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  • Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore: Irish people have shown they will not ignore the plight of the poorest and most vulnerable. Photograph: Alan Betson The Irish TimesOverseas aid projects given €8m

    The Government is to allocate €8 million to fund overseas research into agricultural development and to projects tackling child undernutrition, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced today.

  • The Naval Service vessel LE Aisling  pictured  is currently escorting the Spanish boat to Castletownbere, Co Cork.Navy detains Spanish boat off Kerry

    A Spanish registered vessel has been detained by the Naval Service for breaching fishing regulations off the Co Kerry coast.

  • RTE chairman Tom Savage  pictured  and director general Noel Curran are scheduled to appear before the joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications today. Photograph: Cyril Byrne.RTÉ chiefs face committee

    Senior RTÉ figures face questioning today about the libelling of Fr Kevin Reynolds in a Prime Time Investigates programme.

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  • Imports jumped by 26 per cent in March, latest CSO figures show.Irish trade surplus falls again

    Ireland's trade surplus declined for the second month in a row in March, as imports jumped by 26 per cent but exports experienced slower growth, according to the Central Statistics Office.

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