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January


Day North Republic

1st Gardener's Question Time star John Cushnie dies

Hoax baby announcement left Van Morrisson 'flabbergasted'

Record drop in road deaths

Gardaí to interview trucker in DART debacle
2nd Cardinal Daly's body lies in state in Belfast

[Peter] Robinson's 'silence' on Cardinal's death sparks backlash

Atheists challenge new blasphemy laws

'Snowed under'

3rd Coldest December since 1981

UVF brothers to turn 'supergrass' in 10-year-old murder case
State paid out €130m in funding to Travellers

Extra grit imported to treat roads - NRA

4th Gun victim attacked by three men

Faulty computer software could have led to Chinook crash, report claims

We're cleaning up our act... but cities are getting dirtier

Family held during Dublin robbery
5th Mourners attend Cardinal Daly's funeral

Slips on ice lead to cancelled surgery
Explosives planted on man to test airport security

Warning of further heavy snowfall

6th Iris Robinson attempted suicide after an affair

Loyalist group UDA decommissions illegal arsenal

Cold snap destroys €15m worth of spuds

Severe [snow] disruption to flights, bus services
7th Bovine foetus used in attempt infect cattle herd with brucellosis

Peter Robinson back at work after revelations

Grit supplies running critically low

Heartache over freak death of backpacker Donal Bolton
8th Policeman injured in Randalstown bomb critically ill

Robinson defiant despite pressure
Irish police discover gun in raid [on dissident republicans]

Baby dies after Lusk incident

9th [Northern Ireland Secretary] Woodward warns [Peter] Robinson crisis must not derail assembly

Iris Robinson thrown out of DUP after Kirk McCambley revelations

Decision to close schools [over snowfall] welcomed

Defence Forces to take more active role[in clearing snow and ice from roads]
10th [David] Trimble calls on Robinson to go

Northern Ireland Mirror journalist Philip Coburn hurt in Afghan bomb
Sinn Féin on attack as councillor quits [in Dublin]

Two dead after gun attack in Dublin city centre


11th Peter Robinson steps aside as NI First Minister [for six weeks]

Gerry Adams rejects 'cover up' claims over suspect brother

Four questioned over Dublin double murder

Snow and ice still affecting road conditions
12th Sammy Wilson details £367m budget cuts from April

Kidnap gang 'threatened to shoot family'

Irish tycoon Bernard McNamara 'has no assets left'

Man abducted in Dublin is freed
13th Inquiry into award of contract to Iris Robinson's lover

DUP turmoil brings little joy to republican streets of Belfast

Pony forced onto ice and left to drown

Plane grounded after emergency landing

14th GAA team 'target of bomb attack' in Antrim

NI talks on policing and justice set to continue

Irish sailors rescued near Java

Millions flock to famous attraction [Guinness Storehouse]
15th Sinn Féin detail Liam Adams role amid sex abuse claims

Arrests at home of Iris Robinson's lover Kirk McCambley

Conjoined twins born to Irish couple

Cancer vaccine programme to go ahead
16th Newry-Larne Irish Cup game abandoned after fighting

Exclusive: Peter Robinson full interview: truth about Iris and me

Man held over Finglas ammunition find

Man stabbed to death after row in [Dublin] street
17th Acting First Minister Arlene Foster hails positive atmosphere at NI talks

[Peter] Robinson shakes hands with [Martin] McGuinness for the first time

Flight of the developers as creditors tighten grip

[Dublin] house targetted in petrol bomb attack
18th Man, 29, remanded over Belfast stabbing

Presbyterian Mutual Society savers 'feel forgotten'

Probe after man stabbed to death outside his home [in Tipperary]

21% increase in organ donations in 2009

19th DUP and UUP hold secret meetings in England

Church raises £10,000 for Haiti
Movie star Gabriel Byrne speaks of his boyhood sex abuse anguish

Louk Sorenson claims first Irish grand slam win in open era at Australian Open

20th Gerry Adams anger over Sunday Tribune claims [that he has not done enough to help the victims of sexual abuse]

NI policing devolution talks end

Irish government accused of cover-up over bank inquiry

Pope calls all Irish bishops to meeting about child abuse
21st Police inquiry into Iris Robinson programme claims

Man shot in leg in raid by gang

Cork murder victim was shot once

Boards.ie suffers hacking attack
22nd Robert Black denying murder [of Jennifer Cardy]

Solicitor jailed for stealing £480,000 from clients

Dublin facing more water cuts

Baby left in Carlow cathedral
23rd Sinn Féin discuss talks collapse

Officer arrested over Loughinisland misconduct probe

Bank raiders escape with cash in Wicklow

Man injured in Limerick shooting
24th Injured officer Peadar Heffon 'regains consciousness'

Northern Ireland Tories condemn secret talks with Unionists

'Guards can't cope as gangs take over'

Man arrested over Galway drugs seizure
25th [Gordon] Brown and [Brian] Cowen in NI for emergency justice talks

Gerry Adams and niece Aine Tyrell row over abuse claims

Irish public sector workers begin work-to-rule

300m to be spent fixing water mains
26th All-party Northern Ireland crisis talks begin

[David] Cameron's Unionist blunder

Dad-of-four dies in horror farm accident

Public sector may face more pay cuts

27th PM Gordon Brown leaves NI without justice deal

Cattle starved to death on Northern Ireland farm

Gaming company [GALA] creates 103 Dublin jobs

Angry victims 'appalled' by four-year term for abuser [Edwin Curry]

28th 'Legal high' link to gun attack

Orange Order convened 'unionist unity' talks

Ireland accused of exposing women to anti-abortion lies

FÁS report reveals serious deficiencies


29th Hopes fading for weekend NI justice transfer deal

Hughes Christenson and Nortel: hundreds of jobs to be lost as US companies withdraw

Employee held over Irish Republic's largest bank raid

[Eamonn] Lillis found guilty of manslaughter

30th Armed pair attack couple at home [in Tyrone]

No blueprints from the governments, no sign of a deal... just what is going on at the Northern Ireland talks?

Raiders beat diamond dealer with hammer in 1m robbery

Poll shows jump in support for Fianna Fáil
31st Policing and justice progress made - McGuinness

Man threatens staff with sword

Funeral for Irish Haiti victim [Andrew Grene]

30km/hr Dublin speed limit extended

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February


Day North Republic

1st Justice devolution deal possible as talks continue

Injured woman found on road dies
Civil and Public Services Union to escalate industrial action

Father and son killed in Donegal crash


2nd Northern Ireland Unionists confirm merger talks with Tories

Peter Robinson 'struggling to sell policing deal to DUP'

Murder investigation as body [in Dublin mountains] investigated

Site (abairleat.com) aims to help students learn Irish
3rd Robinson back as First Minister

Homes cleared after Belfast police station attack
Students protest over Waterford IT dispute

Suspected dissident attack foiled [in County Donegal]


4th DUP MLAs meet at Stormont to discuss deal

Further delay over Liam Adams arrest warrant
'Fireball' lights up Irish sky

Carlow man sentenced for brothel network


5th Northern Ireland justice powers to be devolved in April

[Thomas] Valliday guilty of Francis 'Bap' McGreevy murder

Eamon Lillis sentenced for Cawley manslaughter

Taoiseach calls on 'spirit of 1916' to lift gloom
6th NI child abuse inquiry need - Amnesty

Belfast gunman robs cash in transit driver
Rural gardaí taking twice as many sick days as city officers

Missing man [Francie Green]'s body found in Clare

7th Scotland and N Ireland could reject the Bill of Rights

Margaret Ritchie new SDLP leader
Micheál Martin defends 4.4m embassy spending [in Canada]

Pedestrian killed in Limerick crash

8th INLA confirms disposal of weapons

Official IRA gets rid of weapons

Irish opposition member George Lee quits Dáil and Fine Gael

Fire crews battle for three hours to save Russborough House
9th Peter Robinson warns NI justice deal must be honoured

Police target dissident republicans on both sides of Irish border

750 jobs to go at Bank of Scotland Ireland

D&B to create 100 jobs in Dublin
10th Robbers threaten to kill family

The NI travel agency who turned holidays into disasters

UNITE to oppose Halifax job losses

Mobile network 3 to create 90 new jobs

11th Man questioned over woman's death in Newcastle

Man is injured in armed robbery in north Belfast
[School] principals warn of 'ghettoisation'

Arrest after Limerick firearm find

12th UVF brothers [involved in Tommy English murder] admit 13 years of crime

DUP anger at [Gerry] Adams' parading comments

Unemployment to peak at 13.5% - FÁS

Head shop destroyed in Capel Street fire
13th Two held in Toomebridge 'sex assault' investigation

UUP sparks new row over policing and justice
Déirde de Búrca 'threatened damage' [to Green Party] over EU role

EasyJet tycoon sues 'arrogant' O'Leary over Pinnochio ads

14th £2m drugs found in Northern Ireland and England

Four charged with bribery at MoD base
[Tánaiste Mary] Coughlan defends handling of Ryanair offer

Pure debacle in Paris [rugby]

15th £20m 'pledge for Irish language'

Thomas Devlin accused will not testify
Pope meets Irish bishops on child abuse scandal

Mortgage lending fell 50% in fourth quarter

16th Basque separatist de Juana Chaos refused taxi licence

Top Orange Order officials in crunch talks
Pope condemns bishops over abuse

Dubai [Hamas murder] suspects had [fake] Irish passports - police

17th Standard watchdog's remarks 'unwise' - [Peter] Robinson

Gerry Adams' wife Collette tells of cancer shock

Competition seeks to transform Irish economy

Man held over river body murder
18th Robinson slams 'shoddy' Presbyterian Mutual Fund probe

Belfast club that refused entry to black man fined £15,000

Willie O'Dea resigns as Minister of Defence

Teenager remanded over man's gun death [in Dublin]
19th Dissidents' mortar bomb abandoned at PSNI station

Three teenagers stabbed in Belfast burglary

Clerical sex abuse survivors to review Rome meeting with archbishop today

Irish unity goes well beyond borders

20th Orange Order leaders voice concern over parade proposals

Officer injured in car bomb out of intensive care


Opposition criticises Bank of Ireland move

Boy (3) killed in tractor accident on family farm
21st PSNI in Iris Robinson council searches

Man bailed as lemurs seized in Banbridge and Ballymena

Man questioned over Dublin shooting

Majority have no sympathy for Twink [Adele King's] mortgage nightmare
22nd Car bomb explodes at Newry courthouse

McGuinness criticised over [Orange Order] comments

Five arrested in dissident probe

Investigation into fatal Limerick shooting

23rd 'Sheer miracle' that Newry court bomb did not kill

Anger over decision to keep quiet on parades proposals

Trevor Sergant resigns as Minister of State

Two more Irish passports 'linked to [Hamas] assassination'
24th UUP loses its only MP as Herman goes solo

Belfast pair given life for murder of Thomas Devlin

[Ryanair Chief Executive Michael] O'Leary says Government 'telling lies' on Hangar 6

Leading garda to investigate scandals

25th Real IRA blamed for border murder

Church attendance soars with 15-minute mass
Co Galway man seeks bilingual (Irish/English) jury

Insurance claims soar over floods

26th Belfast UVF supergrass 'becomes Catholic'

TUV member: I'm sorry for linking PSNI with Gestapo

Hughes & Hughes goes into receivership

NAMA plan wins EU approval
27th Fire in south Belfast 'suspicious'

Vigil held over Newry bomb attack
Irish asset agency [NAMA] eyes London hotels

Support for main parties unchanged - poll

28th Hoax device 'used to lure police' in County Armargh

Elderly women robbed by armed men in south Belfast

Two held in Limerick over Daniel Treacy death

Millionaires row as Cullen slates O'Leary in verbal volley

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March


Day North Republic

1st Police attacked with petrol bombs in west Belfast

DUP vows to keep academic selection

IMPACT steps up industrial action

Infrastructure warning over soaring population
2nd Ian Paisley to stand down as MP after 40 years

Real IRA: Doherty admitted drugs link

Embryo couple awarded 2.5m legal costs

Coldest Irish winter since 1963
3rd Saville inquiry into Bloody Sunday 'pointless': [Alliance leader David] Ford

Principal of failing NI school at Crumlin removed

Neolithic man puts bypass on hold

Pension qualification age to be 68 by 2028
4th Gerry Adams' brother Liam released on 15,000 euros bail

Ulster Grand National winning horse Chief Oscar drops dead after race

Oliver Hayes found guilty of murder [of Anne Corcoran]

Deal sees workers end hunger strike
5th 'Fragile' recovery for NI economy

UUP doubt over devolving justice powers to Stormont

Sinn Féin Ard Fheis underway in Dublin

HSE calls on staff to end work-to-rule

6th Gerry Adams praises deal on police powers transfer

Orange Order welcomes NI parades progress

Adams strongly critical of FF-led government

[SIPTU warns] government that 'time is running out'


7th Hillary Clinton calls Northern Ireland leaders on [justice] deal

[Secretary of State Shaun]  Woodward denies IRA 'on the runs' given pardons

Gerry Adams against brother's extradition battle

AIB has the 'worst loan book' ever seen in Europe [according to CreditSights]
8th UUP to vote against Northern Ireland justice deal

Four men detained in serious crime probe

Martin Cullen resigns from Dáil and Cabinet

Man convicted over
6.4m of heroin

9th PM hails 'historic' Northern Ireland justice vote

[Derry] city name change is 'dead'
Irish [Muslim] arrests over 'plot to kill cartoonist'

Aer Lingus to drop 230 cabin crew jobs


10th Faulty blanket led to baby death

[Alliance leader David] Ford: I'm ready for justice post challenge


Aer Lingus crew to get minimum redundancy pay

Taoiseach under pressure to shock [Health Minister Mary] Harney
11th Pair guilty of homophobic murder

Invite ex-IRA boss [Sean Garland] to White House, says [church] minister

First swine flu deaths since December

Malahide viaduct collapse clamed on wrong maintenance checks

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