉ Crime Correspondent, details the latest in the investigation into the killing of Detective Garda Adrian Donohue

Syrian refugee crisis worsening

Peter Power, UNICEF Ireland's Executive Director, welcomes the pledge from the Irish Government of €4.7m in humanitarian funding for Syria but warns children there are fighting to stay alive

Proposals to cut Garda payroll bill by €60 million

John Redmond, General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, rejects Dept of Justice proposals to reduce the Garda payroll bill by €60m euro over the next three years

Interim examiner appointed to B&Q

Damien O'Reilly, Economist and Lecturer at the School of Retail and Services Management at the Dublin Institute of Technology, reacts to B&Q going into examinership

Smithwick Tribunal breaks off contact with paramilitaries

John McBurney, solicitor for the family of Chief Supt Harry Breen, reacts to the third interim report of the Smithwick Tribunal which was published last night

Deadline for septic tank registration

Joan O'Sullivan reports on today's deadline for registration of septic tank systems. To register, go to https://protectourwater.ie/

Public meeting over development of salmon farm

Pat McGrath, RTÉ Western Correspondent, reports from a public meeting debating plans for a new salmon farm in Galway Bay

Receiver appointed over jewellery

Dearbhail McDonald, Irish Independent's Legal Editor, reports that a receiver has been appointed over three items of jewellery, as NAMA seeks judgements of €20m from a developer's wife

100 years since GAA moved into Croke Park

Lisa McKelvey reports on celebrations to mark the centenary of the date when the deeds for Páirc an Chrócaigh were signed and the Gaelic Athletic Association moved in

Rare manuscripts in Mali survive rebel attacks

Dr Shamil Jeppie, Director of the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project at the University of Cape Town, says reports that priceless Islamic manuscripts in Timbuktu were destroyed are largely inaccurate

Veronica Dunne opera contest won by Nadine Sierra

Nadine Sierra, winner of the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, discusses what last night's win means to her

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