Updated: 01:35, Saturday, 4 February 2012

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SIPTU refers HSE account issues to gardaí

PAC referred to account as a 'slush fund'

22:38SIPTU has referred issues around a controversial HSE-funded account to the Garda Fraud Squad, according to correspondence published on the website of the Public Accounts Committee.

 

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105 killed in Syria shelling, report claims

A file picture taken in the Homs district where 105 people are reported to have been killed

23:59At least 105 people have been killed by shelling in the city of Homs in Syria, according to reports.

 

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Jobs and services figures boost US hopes

US unemployment rate at a three-year low

15:27Official figures show that the US economy created more jobs than expected in January.

 

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Ward beats Egan at the Stadium - As It Happened

Joe Ward proved too strong for Kenny Egan in the light-heavyweight final at the Stadium

23:59Joe Ward outclassed Kenny Egan in the 2012 Elite Boxing Championships at the Stadium. Read about all the action from Friday night's national finals.

 

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  • Ireland's newest citizens

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    A big freeze spreading across Europe is causing chaos, claiming lives and temporarily altering the landscape

  • The Poolbeg Project

    Prime Time reports on the Poolbeg incinerator and asks how has €81m been spent on something that still does not exist

  • Fiscal Compact

    What happens now that EU leaders have signed off on the fiscal compact treaty in Brussels?

 

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    Unemployment figures are moving in the right direction in the US, with more jobs than expected created in January

  • Care to Drive

    The Irish Cancer Society says it needs hundreds of volunteer drivers to bring cancer patients to and from hospitals for appointments

  • Moving mega meteorite opposed

    In Argentina an alliance between the native Moqoit people and scientists blocked plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to an art exhibit

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    US President John F Kennedy's presidential library has released the last of his private recordings

 

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    An Australian cabaret band called 'The Continentals' was hugely popular at weddings in the 50s. 36 years on, the band has re-formed

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    A picnic in the woods, a walk on the beach - and a dream wedding

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    Major General Hugh Tudor was commander of the infamous Black and Tans. But what became of him? A tale of fact and fiction