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Tributes paid to Drummer Lee Rigby

RTÉ's Martina Fitzgerald reports from Woolwich where she spoke to people who have been paying their respects to Drummer Lee Rigby

Killing of soldier was shocking but 'not surprising'

Colonel Richard Kemp, a former British Commander who chaired the UK's COBRA intelligence Group, discusses the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby

More questions raised about Alan Shatter's breathalyser test

Mattie McGrath, Independent TD for Tipperary South, wants Minister Alan Shatter to make a further statement about his breath test

Retired public servants furious over lack of consultation on cuts

Sean O'Riordan, board member of the Alliance Of Retired Public Servants, highlights the frustration of pensioners facing proposed cuts

Unions divided over new public sector pay deal

Pat King, ASTI General Secretary, and Patricia King, SIPTU vice president, discuss their differing positions on the new public sector pay deal

Obama defends use of drones in 'just' war

Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies at Notre Dame University, discusses President Obama's defense of the US use of drones against militants

Central Bank had been warned over Joyce coin

RTÉ's Justin McCarthy looks at FOI documents which show that the Central Bank was warned about potential copyright problems before it issued the flawed €10 James Joyce coin

Cuts to UK budget affecting Northern Ireland

Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, says budget cuts by Downing Street are undermining the ability of the NI executive to work effectively

Granny captures would-be thieves

Grandmother Ann Curtis from County Meath described how she trapped three men in her farmyard after spotting them apparently taking her property

French police investigate jewellery heist in Cannes

Elaine Cobbe, CBS Correspondent in Paris, describes yesterday's €2m jewellery robbery in Cannes

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