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Cypriot banks remain closed as Govt considers bailout Plan B

RTÉ's Will Goodbody reports from Nicosia as MPs gather to debate a new plan to save the country's economy

Cyprus in race against time to avoid bankruptcy

Nicolas Papadopolous, Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee, says the Cypriot crisis has implications for the whole eurozone

Can Russia save Cyprus from bankruptcy?

Andrew Jack, Financial Times journalist and author of "Inside Putin's Russia," discusses Cyprus's request for a new loan from Russia

Big increase in number of ghost estates falling into tax net

Rob Kitchin, Department of Geography at the NUI Maynooth, says owners of thousands of homes in unfinished developments which were exempt from the household charge will have to pay the property tax

The long and lucrative criminal life of Brian Rattigan

Paul Reynolds, RTÉ Crime Correspondent, looks back at the life of Brian Rattigan, who was sentenced to 17 years for drug dealing

Yahoo, McAfee announce jobs in Dublin and Cork

Dan McCarthy, Vice President of Yahoo in Ireland, discusses today announcement of 200 jobs in Cork and Dublin

Obama to hold talks with Palestinian leaders as rockets explode on border with Israel

David Landau, Israel correspondent for The Economist, reports on today's scheduled discussions in President Barack Obama's Mideast tour

Omagh civil case is moral victory for victims and families

Joshua Rozenberg, legal commentator, says this may not be the last legal move in the attempt to hold people accountable for the 1998 atrocity

Council of Minister choose 2012 as reference year for CAP payments

Peter Young, Irish Farmer's Journal, explains the significance of the decision

Australian PM survives leadership challenge and apologises for forced adoptions

Louise Yaxley, ABC News Political Correspondent in Canberra, reports on a tumultuous day for the Labor party

In search of the next big TV co-production

Laura Whelan reports that producers and broadcasters from across Europe- including Denmark, Sweden and Norway- have been gathering in Dublin for an event aimed at encouraging co-productions with their Irish counterparts

Capturing the great hurlers in 3D

Dr Kieran Moran, DCU's School of Health and Human Performance, discusses a €2m motion capture technology project to preserve and develop GAA games

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First Hour Podcast: Thurs 21 March, 2013

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