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Child and woman rescued from fire

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 19:32

A three-year-old child has been rescued from a house fire in Co Down.

Former GAA star donates a kidney

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 18:42

The president of Ulster GAA has praised Joe Brolly for a selfless act of humanity after he gave his friend a kidney.

Doctors alerted over heroin cases

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 18:12

Doctors have been put on the alert for more strong heroin-related cases in Cork after two men died and two more became seriously ill.

Man held over mortar bomb discovery

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 13:42

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in north Belfast following the discovery of a bomb on Thursday, police said.

Grassroots meeting on Reilly future

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 09:52

Grassroots Labour Party members are to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss how to bring about the resignation of Health Minister James Reilly.

IEDs found on rural Limerick road

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 08:12

An army bomb disposal team has made safe two viable improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Co Limerick.

Ex-sport star Brolly donates kidney

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 19:47

A former gaelic football star is recovering in hospital after donating one of his kidneys to a friend.

Two dead of feared heroin overdose

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 17:57

Two people are dead and seven others seriously ill amid fears a batch of high purity heroin is in circulation in Cork.

Penalty points loophole to close

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 17:07

A loophole that allows offending motorists to escape penalty points when they cross the Irish border will be closed by 2015, authorities have announced.

Penalty points loophole to close

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 17:07

A loophole that allows offending motorists to escape penalty points when they cross the Irish border will be closed by 2015, authorities have announced.

Shortall not sacrificed: Gilmore

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 16:37

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has denied his Labour junior health minister was sacrificed to save the coalition.

Kenya move 'boosts internment case'

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 16:03

The case of 19 Protestant men seeking damages after they were detained without trial in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s has been bolstered by a UK torture ruling, their solicitor claimed.

McNarry 'on the way up' with Ukip

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 13:33

Former Ulster Unionist David McNarry has issued a stark message for his old party as he formally announced his decision to join the UK Independence Party.

Mortar could have targeted vehicle

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:58

A mortar rocket discovered close to the house of an elderly and infirm woman in north Belfast could have targeted a vehicle, police have said.

Anger after bomb found near home

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:58

A substantial bomb was discovered close to the house of an elderly and infirm woman in north Belfast, police said.

Attack on ministerial car 'new low'

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:47

Protesters who attacked the car of two ministers at an event for children hit "a new low", Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said.

Tanaiste's car attacked in protest

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 12:47

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore has been forced to abandon an event to promote the children's referendum after his car was attacked by protesters.

Bank revises growth forecast down

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 11:08

The Central Bank has revised down its expectations for economic growth for both this year and next.

Emotional farewell to murder woman

Fri, 10/05/2012 - 09:17

Family and friends of murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher have said an emotional goodbye at her funeral in Melbourne.

Defused bomb 'intended to murder'

Thu, 10/04/2012 - 21:57

A bomb left in North Belfast was intended to kill, police have claimed.

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