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Jennie O'Sullivan reports that boil water notices have been issued to thousands of households in Cork

Damien Tiernan assesses the scale of the damage to businesses in Cork and says it take two or three weeks before the financial cost will be known

Brian Cowen, Taoiseach, says providing clean water is a priority

Jim Fahy, Western Editor, reports that the Army and Civil Defence spent the day rescuing people in Ballinasloe, Co Galway

Jim Fahy says flood waters have not receded at all in Ballinasloe and that has caused a sense of apprehension for locals

Cathy Halloran, Mid-West Correspondent, reports on the problems caused in counties, Clare, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford, Roscommon and Longford

Jennie O'Sullivan reports that the ESB is concerned that further rainfall in Cork tonight could burst the Inniscarra Dam

Martin Riordan, Cork County Manager, and Dr Any Wheeler, Dept of Geology UCC, discuss the measures that can be taken to avoid flooding

Paul Cunningham, Environment Correspondent, reports that a new report was published this week urging Govt to act more decisively on tackling flooding

Gareth O'Connor reports that public anger over the result in Paris shows no sign of abating

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports that all non-emergency operations will be deferred and out-patient appointments will be rescheduled

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Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that the mobile speed cameras will record 7,000 hours of footage every month

Sean Whelan, Europe Editor, reports that reaction on Europe has been decidedly mixed as the two new office holders are relatively unknown

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Will Goodbody reports that as previously reliable revenue sources run dry, Christmas fundraising is more important than ever

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Watch a selection of images of today's flooding sent in by RTÉ viewers

With Evanne Ní Chuilinn

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With Gerry Murphy