The mood of the nation
John Murray and Cian McCormack are travelling to towns across Ireland to try and gauge the mood of the nation. They began in Co. Donegal and are working their way diagonally down to the southeast.
Listen to their reports by clicking on the links below
Cian and John want to hear from you. If you have a story you think they should know about, contact them at towns@rte.ie
And take a look at the photos they're taking along the way
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John and Cian continue their series looking at how the recession is affecting towns around the country -
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John Murray speaks to Brendan Smith, Minister for Agriculture and TD for Cavan Monaghan, who says the Regulator has made an independent decision on Quinn -
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John Murray & Cian McCormack speak to people in Cavan about the news that up to 1,000 people may be made redundant at Quinn Insurance -
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Cian and John are in Waterford to see how the city is coping with life after the closure of Waterford Crystal -
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John Murray and Cian McCormack meet Tom Dalton and Cormac O'Dwyer, who set up a brewing company after they were made redundant -
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Students in Templemore and an entrepreneur in Kilmallock discuss their plans for the future -
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John Murray & Cian McCormack continue their series visiting towns and villages across Ireland to find out how people are coping with the recession -
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John Murray reports from Mayo on how regional migration is affecting towns in the area -
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John Murray & Cian McCormack continue their series visiting towns and villages across Ireland to find out how people are coping with the recession -
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John and Cian report from Donegal, where they learn about a thriving business in seaweed fertilisers, and how emigration is affecting local GAA teams -
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John Murray and Cian McCormack report from Carrick-on-Shannon, where they gauge the state of consumer sentiment by visiting a car boot sale
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Jedward's Eurovision adventure
Jedward have made it through to the final of Eurovision 2012 with their show-stopping performance of "Waterline" at the semi-finals in Baku.
Morning Ireland has been charting their progress from the time they were preparing to leave for Baku in Azerbaijan.