Budget deliberations
The Government has made no secret of the pain that's going to be inflicted by this year's budget. And next year's. And the year after that.
The details of exactly how much pain, and in what areas, is the subject of a Dáil debate, following two special Cabinet meetings, first at Farmleigh and then at Government Buildings.
Click on the links below to listen to our coverage so far.
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Morning Ireland:
Ruairi Quinn, Labour's Spokesman on Education, says that the public had lost all confidence in the State training agency -
Morning Ireland:
Conor Hunt outlines the main points from the first day of the debate -
Morning Ireland:
Michael Noonan, Finance Spokesman, Fine Gael, and Mary Hanafin, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, discuss yesterday's announcement -
Morning Ireland:
Brian Dowling reports that the Opposition is not going to be drawn into spelling out its unpalatable medicine -
Morning Ireland:
David Davin-Power, Political Correspondent, reports on last night's talks in Farmleigh House and today's Cabinet meeting -
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David Murphy, Business Editor, reports that the agency made a profit of €140m on the sale of a commercial property in London -
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Pat Carey, Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, says there has been no decision taken yet to reduce the Budget deficit to 10% by 2011 -
Morning Ireland:
Brian Dowling reports that an indication given last night by Fianna Fáil TD Barry Andrews that education could bear the brunt of the cuts will be a major problem for the Greens
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'There are always other options and help is always there ...'
Kerry teenager Donal Walsh has died after losing his battle with cancer.
He passed away at his home in Blennerville, County Kerry, surrounded by his dad Fionnbar, his mother Elma and his sister Jemma.
Donal, aged 16, had publicly appealed to young people not to end their lives. He wrote a letter which brought him to national prominence.
He had been battling cancer since he was first diagnosed four years ago, and had raised over €50,000 for charity.
Weeks before his death, Donal recorded a video message to be circulated in schools.
Fr Francis Nolan, parish priest of St. John's in Tralee, was with Donal Walsh's family in the hours after his death
Minister of State for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch paid tribute to Donal's 'generosity of spirit'