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- Wrangling over Greece's bailout to continue
The Greek Prime Minister is to meet leaders of the country's three coalition partners later to decide whether to agree to the terms of a proposed €130bn bailout. - Marie Collins details abuse at Rome symposium
Irish abuse survivor Marie Collins has told a symposium in Rome of the abuse she suffered as a 13-year-old at the hands of a paedophile priest, and the subsequent cover-up. - Russia holds Syria talks amid assault on Homs
Russia's Foreign Minister is holding talks in Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad, three days after Russia vetoed a UN resolution on the escalating violence in Syria. - Financial aid for septic tank upgrading
The Environment Minister has said financial help will be available to people whose septic tanks need significant upgrading. - Govt approves 33 top garda promotions
The Justice Minister has said that the Government approved appointments to 33 top positions in An Garda Síochána to fill gaps left by retirements. - Woman held in Alan McNally murder inquiry
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Alan McNally in Dublin last week. - Monica Leech to pay fees owed to solicitors
Monica Leech has given a court undertaking to pay fees owed to solicitors involved in a libel case she took against Independent Newspapers. - Cork plane crash inquiry finds sensor fault
An ongoing investigation into the cause of a fatal plane crash at Cork Airport last year has identified a problem with a sensor. - Author refuses to attend Smithwick Tribunal
Author Toby Harnden, whose book was one of the reasons the Smithwick Tribunal was established, is refusing to attend to give evidence. - Group wants alcohol sponsorship of sport ended
A Department of Health group has recommended that sponsorship of sport and other large events by the drinks industry be phased out. - Dublin event attracts 520 overseas food buyers
Food buyers from 28 countries are at Dublin's Convention Centre to meet Irish food and drink exporters - EBS staff vote to end industrial action
Unite trade union members at the EBS Building Society have voted to end their industrial action over non-payment of Christmas bonuses. - RNLI lifeboat crews rescued 905 people in 2011
RNLI lifeboats had a busy year in 2011, with almost 1,000 calls for help according to the charity's annual launch statistics. - Maldives president resigns after police mutiny
The Maldives President has resigned after three weeks of opposition-led protests boiled over into a police mutiny. - Man released in 2001 Tallaght murder inquiry
A man arrested in connection with the murder of a 12-year-old boy in Tallaght 11 years ago has been released without charge. - Anti-prostitution group to meet TDs
Members of a group lobbying for the laws on prostitution to be tightened will meet Independent TDs today. - Man released in Rialto assault inquiry
A man arrested in relation to an assault in Rialto at the weekend has been released without charge. - Reduced fee for septic tank inspections
Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said the inspection fee for septic tanks will be reduced from €50 to €5 for three months from April. - Sarkozy warns Greece that time is running out
The French President has said time is running out on Greece as Athens has let another deadline slip for responding to terms for a new EU/IMF bailout. - Welfare not funding 'basic standard of living'
A report suggests that the majority of families dependent on Jobseeker's Benefit do not have an adequate income for a basic standard of living.
