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Horse meat found at another Irish plant producing burgers

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and Justin McCarthy, Irish Farmer's Journal, on the discovery of more horse meat at another Irish burger factory

Frozen meat in Northern Ireland contained 80% horse meat

Gerry McCurdy, Director of the Food Standards Agency of Northern Ireland, explains how a quantity of meat in the North has been found to be 80% horse meat

Investigations continue into how horse meat got into Irish burgers

Alan Reilly, Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, discusses the latest developments in the horse meat scandal.

Supermac's remains confident its meat is 100% Irish

Pat McDonagh, Supermac's founder, says horse meat found at Rangeland Foods was not used in burgers supplied to his restaurants

Report to reveal extent of State involvement in Magdalene Laundries

Joe Little, Religious Affairs Correspondent, outlines what can be expected from the report on the Magdalene Laundries to be published later today

Victim describes life in a Magdalene Laundry

Josephine Meade spoke to Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, about her teenage years in Magdalene laundries in Cork, Galway and Dublin.

Magdalene survivors seek apology and redress

Mari Steed, Justice for Magdalenes, says the publication of today's report must be followed by an apology from the Government and some form of compensation

Garda rank and file join senior colleagues in rejecting pay cuts

Ingrid Miley, Industry and Employment Correspondent, reports on the prospects for agreement on a new Croke Park deal

GRA won't take part in discussions on pay cuts

John Parker, President of the Garda Representative Association, says his members will not accept any cuts to garda pay

Spanish PM denies allegations of corruption

Martin Delfin, reporter with the English version of El Pais, says the calls for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to stand down are growing louder

Overweight children get help at Temple Street

Dr Sinead Murphy, of Temple Street Children's Hospital, says a childhood obesity treatment programme there is having positive results

Conservationist Kevin B. Nowlan dies, aged 91

Frank McDonald, Environment Correspondent with the Irish Times, pays tribute to the conservationist and historian Professor Kevin B Nowlan

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