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At least 91 dead in US tornado disaster
Follow our live blog as Obama declares major disaster.
US senators accuse Apple of using Irish arm to avoid tax
Accused of using Ireland to help cut global tax bill.
Suspicion ex-garda hid body under patio
Gardai dig for body of missing man in back garden.
Shatter backed into corner over 'breach'
Double probe into Minister's use of confidential garda information.
Temple Bar Trust being wound down after finance criticism
New IVF therapy 'will boost couples' success rate by 50pc'
[TICON-A VIDEO] Hogan: We'll pursue house tax rebels
Gardai injured at First Holy Communion row
Treasure trove of looted artefacts found
Scientists discover unique strain of blight that caused Famine
Date set for Ulster's bid to stop Dunne bankruptcy
Court sset date to hear Ulster Bank's request to stop proceedings.
Women jailed for murder form unlikely friendship
High-profile murderers strike up close bond behind bars.
Collins was a civil warrior not a terrorist, says professor
'More a George Washington than an Osama bin Laden'.
Killers executed loner in woods over guns seizure
Man's body was found by children at the weekend.
Video: Speed fanatic reaches 263km/h on his mountain bike
French man sets new land speed record.
Daughter still seeks justice as murdered father buried
Father was murdered and left in a farm pit for almost two years.
Fears for future of J1 programme as sponsors hit with €500 levy
Future of J1 visa programme under threat.
Driver in fatal crash hit traffic-calming island
Father-of-one was the only occupant in the vehicle.
Coveney 'too slow to react' as bill for fodder crisis hits €900m
Farmers facing €900m loss as result of the weather.
'Lucky' Yvonne in plea over cost of cancer test
Woman who battled breast cancer urges officials to reduce cost of test.
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Shocking time lapse of the devastating Oklahoma Tornado
Shocking time lapse video of the devastating Oklahoma Tornado. Credit: superhacker1000
Incredible: Record speed on rocket mountain bike
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North Korea missile tests continue
North Korea fires two short-range missiles in what it is calling legitimate military drills.
Local groups will pay to fix their potholes in new scheme
CASH-STRAPPED communities have been asked by the Government to pay up to 50pc of the cost of fixing their potholes or carrying out the work themselves.
Suicide risk for men under 21 is four times higher
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Second day of trawler tragedy inquest
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Gatland and Schmidt fail to agree on O'Brien fitness
Lions head coach Warren Gatland and his Leinster counterpart Joe Schmidt are on a collision course over Sean O'Brien's knee that could threaten his participation in the three-Test series against Australia next month.
Multi-million euro boost for Munster after Bank of Ireland secured as new sponsor
MUNSTER RUGBY have received a major boost after securing Bank of Ireland as their new sponsors for next season.
New Bale deal at Spurs to include £50million buy-out clause
Gareth Bale is poised to commit himself to Tottenham for at least another season, but his proposed new contract is understood to include a buyout clause that could allow him to leave next year.
Ryanair in talks to significantly boost traffic out of Dublin Airport
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US senators accuse Apple of using Irish arm to avoid tax
APPLE has been accused by two of America's most senior politicians of using Ireland to help cut its global tax bill to almost zero.
Euro shares surge pauses amid fears of US pullback on stimulus
European shares fell from multi-year highs this morning, with the UK market having hit a near 13-year peak this week, as concerns over a possible end to central bank stimulus measures halted the equity rally.
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55 Irish firms attend trade fair in London
Bondholders to vote on cash bid for €300m of Treasury properties
Web-based crowd funds are driving innovation, says expert
Aminex shares plunge 39pc as explorer details project delays
Michael Douglas says Catherine Zeta Jones 'raring to go' after treatment
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Jay-Z denies that Beyoncé is pregnant
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At least 91 people dead in US tornado disaster
Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after a mile-wide tornado struck the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 91 people and trapping two dozen children inside the rubble of a school.
Man kills four in bank loan rage
A gunman has shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller machine.
Court orders Rios Montt retrial
Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered a retrial.
Israel claims iconic Gaza photo 'a fake'
Dad charged with murder of his children
Cameron in fresh bid to end bitter party revolt
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Shane Coleman: Shatter would be first to stick the boot in if it were on the other foot
ALAN Shatter has landed himself in a right mess and it's entirely of his own making. Tempting as it might be to cite Albert Reynolds's line about how, in politics, you trip up over the little hurdles, it doesn't even apply here.
Miriam Donohoe: Champs to chumps – let's face music and forsake this painfest
Cringe. The annual Eurovision Song Contest post-mortem is under way, and it is even more depressing this year given our dismal performance in Malmo on Saturday night. Oh the pain of coming 'Paddy last'.
John Bruton: Rules governing business need to be relaxed
I BELIEVE that, across the western world, we may be reaching some sort of limit in the complexity of rules governing business. The response to the financial crisis has been ever more complex rules that only a tiny number of professional advisers could ever hope to remember, or understand properly.
Charlie Weston: Rate 'trap' denies us a functioning housing market
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Colm McCarthy: Retirement age must rise by eight or 10 years
Paul Moran: Labour still between rock and a hard place
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Nell McAndrew introduces new baby Anya
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