January
	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
1st	Terry Wogan reveals 'difficult times'[during Troubles] Three injured in Belfast and Ballymena assaults	2% VAT hike among new measures to take effect Copyright lifted on work of Ulysses author James Joyce
2nd	Shot fired through window of west Belfast home £26m drop in turnover for Henry Brothers of Magherafelt	Solidarity protest at Vita Cortex plant Mary and Martin McAleese get Tipperary Peace Prize
3rd	3,500 customers still without power across Northern Ireland IRA disagreement over 1981 hunger strike files	170 firms collapsed every month in 2011 Occupy movement takes over Cork building
4th	Search for Samuel Campbell to resume in morning Lord Feldman says UUP 'wrong to reject Tory merger'	Thousands register to pay household charge Govt invited to Somme ceremony in Belfast Irish budget deficit increases to almost 25 bn euros
5th	North Belfast alert: suspicious object was bomb Rise in number of tourists to Northern Ireland	Live Register fell 3,300 last month - CSO 115,000 pensioners face paying more tax
6th	Dissident republicans target soldier in car bomb in north Belfast Gerry McGeough suffered inequality, pardon review hears Stricken oil tanker lashed by gales has tot aged 2 on board	Vita Cortex claims sit-in puts 60 jobs at risk Child welfare suspended to over 5,600 in swoop Irish developer Ray Grehan in UK bankruptcy move
7th	Dungannon alert a 'viable device' Controversial breast implants not used in Northern Ireland	Murder investigation launched in Dublin President appoints three from old college to Council of State
8th	Girl treated for smoke inhalation after Belfast petrol bomb attack Woman dies after County Armagh road accident Belfast Project interviewer fears for his life	Man held over pensioner death Dublin nursing home takes in fire evacuees
9th	Soldiers 'bugged' car owned by Stephen Carroll murder accused Hundreds of gaps in Belfast nursing rota	Top economist warns of second Irish bailout Inquiry into remains found in Dublin Mountains
10th	Businessman Sean Quinn loses bankruptcy case Film teen 'left for dead' in sectarian attack	Remains of missing Dublin man identified Journalist Mary Raftery dies aged 54
11th	Ulster Bank could lose 15% of workforce in north and south Stephen Farry criticises DEL abolition justice plan	Documents show US concern over Irish bailout Man, three children located by gardaí
12th	Three people are arrested over Comber murder Free orthodontic treatment for children could be about to end	Kenny 'absolutely rules out' second bailout Ryanair to introduce new 25c levy
13th	Woman's car hijacked in John Street in Belfast [the sixth such hijacking in ten days] Four arrested over north Belfast dissident bomb Quinn Group HQ damaged in fire	Dublin students win Young Scientists for 2012 Kenny warning over financial transaction tax
14th	Men with hatchet 'chased teens' in Strathfoyle, Londonderry Carjackers target two more drivers in Belfast [bringing total to nine in eleven days] Irish couple recall Italian cruise ship ordeal	Man treated after Waterford stabbing incident Top hurler appears in court over 'hit and run' incident
15th	PSNI legal bid for Boston College IRA tapes 'not way to truth' Dissidents link to armed robbery	Search for missing fishermen off Cork coast House prices fell further in 2011 than in 2010
16th	Three men charged with Philip Strickland murder Spate of Belfast hijackings continues Occupy protesters take over former bank in Belfast	Seán Quinn says IBRC has vendetta against him Government to cut rent supplement
17th	Pipe bomb may have been thrown at police in west Belfast Ex-RUC officers in 'sensitive' policing jobs	Murder of Donegal man in Glasgow investigated Six in Longford court over YouTube behaviour
18th	Doctor would not be treated in Antrim Hospital Two men arrested after vehicle hijackings in Belfast	Diving suspended at Cork trawler site Limerick stabbing victim was known to gardaí
19th	Two explosions at separate locations in Londonderry Two babies dead after infection at Belfast hospital	Ireland meets latest targets in bailout review Two bodies found in Cork trawler search
20th	Brian Shivers guilty of Massereene soldiers' killings Three babies dead after infection at Belfast hospital	Kenny hopes for more female Dáil candidates Oil spill affects west Limerick water supplies
21st	Man is arrested after an attempted carjacking in west Belfast Colin Duffy in 'state persecution' claim	LRC talks fail to resolve Vita Cortex dispute Man charged over shooting incident
22nd	Deep clean of Belfast hospital's neo-natal unit complete Homes evacuated in Toome alert caused by abandoned car	Third body found in Cork trawler search Varadkar - Higher costs if bond holders burned
23rd	Belfast hospital deaths: seventh baby contracts infection Dissident bombs blamed for collapse of Derry fleadh 2013 bid	Man held over Cabra hit-and-run Human remains found in Co Wicklow search
24th	Sink taps source of infection that killed three babies Northern Irish film The Shore makes Oscar shortlist	Noonan, Draghi discuss Anglo promissory notes Home prices drop biggest since early 2010
25th	Colin Duffy acquittal raised in Commons by William McCrea Overturned lorry spills mackerel across field in County Down	Callely arrested over mobile phone receipts  Anonymous targets Government websites
26th	Baby and woman rescued from Glengormley fire £30k of cocaine seized in house raids in Limavady	Minor earthquake felt in north Donegal Ivor Callely released from garda custody
27th	Neil Hyde 'has named Martin O'Hagan murder gang' Rev Ian Paisley ends 60 years of full-time ministry	Kenny responds to criticism over comments Overwhelming response to search appeal
28th	Derry wins bid to host the All-Ireland fleadh Man critical after fall from moving police van	Man charged over Stephen O'Meara murder 19-year-old woman killed in Galway crash
29th	Fatal baby infection found at Ulster Hospital Woman held over £200,000 cannabis haul in Antrim	Gardaí issue appeal after woman's body found Rescue crews search for man off Louth coast
30th	Computer is examined in Stephen Carroll court case Northern Ireland exports up almost 10% on last year Lord Saville: Bloody Sunday was Derry's 'most terrible day'	Thousands of workers due PRSI refunds Ryanair ups profit forecast on higher fares
31st	Former Beechmount Leisure Centre 'anti-social hot-spot' House attack: resident may leave Northern Ireland	Sky contact centre to create 800 Dublin jobs Flat sealed off in Dublin murder inquiry

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February
	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
1st	Man is held over 'badger baiting' in Banbridge Three prison officers suspended after escape attempt	Rudo Mawere murder suspect found dead in UK Two Irish websites taken off line
2nd	Truth behind soldier's murder 40 years ago comforts family £120,000 spent on Strabane courthouse which could close	Two men sought over Finglas pub shooting Seán Quinn's family in High Court challenge
3rd	Man shoots himself in Dungannon hairdressers Stephen Carroll murder accused John Paul Wootton 'sought address'	Thomas Byrne facing €52m fraud charges Traveller family lose school admission case
4th	Man is arrested over Royal Mail van hijack Pupils await transfer test results	WHO see 72% rise in Irish cancer cases by 2030 Taoiseach visits search site at Union Hall
5th	Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Lurgan Man attacks police officer with knife in Lurgan	Snow forces cancellation of Aer Lingus flights IED discovered in Co Offaly
6th	Ian Paisley admitted to Ulster hospital North Down hunt dogs kill cat in Kircubbin	Reduced fee for septic tank inspections Welfare not funding 'basic standard of living'
7th	Northern Ireland sex industry 'fastest growing in UK' Ian Paisley able to communicate 'to some degree' Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Belfast airport	Marie Collins details abuse at Rome symposium Sensor fault found in Cork plane crash inquiry
8th	Pseudomonas found in more hospital taps Halifax Belfast jobs in doubt over restructuring plan	Tallaght shooting victim 'not intended target' Tax breaks to attract key staff to Ireland
9th	Shots fired in Londonderry bookmakers Retired prison staff may reapply	€14.5m spent on garda resources at Corrib site Three firms to create almost 500 jobs Protestant schools under threat in Donegal
10th	Brian Shivers sentenced to 25 years' jail for soldiers' murders Derry man Andrew Allen shot dead in Buncrana, Donegal	High Court dismisses [TD Michael] Lowry defamation appeal Meteor and eMobile customer data stolen
11th	DUP mayor in Dublin for GAA semi-final Candlelit vigil held for Joby Murphy at River Lagan	Woman, child killed in Navan housefire Vita Cortex protest takes place in Cork
12th	Man arrested in Coalisland is charged following bomb find Man critically injured in Keady car attack	Actor David Kelly dies aged 82 Man and woman found dead in Co Roscommon
13th	Call centre firm HCL BPO to cut 255 jobs in Belfast and Armagh Newry woman Lindsay White guilty of Marek Muszynski murder	Govt promises 100,000 new jobs by 2016 Irish language committee met twice in 2011
14th	£580m investment 'sustains 3,000 jobs' - Peter Robinson Stephen Carroll trial: Army 'reluctant to hand over device'	Govt to take action on missed interviews 18,000 Dublin homes yet to pay bin charge
15th	County Down soldier shot dead in 'accident' in Afghanistan Northern Ireland prison officer recruitment drive launched	More decentralised offices to be closed Businessman acquitted in burglar assault case
16th	La Mon IRA bomb victims want public enquiry after HET report Sinn Fein set to support Belfast Diamond Jubilee events	Welfare fraud inspectors to get new powers Businessman acquitted in burglar assault case
17th	Newtownabbey's Valley Leisure Centre water test results faked Anna Lo victim of Belfast hijack attempt	John Gilligan handed further six-month sentence Enda Kenny vows to restore Ireland's reputation
18th	Man escapes injury in east Belfast shooting Masked gang pull women from parked car in west Belfast hijacking	Fresh appeal for missing woman Monica Riordan RDS plays host to international coin fair
19th	Arrest follows dissident searches in west Belfast Carjacking releases 'wrong message' say Sinn Fein	Xi invites Kenny on official China visit Martin wants Nuncio to build 'humble' church
20th	Man struck with hammer in west Belfast carjacking Constable Kerr murder 'linked to other dissident incidents'	60,000 waiting for day & inpatient treatment Bank of Ireland's pre-tax losses narrow
21st	Runkerry golf resort plan gets green light Ian Paisley making 'steady progress'	Man charged with murder of McCarthy-McNamara PayPal to create 1,000 jobs in Dundalk President Higgins praises Irish in Britain
22nd	Nine men cleared of murdering UDA man Tommy English Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85	Two bodies found on separate farms in Carlow €3bn sale to include parts of ESB, Bord Gáis

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