Ireland in 2010

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 blamed on wrong maintenance checks
12th	PPS to consider [Robert] Hamill decision Four Catholic schools to lose grammar status	An Post takes action over racist email Ex-Finance Minister [Alan Dukes] to become Anglo Chairman
13th	Two escape injury in Antrim gun attack Ex-RUC man may be charged over Hamill murder	Arrests made as Glentoran fans clash with Dublin police Pipe bomb explodes at Dublin house
14th	Dissidents 'like London street gangs' - Matt Baggott Venture capital firm and ex-Kennedy insider channel millions into Northern Ireland	'I did not help cover-up' - Catholic Primate Sean Brady [Prof Brendon] Drumm: Unread [X-rays and GP referral letters] unacceptable
15th	Motorist in Newry roadside attack ordeal Two appear on terrorism charges in Newry	Two charged over cartoonist 'death plot' [Victim of Father Brendan Smyth] in [Cardinal Sean] Brady resignation call
16th	No Pope visit to Northern Ireland Report by MPs into Omagh bomb spy claims published	[Martin McGuinness says] [Sean] Brady should 'consider his position' over abuse priest case Union action to delay 20,000 welfare cheques
17th	President Obama congratulates Robinson, McGuinness In Pictures: St Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland	Obama thanks Cowen for US access to Shannon Cardinal [Sean Brady] says sorry over paedophile priest
18th	Priest [Father Joseph Quinn] paid alleged abuse victim Hunt pack savages family pet dog	Ex-Anglo Irish chairman [Sean] FitzPatrick in fraud inquiry Final warnings for Ireland over Court [of Justice] rulings
19th	Belfast alerts declared hoaxes Bishop in second sex case cover-up	Pope writes letter on Irish paedophile priests Controversy over Dublin suicide conference
20th	Teenage girl rescued from traffickers Orange Order woman expelled over sash at funeral	Pope Benedict apologises for Irish priests' sexual abuse Time of 'golden circles' is over - [Fine Gael leader Enda] Kenny
21st	Bishop [of Down and Connor] urges Catholics to discuss Pope's letter Police fired on at railway alert	Abuse survivors' group welcomes Papal apology Anglo [Irish Bank] lets [Sean FitzPatrick] off hook for €7m debt
22nd	Commons backs police and justice devolution Ulster Bank faces deluge of legal actions over contracts	Republican link to Dundalk death not ruled out [Financial] regulator condemned over banking crisis
23rd	Families want panel for UVF probe Belfast's iconic big wheel to close	[Tony] Killeen and [Pat] Carey promoted to Cabinet Alert wreaks further passport havoc
24th	PSNI complaints rise by a third More Northern Ireland grammars may lose status	Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Cloyne Nine pipe bombs made safe in Dublin shed
25th	Fears over mephedrone stock-piling Blow to David Cameron as only Ulster Unionist MP [Sylvia Hermon] quits party	[Minister for the Environment] John Gormley rejects DDDA 'cover-up' claim Irish economy shrank at record rate in 2009
26th	Orangewoman wins court battle Orange Order 'must distance itself from BNP candidate'	'Just resolution needed' - [Cardinal Sean] Brady Judge critises Michael O'Leary [of Ryanair] for lying
27th	Gunmen open fire on house in Derry Fire crews tackle Belfast blaze	Support for Fianna Fáil drops - poll Two Red Kites test positive for poison
28th	Child concerns see priest 'take leave' Sir Reg Empey urges caution over [Orange] Order's Pope protest	Progress reported in pay talks Thousands protest against plans to move hospital's acute services
29th	Ministers agree proposal on Presbyterian Mutual Society Former IRA chief claimed Gerry Adams ordered Jean McConville murder	Government fails to provide services in Irish Pipebomb 'left outside head shop'
30th	[Peter] Robinson bought 'key land' for £5 Sledgehammer vandals in tourist bus wrecking spree	Anglo Irish Bank to get €8.3bn in fresh bailout NAMA to take on first loans at 47% discount
31st	Police search [Policing Board Chairman] Barry Gilligan's offices 30,000 homes still without power	Anglo Irish reports €12.7bn loss [Taoiseach Brian] Cowen fumes at 'traitor' allegation

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April
Day	North	Republic
1st	Police team to probe priest abuse of children Prescription fees abolished in NI	Man dies following assault in Waterford Credit review office has no powers to force banks
2nd	Electrical chain Laser shuts down shops PSNI review Derry sectarian attack investigation	16-year-old stabbed to death [in Dublin] Trucker drives home message of contempt [against Anglo Irish Bank]
3rd	Sir Reg Empey mulls Peter Robinson 'liar' accusation Masked gang beats man with bars in north Belfast	Rowan Williams criticises Irish Catholic Church 'credibility' Graduate salaries plummet to a miserable €400 a week
4th	Unionist attacks Tory B&B stance Walker airlifted from Mournes	2,000 attend 1916 Rising commemoration Two men quizzed over 'racial' murder
5th	Republican prisoners' Maghaberry protest goes on Dissident republicans behind car bomb in Crossmaglen	Man arrested over [Catherine Smart] death Gardai hunt two gangs after botched ATM raids
6th	Maghaberry prisoners end protest Bloody Sunday inquiry report to be released after general election	Quinn [Insurance] workers protest at Regulator's decision Tanaiste warning over spending cuts
7th	Boy drowns after fleeing police in Londonderry Northern Ireland politicians set for fierce election battle	[Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland] reject pay and reform deal 'Little fighters' [conjoined twins] set for surgery
8th	Quinn administrators meet Fermanagh staff River teen death 'disaffected'	Conjoined twins separated in London Tragic Phoebe 'bullied before moving to US'
9th	'Racist motive' in Pole's murder NI Tory [Jeff Peel] resigns after unionist unity deal	[Irish Medical Organisation] proposes free universal health care [Central] Bank issues job warning amid economic recovery
10th	Tony McCoy [from Antrim] wins Grand National with Don't Push It 140 jobs lost at NI chain Laser	Youth arrested as seven stabbed in Drogheda Notorious paedophile priest [Donal Collins] found dead
11th	City service for Polish victims Fireman injured in Downpatrick brick attack	Powerscourt owner critical, one dead, after plane crash Viable device made safe in Dublin
12th	Real IRA admits Northern Ireland base car bomb David Ford secures justice job	Second man dies after Wicklow plane crash Quinn court battle with regulator adjourned
13th	New bomb alert as device found in South Armagh Cardinal Brady taken to hospital	SIPTU to recommend pay deal acceptance NAMA may knock down some homes, McDonagh says
14th	Jim Allister fails in leaflet ban bid Republican dissidents blamed for Northern Ireland spate of violence	Complaint to Europe over Cork incinerator plan Irish sites nominated for World Heritage list
15th	Gorse fire 'started deliberately' Bombardier gets aircraft order	Cork, Shannon [airport restrictions caused by volcanic ash] lifted Quinn Insurance gets permanent administrators
16th	Flight hopes as NI restrictions due to be lifted Irish police forces in dissident pledge	Republic holds Ireland air crash memorial mass Bank of Ireland chief gets €1.5m top-up to pension
17th	Ash still disrupting flights Belfast teenager stabbed in neck	Irish airspace closed until 1pm Sunday Bank of Scotland/Halifax offers borrowers €1000 if they swap mortgages to rivals
18th	Police use CS spray to control trouble in Ballycastle Arson attacks at Belfast houses	Irish [air] travellers face further disruption Gangsters offer gardai up to €30,000 for uniforms
19th	Man dies after Whitehead cave rescue [Matt] Baggott on patrol in Crossmaglen	UK on alert after 'granny gun' [Dublin gangland] feud [threatens to spill into Britain] Irish Nationwide reports massive losses
20th	Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey stands down in South Belfast No more flights to leave tonight	Phased reopening of Irish and UK airspace Shock as GAA star [Philly McGuinness] dies in accidental collision
21st	Flights resume as air ban lifted Man arrested after Antrim mother found strangled	Cowen backs bid to recover [former Irish Nationwide chief Michael] Fingleton bonus Ryanair boss says he will defy compensation rules
22nd	Explosion outside police station Dissident threat level increases	Ireland's deficit highest in Europe in 2009 Bank official's wife kidnapped in Dublin
23rd	Two held after father-of-eight beaten to death in west Belfast Man jailed over Bobby Tohill abduction	Nine arrests in Limerick anti-gang operation Plea to regulator amid Quinn Insurance job fears
24th	Pipebomb found at Homebase, Newtownabbey store David Cameron: I'll target Northern Ireland for cutbacks	Protesters invade Anglo-Irish HQ Gangland criminal shot dead in crowded Dublin pub
25th	'Richest man' Quinn drops off Irish wealthy list PSNI officers attacked by crowd in west Belfast	Taoiseach warns over public sector strikes [Michael] Fingleton wants to give €1m to charity
26th	GL Wilson fined over employee death Prayers for student Natasha McShane left critical after Chicago attack	Bank of Ireland to raise €3.4bn Máire Geoghegan Quinn to return pensions
27th	Ballymena leader in anti-social orders table Sacked BBC presenter Jerome Quinn blasts BBC over [lack of] GAA coverage	Bertie Ahern to surrender ministerial pension Government will not compensate airlines
28th	Informer's 'weapon planting' claims investigated Phase-out of PSNI reserve officers may be delayed	Commissioner criticises [Freedom of Information] scope [Minister for Health Mary] Harney issues warning over IMPACT action
29th	ETA killer has jumped bail in Northern Ireland, court told Quinn Insurance: 200 jobs to go in Fermanagh	Drimnagh murder [of two Polish men] accused was 'off his head' [MEP Liam] Aylward hands back his ministerial pension
30th	Police recover body of Fermanagh teenager Daniel Mohan Northern Ireland wants Clegg to be next Prime Minister	RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan found dead 900 jobs to go at Quinn insurance

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May
Day	North	Republic
1st	Lorry fire disrupts M1 traffic Assault 'sectarian hate crime'	Dramatic surge in support for Labour - poll ICTU accuses government of 'failing' unemployed
2nd	Buses destroyed in depot attack Rider is killed in Kirkistown short circuit crash	Man charged over Tullamore shooting Gerry [Ryan]'s friends feared for his health
3rd	Petrol bombings forcing us to leave say family Belfast marathon 2010	Volcanic ash cloud could ground Irish flights NAMA begins Anglo loans transfer
4th	Scottish and N Irish airspace to close in new ash risk In Northern Ireland, three political futures are on the line	Man pleads guilty to Roy Collins murder Arson suspected after spate of weekend fires
5th	Sean Quinn stands down from board Bomb attack on home of PSNI officer's father	[European] Commission issues [Environmental Impact Assessment] warning to Ireland [Beaumont] hospital to shed 52 beds amid funds shortfall
6th	NI polls close for 2010 election Group's drug referrals 'up 300%'	New ash restrictions in Republic Hundreds attend funeral of Irish radio star Gerry Ryan
7th	Northern Ireland election results Peter Robinson loses East Belfast seat to Long in election	[David] Curran gets life for Drimnagh murders [Anglo Irish Bank] asked to consider winding down
8th	Man charged with murdering ex-prisoner Stanley Close Unionism facing leadership crisis over Robinson and Empey defeats	Ash causes further flight disruption State official [Fiona Finnegan] avoids jail after stealing €100,000 from bank
9th	Search for missing man postponed Ryanair denies ash causing delays	Two arrested after Tallaght drugs seizure Rising debt costs sparks fears of an early budget
10th	Northern Ireland parties clarify coalition position Ryanair admits volcanic ash in Belfast engines	Events organiser [Patrick Browne] jailed for five years Man sentenced for insurance scam
11th	Thomas Devlin's killer jailed for a minimum of 30 years Belfast Ryanair landed due to cleaning chemical	Immediate ban for head shop substances Protestors struggle with police at Irish parliament
12th	Owen Paterson new NI Secretary of State Northern Ireland MPs vow to resist cuts by new Cameron government	Irish Nationwide may need more state money Consumer confidence rises in April
13th	NI leaders talk to Conservative leader David Cameron Saville 'must be published soon' [says Owen Paterson]	South Africa author Bree O'Mara dies in Libya crash Ireland's sovereignty not an issue - Tánaiste
14th	No drastic cuts for NI says Secretary of State Owen Paterson Prince Charles tours RUC memorial garden	Meath victim suffered multiple stab wounds County Down man admits running Dublin brothel ring
15th	Sir Reg Empey to stand down as UUP leader in autumn NW200 spectator seriously injured in cliff fall	Man in court on false imprisonment charge Protest at HSE plans to shut down Loughloe House
16th	NI flights grounded as ash cloud returns Pair rescued from sea at Portrush	Ash clouds force closure of Dublin airport Shooting sparks fears of fresh gang bloodshed
17th	Brady to stay on as archbishop Northern Ireland airspace reopens after volcano ash chaos	Body found in Dublin woodland Family of murdered teenager [Daniel McAnaspie] accuse HSE [of ignoring his cries for help]
18th	Ex-husband charged with Pauline Haveron murder Blame RIRA for your wife's death [Omagh case]	Pfizer to cut up to 785 jobs in Ireland Scuffles at Dublin city protest
19th	Ex-priest sues over PSNI security vetting Former DUP man William Wilkinson on trial over allegation of rape	Gardaí say Emer O'Loughlin was murdered Shareholders hit out at Bank of Ireland's call for rights issue
20th	Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland Tyrone man Gary McGurk killed New Yorker ex-girlfriend	37-year-old found guilty of jockeys' manslaughter [in England] Shoppers jump to safety as burglar crashes car during chase
21st	Justice system 'favours wealthy' Ulster nurse killed in bath had affair with son's pal, court told	Bethany infants buried in unmarked graves Teaching unions reject public sector pay deal
22nd	Lough body thought to be missing Larne man - police Orange Order urges Unionist unity	President opens famine exhibition in New York Gardai shoot gunman in pub stand-off
23rd	Irish police foiled dissident bomb attack says [Irish Justic Minister Dermot] Ahern Man is shot and beaten in bedroom in Strabane	President [Mary McAleese] commemorates Famine in New York Ministers' secret joy at euro meltdown
24th	SDLP's Declan O'Loan withdraws nationalist unity call New attorney general John Larkin 'may need more powers'	Guinness good for you - official Ten held over Adrian Ronan abduction
25th	Health service cuts 'less severe' than feared In Video: Northern Ireland child survives jet ski horror crash	Big Irish crackdown on net piracy Number of women travelling for abortion falls
26th	Man charged with courthouse bomb Dissident republicans remain highly active - IMC report	Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly 199 jobs to go at Co Offaly plant
27th	NI council morale 'at rock bottom' over merger doubt [Former DUP councillor] William Wilkinson found guilty of rape	Government reveals plan to sell VHI [Ireland's largest health insurer] CSO figures show 2007 baby boom
28th	Sinn Féin warns chief constable in ex-priest case Ian Paisley made a peer in the Dissolution honours	Gang sought after Dublin attack and robbery Couple sentenced for baby abduction
29th	Man arrested in Belfast over Shankill UVF shooting Dunmurray pair in court on £30,000 cannabis charges	Fianna Fáil regain second place in poll Man remanded over Limerick city shooting
30th	NI's 26 councils asked to pay cost of slimming Bomb explodes in Derry	Two men killed in Cork, Wexford crashes HSE open to lifting of legislative hurdles
31st	Enniskillen bomb fire station tribute removal 'wrong' [Francis] Lawlor escape is a 'real miracle'	Vatican to investigate sexual abuse in Ireland School children miss 12-13 days on average

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June
Day	North	Republic
1st	SDLP's Pat Convery replaces Naomi Long as Belfast major PSNI attacked by crowd	Two Irish Gaza activists deported from Israel Nine held in Galway gang inquiry
2nd	Appeal judges reject bid to overturn Irish ban Driver admits causing schoolgirl's death in bus crash	Man charged over Ulster bank raid in Dublin [Foreign Affairs Minister Michael] Martin appeals to Israel over Irish-owned Gaza aid ship
3rd	Hundreds attend vigil for murdered loyalist Moffett PUP leader Dawn Purvis quits after Bobby Moffett murder	Rowdy scene in Dáil over sitting proposals M3 motorway set to open
4th	Police link UVF to Moffett murder Loyalist mourners defy UVF at murdered man's funeral	Irish ship the Rachel Corrie is due to arrive in Gaza FF Senator [Larry Butler] resigns whip over expenses
5th	Belfast protest against Israeli Rachel Corrie seizure UVF 'still has guns' - PUP leader	Israel diverts aid ship Rachel Corrie to Ashdod Man arrested over Co Wicklow death
6th	Fire crews extinguish blaze at Belfast recycling plant Belfast residents unhappy over air traffic	Israel to deport five Irish aboard Rachel Corrie Ryanair is paying no tax - despite a record €3bn sales
7th	The mother of twin girls attacked by fox is from NI Arcade robbery: Newry woman shot in stomach	Rachel Corrie activists 'relieved' to be home Brothers accused of directing criminals
8th	NI leaders meet PM in London for talks on budget cuts Derry gets its youngest ever mayor	Two arrested after Dublin armed robbery Hospital wrongly told mum baby was dead in womb
9th	Kyle to continue as PUP leader 15-year-old girl found dead in Newtownards Park	Reports slam Irish bank failures One in five drops higher level Maths - report
10th	UK royal couple Edward and Sophie barred from Ulster restaurant [Guardian] paper inquiry story 'speculation' Story	Labour most popular party - poll Government to back Taoiseach over economic crisis
11th	[Martin] McGuinness attacks Bloody Sunday story 'speculation' Man injured in Belfast house shooting	Bank experts appear at Oireachtas Committee Galway City Hall damaged in blast
12th	Man dies after dinghy capsizes Bangor cocaine addict killed lover at party	Opposition parties want immediate election All Blacks too strong for Ireland
13th	[Secretary of State] Paterson calls for end to Bloody Sunday 'speculation' Trio arrested over GAA attack	Recession puts pressure on suicide services Solders are 'trading in illegal arms'
14th	The executive fails to reach a deal on council reform David Trimble on Gaza flotilla inquiry	Fine Gael leader Richard Bruton is sacked SIPTU refers missing €2.35m to Gardaí
15th	Bloody Sunday report published Barristers' legal aid fees top £1m in Northern Ireland	Irish to expel Israeli diplomat over Hamas killing Aer Lingus will suspend Shannon, US flights
16th	Public Prosecution Service seeks advice on how to respond to Saville Inquiry [GAA star] Kevin Nugent in hospital after attack	Irish PM, Brian Cowen, survives confidence vote Rape crisis centre reports increase in calls
17th	Bloody Sunday: David Cameron finds it 'painful' to work with Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness Petrol bombs and paint thrown at police in west Belfast	Enda Kenny survives confidence vote Taoiseach discusses debt crisis in Brussels
18th	300lb van bomb left at Aughnacloy police station Ulster pub chain owners in adminstration	Rapist loses action against media 'Head shop' owners risk jail
19th	Three arrested in Kilkeel after major search Pensioner cyclist hurt in Lurgan attack	Kennedys [Ted and Jean] win Tipperary [International Peace] award Co-driver killed at Topaz Donegal International Rally
20th	River Lagan victim's name is released Saville inquiry: over 150 kilings by soldiers during Troubles in Northern Ireland never fully investigated	Man questioned over Waterford death FF and FG dissidents planning new party
21st	US Open: Graeme McDowell triumphs at Pebble Beach Ballymena man killed in West Africa plane crash	Central Bank to adopt 'intrusive' approach Government withdraws transgender appeal
22nd	Budget: Stormont ponders Osborne cuts Mob ransacks houses in Donegall area of Belfast	Bank official abducted in Dublin robbery Woman's body found in car in Dublin
23rd	Police believe Keady fire and bomb alert linked Sacked Information Commission head loses case	Queen to visit Republic by end of year - Cowen [Former Chief of Staff] Dermot Earley dies aged 62
24th	Army makes safe substantial bomb in Keady Northern Ireland bans hare coursing, and fox hunting could be next	IMF warns Ireland must stay on target Drink-drive limit slashed despite late lobbying
25th	Cowen attends British-Irish Council meeting 'ETA suspect Fermin Vila Michelena arrested in Belfast'	Missing high-risk sex offender may be in Ireland Mick O'Connell elected Mayor of Cork
26th	Priest quits over handling of abuse Prince Charles' Glastonbury meeting with veteran republican [Danny Morrison]	Thousands take part in Dublin Pride parade Fraud squad probes HSE missing millions
27th	Toddler dies after Clough road accident Belfast city centre assault leaves man badly injured	Gardaí investigate Dublin abduction Tycoon [Bernard McNamara]'s dolce vita ends as art seized
28th	Man dies after stolen car crash near Dundrod Racist and homophobic attacks increasing in Derry	Two brothers shot dead in Dublin Cocoine worth €9.5m seized in Terenure
29th	Police officer 'critical' after customs operation 'No peace process here as gangs target us in hate campaign'	Fake Irish passport allegation in spy case Couple held in drug raid were due to wed
30th	Two guilty of RIRA gun plot Gerry Adams and Jackie McDonald meet for the first time	5800 people added to Live Register in June Doubts cast over claims recession is over

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July
Day	North	Republic
1st	School loses suspended boy case in Supreme Court Ballymena councillor gets seven years for rape	Civil partnership bill passes through Dáil Bruton & Noony to return to Fine Gael front bench
2nd	West Belfast murder inquiry begins after man found dead School bus death driver spared prison	Dispute may have led to Wicklow shooting Number of head shops halves following clampdown
3rd	Police attacked during west Belfast riot Ian Paisley rapped over Pope visit remarks	Three held in Limavady murder investigation Skerries race competitor killed in crash
4th	Five officers injured by rioters in west Belfast Orangemen hold Drumcree parade	Nightmare for jobs as Eircom to shed 2000 Government for semi-State 'stock take'
5th	Two injured by baton rounds say police Economy discussed at cross-border talks	Jedward star stretchered off-stage after injury Brian Cowen leading a 'united government'
6th	MP says government 'allowed IRA terrorism to go on' Raise the Lord... Ian Paisley enters the upper chamber	Asylum seekers will not be forced onto buses EU ban on Aer Lingus takeover 'valid'
7th	Police to suspend controversial stop and search powers Draft parade laws 'in chaos' as Orange Order says no	Man charged over Dublin hammer attack Three resign party whip over [Civil Partnership] bill
8th	Relatives angered by 1971 McGurk's Bar bomb report Police hurt by golf club attacker	Gang 'picks up penguin' from Dublin City Zoo Dog breeding bill passed by Dáil
9th	Ombudsman pulls report into 1971 bomb Orangemen rebuff appeal from Gerry Adams for meeting	Man killed in Finglas shooting [Former head of Anglo-Irish Bank Sean] FitzPatrick to be declared bankrupt
10th	Five men held in border dissident probe Man and daughter in cliff rescue	Tributes paid to campaigner Sean Loftus Woman killed in Tipperary road crash
11th	Petrol bombs thrown during Ballybeen estate trouble South Armagh bomb 'designed to kill or injure police'	Calls for [Minister for Health Mary] Harney to guarantee services Bank lending plan to target export sector
12th	27 police officers injured in Belfast riots Police attacked at Orange march protest in Ardoyne	Eight people are killed in Donegal car crash Bye-election judicial review is allowed
13th	Robinson and McGuinness condemn NI rioting Belfast bonfire hit and run car found	Man is shot dead in Dublin attack Watchdog calls for reform to improve children's rights
14th	'Significant arrests' promised after Belfast riots Armagh blast bomb 'was to be used to attack police'	John Gilligan reveals he drew dole Frantic rescue bid fails to save man as car plunges from pier [in Howth]
15th	Londonderry named the UK City of Culture Baton rounds fired in fourth night of Ardoyne violence	Two injured in Dublin shooting Jobs boost as 420 posts created
16th	Police shut down a £500K cannabis factory in Bangor Bank of Ireland jobs to go in NI, the Republic and UK	Ryanair boss in grovelling apology to rival he libelled Government was warned over bank guarantee
17th	Guns find in New Lodge PSNI murder bid probe 100 people stage protest at Asda store in north Belfast	Man held after Dublin drugs find Thousands affected by travel firm [Goldtrail] collapse
18th	Kells Road Race motorcyclist killed in practice Men charged with attempted murder of man in Coleraine	Man dies after Howth Head cliff fall FG taps 'Nama 10' developer for money [summary]
19th	Legal first cross-border life sentence quashed NI drowned man's name released	Govt publishes bill on self-defence Moody's downgrades Ireland's rating
20th	Name of man murdered in Tempo released by police [as Ciaran Woods] Pervert Ulster brothers told to go into hospital	Irish link to help Scotland's birds of prey 43,000 customers to be refunded after ATM fault
21st	Liam Adams bids for legal aid to fund media transcripts Terrorism arrests rising in NI	Talks look at jobs and consumer spending Two held over Newbridge stabbing
22nd	Irish republican terrorist jailed for life for murder of soldier in Derby Anti-terror legislation review details dissident threat	Twelfth 'should be a national holiday' in the south Bank guarantee made in quickly changing crisis
23rd	President McAleese hits out at dissident 'wreckers' Appalling 'epidemic' of Nothern Ireland's unscrupulous puppy farms	Bank of Ireland and AIB pass European stress test Arrest after fatal stabbing in Swords
24th	Alex Higgins: tributes paid to talent of 'Hurricane' Drugs seized in property searches in South Tyrone	Teen critical after Limerick city assault Receiver calls in experts to run hotel with €40m debts
25th	Family rescued from house fire in east Belfast Motorcyclist dies in road crash	65,000 attend Bray Air Show [Enda] Kenny is accused of threats to [Lucinda] Creighton
26th	Book of condolence is opened for Alex Higgins 'Market not illness' caused job loss [of Collin Tenner], tribunal told	Three wounded in Dublin bar shooting Vera McGrath guilty of husband's murder
27th	Ministers launch consultation over anti-sectarian plans [Ian] Paisley: I'd accept Sinn Fein in top Stormont job	Ten men held in Republic of Ireland over 50 burglaries Cannabis factories found in Meath, Dublin
28th	Man 'travelled 30 miles to take part in Ardoyne riot' New Irish schools approved despite empty places	Irishman [John O'Neill] shot dead outside bar in Spain Sinn Fein bid to name airport after hunger striker Five-year-old boy wins defamation case against Lidl
29th	Maze site set to be redeveloped Court told loyalist bonfire 'mob surrounded car'	Substantial increase in robberies: Central Statistics Office More migrants quitting Ireland than any EU state Postmistress sacked for armed robbery security failings
30th	Widow's relief as remains found in 'Disappeared' search Bishop backs 1971 killings probe	Údarás na Gaeltachta fears for future Irish Central Bank says euro-region recovery 'may moderate'
31st	Thousands due at Belfast Gay Pride event Stand-off at North Belfast flat ends after police talks	Two killed in Mayo road smash Phoebe [Prince's] father calls on bullies to say sorry for torment

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August
Day	North	Republic
1st	Man's body [Duncan McInnes] retrieved from harbour Tractors worth £115,000 stolen in Ballymena	Ex-editor [Conor] Brady wants Irish Republic media to cover news in the north Irishman [Ray Carroll] in record breaking Atlantic crew
2nd	Funeral service for Alex Higgins at Belfast Cathedral Sinn Féin and loyalists discuss parades	DNA tests on remains found in Wicklow Chaos as [Dublin] zoo gibbon makes swing for freedom
3rd	Car bomb explodes near Londonderry police station Tributes paid to NI soldier killed in Afghanistan	FF suspend [Senator Ivor] Callely over expense allegations Wettest July since 1950 sees double average rainfall
4th	Carbon monoxide suspected as two teenagers found dead Booby trap soldier had 'lucky escape' in Bangor	Government close to Budget targets AIB records loss of €2bn for first six months NI students attacked in Gaeltacht
5th	Mother tells of devastation of death of 'perfect son' Drunken day-tripper fined for attacking officers	Irish Republic's unemployment up again Searches target Limerick gangs
6th	Greysteel killer Torrens Knight freed from jail Bomb policeman acted on instinct	Anglo: Bank guarantee will have to be extended Two arrested after armed robbery (in Co. Kildare) Number jailed for not paying fines up 91%
7th	Bomb at Catholic police officer's home in Kilkeel Cuts absolute disaster for Northern Ireland's shared future: Peter Hain	Two arrested over Sligo assault Hospital faces axe from crippled HSE
8th	Woman stabbed in head on doorstep in Omagh Gerry Adams says bid to engage with dissident republicans 'not a stunt'	Five arrested in Louth operation [into dissident republicans] Callely statement fails to impress Cowen
9th	Police search Policing Board office and chairman's home PSNI chief issues 'attacks' warning	Callely faces two inquires into expenses Bank control of Arnotts approved by [European] Commission
10th	Cookstown booby-trap bomb partially exploded Hundreds of gas fitter's customers told to switch off appliances now	Grocery prices drop 14% at supermarket giants Environmentalists outraged as ring forts levelled
11th	Man charged with murder of Michael McLaughlin Armed robbers raid Co. Armagh bank	Victims criticise Pope's decision [not to accept resignation of two bishops] Bank of Ireland posts losses of €1.25bn
12th	'Secret talks' held with dissidents Man charged over bomb at Londonderry police station	[Rapist] Larry Murphy released from prison Perseid meteor shower to offer stargazers a cosmic treat
13th	Police say Dungannon stab death was murder Blaze destroys Belfast social club	37 arrests in Dublin drugs operations Plea to enterprise chiefs as call centre closes
14th	Derry Apprentice Boys parade passes peacefully Children injured in Lurgan bomb	Gardai track freed rapist on train trip 8000 protest over Roscommon hospital
15th	Dissident talks 'not a betrayal' - Matt Baggott DPP member's car targetted in Newry petrol bomb attack	Witnesses sought for fatal Dublin shooting Markets lose faith in 'vulnerable' Ireland
16th	Man in court on weapons charges Teenage boy raped in Co. Tyrone	Three killed in boat fire off Cork Irish ministers fly into a storm over use of jets
17th	German teenagers hurt in bus attack [Chairman of the NI Policing Board] Barry Gilligan interviewed by police over land deal	[Irish Bank Officials' Association] says 4,000 finance jobs at risk Onlookers throw rocks and eggs at newlyweds [in Limerick]
18th	HMRC staff sacked over race abuse Number of southern shoppers falls by 35%	[Former Irish Nationwide boss] Michael Fingleton 'remorseful' over bailout Irish scientist's invention puts whisky in the car
19th	Northern Ireland A-Level stars shine brightest Information Commission probing Northern Ireland Water over Freedom of Information Act	Bank of Scotland Ireland to close by December Man shot and tied up by gang
20th	32CSM man charged under terrorism legislation Ex-TUV candidate unrepentant over Twitter support for racists	150 hotels under threat after BoSI closure Two killed in car crash
21st	PSNI criticised over Rasharkin parade route change Trio rescued on Mourne mountains	Ten rescued from vessel off Dingle Viable device made safe in Co. Wicklow
22nd	Irish terror groups target Conservative party conference in Birmingham Man charged with murdering woman in Portadown	[Finance Minister Brian] Lenihan addresses Collins commemoration [Gay rights] campaigners in Dublin 'march for marriage'
23rd	Boy (16) drops dead at GAA match days before birthday Man arrested over woman's death	IFA in chaos after four board members quit [Senator Ivor] Callely given more time to explain expenses
24th	Justice call after Claudy report Northern Ireland GCSE students score top marks	Aer Lingus cuts losses sharply after reducing costs New pupils to receive hi-vis jackets
25th	Bishop Daly's 'doubts' over Claudy bomb report claims Man arrested over Tyrone illegal fuel plant	Four teenagers die in car crash Irish credit rating is downgraded
26th	Woman, 51, killed in wedding day Ex-officer was within 15 minutes of Fr Chesney arrest	Interim examiner appointed at Aer Airann Controlled explosion on viable Limerick device
27th	Australians warned over visiting Northern Ireland Parents of suicide teen say their son needed more help	3,516 Irish had recalled hip device fitted Overseas visits down, figures show
28th	Scottish sex offender Fraser McLaughlin 'may be in NI' Derry's 'pride' over first gay parade	Youth held after 12-year-old girl found dead 3m cigarettes seized in M1 operation
29th	SF Councillor claims woman assaulted at Ballymena march Claudy bomb: priest defends Catholic church	'Work for dole' scheme announced Rifle found next to body of woman reported missing by her family
30th	Man charged with burgling home of Derry's bishop Nineteen arrests as two police officers hurt in riot	Teen charged with Dublin schoolgirl murder Irish-made drug could save thousands
31st	Ryanair pulls out of Belfast City airport Boy struck by boat at Cranfield beach critically ill	Anglo Irish bank in £6.7bn loss Actor Mike Lally dies aged 64

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September
Day	North	Republic
1st	Illegal South Armagh diesel plant blamed for pollution [Tony] Blair 'bent the truth' over peace	Fianna Fáil, Greens deny split over Anglo Unemployment still on the rise
2nd	Boy hit by boat dies in hospital Policing Ardoyne riots cost £1.1m	€300k stolen as AIB official's wife abducted Gangster linked to Geurin case awaiting extradition
3rd	Murder inquiry launched in Armagh RUC gave bookies massacre gun back to loyalists	Department of Education confirms it has stopped claiming [from the European Social Fund] for FÁS [Training and Employment Authority] [Taoiseach Brian] Cowen opposes wind-down of Anglo-Irish Bank
4th	Firefighters tackle large gorse fire in Newcastle PSNI rescue 15 sex workers after blitz on brothels	Tony Blair pelted with eggs at book signing in Dublin Five held in bank robbery investigation
5th	Twelve children in Lurgan have E. Coli infection Petrol bomb attack in Enniskillen	Contract for Poolbeg incinerator expires today Heartbreak as Irishman dies in fiery plane crash [in New Zealand]
6th	Gang 'spent £54,000 advertising Belfast brothels' School evacuated after boy picks up pipe bomb	Callely seeks High Court action against Seanad's Select Committee Woman dies in Westmeath crash
7th	Northern Ireland spending cuts will have 'devastating impact' [Peter Robinson] Priest [Paddy O'Kane] to meet dissident republicans' families	Covanta criticises Poolbeg's Gormley proposal Eight held in Limerick murder inquiry
8th	Bouncer exposed himself at Queen's Student Union bar Derry city councillors told of 'home help' health cuts	Anglo Irish Bank to be broken up by Dublin Three held over Edgeworthstown pipe bombs
9th	McGuinness 'forgot deathbed talk' with Claudy priest Strabane taxi driver picks up viable pipe bomb	President invites [Russian President] Medvedev to Ireland Eight arrested after Tipperary searches
10th	Man who murdered Shirley Finlay appeals guilty verdict More unmarked babies graves found at Bethany House	More [economic] regulation needed, says McAleese Brendan McFarlane wins case against state
11th	Two men are shot in attack in Ardoyne Two charged over cannabis finds	Man escapes shooting attempt in Dublin French to examine Toscan du Plantier evidence
12th	4,500 people enjoy BBC Proms in the Park at Hillsborough WW2 mortar bomb found in attic of house in east Belfast	Stark warning over homelessness [Willie] O'Dea call to Cowen: face up to by-elections
13th	[UUP candidate] Rodney Connor challenges NI election result Sinn Fein man 'gave out fake ballots' at poll station	Ten gang suspects arrested within hours of [Dublin] shooting New screening detected 192 bowl cancer cases
14th	No collusion over [Billy] Wright murder Ian Paisley's Pope protest 'is an embarrassment'	Irish Premier denies being hung over during interview Sharp rise in people seeking Post Leaving Cert courses
15th	Remains those of Disappeared man Charlie Armstrong UVF chiefs sanctioned 'public execution' [of Bobby Moffett] says IMC	Cowen: Interview 'wasn't my best performance' Woman charged with Athlone manslaughter
16th	Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness did not meet Pope New York Stock Exchange to set up Belfast outpost	Irish borrowing costs rise again Viking site discovered at Co Louth
17th	Father of Kevin Fletcher charged with his murder Twelfth parades and riots cost £2.2m over four days	Why did Ireland's science minister agree to launch an anti-evolution book Radon gas detected in 597 Irish homes
18th	'Disappeared' man Charlie Armstrong's funeral held Real IRA chief's brother in court over weapons	Five arrested following Garda drugs raid Pensioner gets hate mail over Mass boycott
19th	Teenagers hurt in sectarian attack [Justice Minister David] Ford denies 'blind eye' turned on UVF murder	All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down Pope beatifies UCD founder as UK visit ends
20th	'Leave us in peace', says Northern Ireland Minister Peter Robinson [after his wife returns to NI] Official inquiry into NI sex offender cases	Brian Cowen vows to stay in his job as Irish PM 74% believe Government is handling economy poorly
21st	Dogs to be put down after attack on Londonderry child Finance minister says NI budget likely to fall by £2bn	€1.5bn in Government bonds auctioned Men hit worst as unemployment soars
22nd	Churches claim banking practices contribute to suicide Cruelty charge over death of toddler Millie Martin	[Bankrupty] court told Sean Fitzpatrick [former Anglo Irish Bank chairman] has an income of €188 a month Brothers charged with Toyosi murder
23rd	Tom Elliot win Ulster Unionist party leadership Four years jail for 'raging wife' who killed her husband	Brian Lenihan denies 'double-dip' recession Gardai hunt travellers after horse race on major road
24th	Northern Ireland Commonwealth team will go to Delhi USPCA rescues 70 horses from County Antrim farm	Noel Grealish withdraws support for Government Developer [Paddy McKillen] wins case on NAMA challenge
25th	Dissident bombings in Britain are a 'strong possibility', says [Home Secretary Therasa] May Blast bomb found in north Belfast	Man charged over taxi driver's murder Support for FF remains steady - poll
26th	Tyrone father of six 'critical' after attack Two men charged with blackmail in Belfast	Ignore Mass boycott call: Irish Bishops Four questioned over machine gun find
27th	Man charged with murder of RUC policeman in 1981 Mother of murdered baby Millie Martin on cruelty charge	Tánaiste to travel to US after Labour pairing Bankrupt developer costs Bank of Ireland £36m
28th	[Irish police commissioner Fachtna] Murphy says attack on Britain 'a strong possibility' Israel refuses entry to Nobel peace prize winner [Mairead Maguire]	Irish employees working harder to keep jobs Family awarded €56,000 over HSE delays
29th	[Bill] Clinton outlines plans to boost NI economy Nama takes over £3.3bn in Northern Ireland loans	Irish trainee policeman arrested over indecent assault 'Toxic' truck driven at Leinster House gates
30th	GAA player [James O'Reilly] faces GBH charge at Downpatrick court Dad attacked with hammer and knife, court told	Irish deficit balloons after new bank bail-out Budget will be harsher than planned - Lenihan

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October
Day	North	Republic
1st	Rape accused released 'in error' by prison service Gun plot RIRA man sentenced to 20 years	Republic of Ireland on edge of economic abyss Govt says no change in corporation tax rate
2nd	Suicide husband murdered his wife Police seize cannabis worth £250k in Ballymoney	Sinn Féin tables Lenihan confidence motion Gran threw milk over girl (11) to douse flames after fire attack
3rd	NI minister [Alex Attwood] 'vigilant for unjust welfare reform cuts' OFMDFM Committee 'stifled by party ties'	Markets may affect bank bailout figures Man beaten to death with a hurley for 'slow driving'
4th	Murder accused dentist admits sex attacks on patients [Graeme] McDowell key man in Ryder Cup win	Lenihan: tax in line with Government targets Central Bank revises down recovery forecasts
5th	Real IRA claims Derry car bomb attack Lightning strikes family's home near Newry	Developer McKillen takes case against NAMA Tax minimum wage earners - IBEC [Irish Business and Employers Confederation]
6th	Cameron pledges to fight dissident republican violence Northern Ireland teens deny schoolgirl rape	Seamus Heaney wins £10,000 Forward Prize Irish stargazer spots 'supernova' exploding star Fitch downgrades Irish Republic's credit rating
7th	Major PSNI operation against dissidents announced Did Orange Order Chief's comments breach hate laws?	SIPTU has 'relevant' SKILL documentation Irish pensioner dies after horrendous castration bid
8th	Dinner lady's 'grooming' warning 'takes the biscuit' McGuinness hits out at Robinson over 'solo run' [British Deputy PM Nick] Clegg pledges to revisit NI cuts	Cowen would welcome consensus on economy Irish lenders' ECB borrowings rise to €119bn Rugby hero and beloved dad [Moss Keane] leaves the field
9th	Man 'beat and smothered partner in Belfast murder bid' Declassified files from Northern Ireland Troubles placed on-line	Irish unemployment 'has peaked', employers' group says Fine Gael ready to deal with budget deficit - [Enda] Kenny
10th	Skimming device found on Banbridge ATM Security lockdown to thwart dissidents in Northern Ireland	Two men face Dublin court on terror charges Four people die in separate crashes
11th	School place case is 'thrown out' Girls take the strain as Runher just keeps on growing	Republic arms find 'significant' Gardaí probe use of Irish passports by Russia
12th	QUB student contracts meningitis Colin Duffy claims strip-search 'abuse'	Irish court rules in favour of ISPs in privacy case Government to cut Vocational Education Committees by more than half
13th	Bloody Sunday inquiry: Saville has 'no regrets' Police officer attacked by gang	Aer Lingus cabin crew in work to rule Taoiseach accused of ruining chances of cross-party agreement on cuts
14th	Owen Paterson makes commitment on capital funding Judge to rule on murdered Massereene soldiers case	Ex-Anglo Irish Bank chief executive bankrupt €500k worth of illegal medicines seized The Irish twist in the Chile mining tale
15th	Belfast councillor's leap costs £24,000 Body found in search for 'disappeared' man Gerry Evans	Four hurt in Mountjoy prison disturbances Bank accounts targetted by gangs
16th	Catholic Church reacts to Robinson remarks on education Ervine's brother is elected new PUP leader	Teenagers rescued in Wicklow mountains [Former Anglo Irish Bank chief David] Drumm's garda snub key to debt deal failure
17th	McGuinness warns Robinson over education comments Six charged over £500k drugs haul in Portstewart	Three killed in separate road crashes Gardai warn of upsurge in gang extortion crime
18th	PSNI seek £200m from Government for dissident threat Belfast city centre police officer faces 38 charges	Man injured in Dublin shooting Healthcare firm announces 250 new jobs in County Mayo
19th	60 'high calibre' NI jobs created by US investors DUP's Bell withdraws 'mouth from south' remark	Irish FA president Raymond Kennedy resigns his position NI murder accused opts for retrial in Dublin
20th	NI leaders accuse government of breaking promises [regarding budget cuts] Armed gang who tied up mum and son are 'cowards'	48-year-old found dead in Avoca, County Wicklow Blood found in teenager's room, gardai assault trial told
21st	Suicide vigil in west Belfast aims to raise awareness Queen and Duke end first day of engagements in NI	Bad economic news in Republic 'unrelenting' Audit shows 33,000 'ghost houses' in the Republic
22nd	Northern Ireland's health provision 'worst in UK' NI leaders seek urgent meeting with Cameron over cuts	Surge in Irish prison population First fall in greenhouse gas level in 20 years
23rd	'Several dead' in helicopter crash on Mourne mountains Thousands attend union spending cuts protest	John Hume humbled by RTÉ's "Ireland's greatest" TV vote McAleese and Paisley launch transcripts of 1641 horrors
24th	Man shot in Londonderry paramilitary-style attack Suspected pipe bomb recovered in north Belfast	Growth forecast for Ireland to be downgraded Three killed on Wexford and Dublin roads
25th	Tributes paid to Mourne helicopter crash victims Belfast Metropolitan College bosses slammed by unions	Man hospitalised after Dublin shooting Teacher suffers head injuries in attack
26th	Renewed disturbances in Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey Fresh 'Disappeared' dig for Peter Wilson announced	Four TDs granted expense claims exemption Women rescued in Palmerston trafficking raid
27th	More Northern Ireland swine flu cases expected Gerry Adams McConville allegations broadcast	New light shed on Michael Collin's killing Spending cuts in Budget vital to 'win markets'
28th	Police helicopter injured airlifted from Mournes Nine injured in car crash in west Belfast	FÁS to be replaced with new agency - Tánaiste CSO figures reveal country in grip of 'robbery epidemic'
29th	Pensioner dies after attack in Lisburn 100 civilian staff at PSNI bases to review security	Jury fails to reach verdict over garda death [Robbie McCallion] Britain launches probe into Ryanair's stake in Aer Lingus
30th	Police blame 'cowardly element' for County Armagh bomb Spooktacular Halloween weekend for Northern Ireland	Teen with hand gun arrested in Dublin Welfare faces significant cutbacks - [Social Protection Minister] Éamon Ó Cuív 10,000 protest over Navan health cuts
31st	Small bomb found in car at Belfast International Airport Teenagers' car seized after County Londonderry trouble	Suspicious package found in Rialto, Dublin [Economist Colm] McCarthy warning: IMF is at our door

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November
Day	North	Republic
1st	Teenager gets year's detention for killing grandfather Residents forced to leave homes after small explosion	Retired garda denies knowing MI5 whistle blower Councillor quizzed over [Mary] Harney paint incident
2nd	Body found in search for 'Disappeared' [Peter Wilson] Robert Saulters steps down as head of the Orange Order	Tánaiste regrets Jim McDaid's resignation Nama reports €6m profit in second quarter
3rd	Child sick with swine flu dies Vigil for pensioner who died after shop robbery	Gardaí, students clash in Dublin Unemployment rate falls for second month in a row
4th	£100,000 'found in dissident republican house' says IMC 230 jobs to go at Bank of Ireland in Northern Ireland	Man remanded over €250,000 benefit fraud Government confirms €6bn cuts in coming budget
5th	People appeal after Randalstown kidnap victim released Son 'fled through Ulster with corpse'	BBC asks Queen if she would like to take control of Irish Republic EU says light at the end of the tunnel for Ireland
6th	Belfast attack 'intended to kill' 'Fake monk' accused of being crook	Two cheat death in gun attack Garda watchdog to examine footage of protests
7th	Duke attends army rememberance event Fundraising Black Santa Rev Houston McKelvey to step down	Victim of latest tiger raid lucky to escape with life, say gardai Coastal areas are braced for floods as storm nears Whales found dead on Donegal beach
8th	Enterprise Minister calls on banks to 'start lending' £20m gratuity scheme for police part-time reserve announced	13 arrested in organised crime operation Bid to find relatives of [English] man found dead
9th	Woman charged with Randalstown kidnapping Antrim firm Mivan wins £6.5m contracts	Second charged over fatal Coolock shooting Man remanded over girl's murder
10th	Man's body found in fume-filled Fermanagh house Northern Ireland recession forecast to end within a year	Lenihan says Ireland has not lost sovereignty Students protest against garda 'brutality'
11th	50-50 recruitment in PSNI may be scrapped Conditions 'horrendous' in Belfast mental health unit	Armistice Day marked by Glasnevin Trust 'Real urgency' about [developer Paddy] McKillen's NAMA appeal
12th	Dissident republican strength claim 'sheer madness' Derry aid convoy stuck in Libya	Irishman, 23, is killed in New Zealand car accident Lenihan welcomes EU support on bonds issue Profits to fall by 35% at Bank of Ireland
13th	Man rescued by helicopter from Fair Head cliffs Unionists 'angered by Stormont'	Ireland 'in preliminary talks with EU on bailout' Attempted ATM robbery foiled in Co. Kerry
14th	Cars destroyed in suspected arson at Priory in Benburb Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast	Gerry Adams to run for seat in Irish parliament Ireland fights to stave off £77billion bail-out Ireland's young flee abroad as economic meltdown looms
15th	[SDLP's Margaret] Ritchie poppy is 'act of moving on' Rape trial of Thomas Devlin killer Nigel Brown halted	Irish resisting EU bail-out pressure Distribution of free cheese underway
16th	Wife of Irvinestown gas death man dies in hospital Pat Sheehan chosen to succeed Gerry Adams at Stormont	EU backs Irish government into corner on bailout 60% more Irish head to Australia Man detained over four deaths at Limerick house
17th	Briege Meehan to face sex abuse charges Severe weather causes NI flooding	[British Chancellor George] Osbourne: Britain ready to help Ireland Brian Cowen denies any bailout talks Protestant teacher wins discrimination case in the Republic of Ireland
18th	Paisley backs 'Crown reunification' Dentist Colin Howell admits to double murder	Banks need external assistance - Lenihan Q&A: Republic of Ireland finances 'No question of loss of sovereignty', says Taoiseach Ireland takes hardline stance on corporate tax as bailout talks begin Was it for this?
19th	Winter storms keep raging in Northern Ireland Tributes to 'helium death' teenager from Newtownabbey	Irish cabinet finalising plans to cut budget deficit Ireland in last minute bid to avoid stigma of bank bail-out AIB reports €13bn fall in profits Ireland is losing the propaganda war
20th	Shots fired at house in Antrim 7,000 children take unofficial NI grammar school tests	Republic of Ireland may have firesale of top assets Google warns Irish government against tax increase Broad approval for economic plan - Cowen
21st	Death of injured man in west Belfast 'suspicious' 20 people in fight outside bar in Cullybackey	Republic of Ireland confirms EU financial rescue deal A nation's outrage to drive Cowen out
22nd	Two arrested over murder in west Belfast Northern Ireland Church slams anti-sectarian plan	Irish PM Brian Cowen to call new year election Stable Irish economy in Britain's 'interest'
23rd	Two men charged with murder of Seamus Holland Killer of Londonderry man Emmet Shiels is jailed	Sinn Féin calls for no-confidence vote in Irish government €85bn fund for banks and public finances Cowen remains FF leader after meeting Bank of Ireland plunges on bailout dilution concern
24th	Victim may have been overcome by fumes DUP sees Catholic schools as a threat, claims Sinn Féin	Gardaí believe Finglas victims were set up Irish unveil tough austerity plan Homes fail to sell at €11,700 Dublin's now a fairer city for shoppers
25th	Higgins apology letter sells for £2,400 UUP chief in talks with GAA	Ó Cuív admits €65m welfare overpayment Plan means people 'can adjust own lives', claims Taoiseach One coffin for Essex mum and her two infants murdered in Ireland 'Eating the Irish' - New York Times opinion piece
26th	70 jobs to go at Bangor call centre, Anderson Manning Londonderry welcomes Turner prize 'coup'	Sinn Fein wins Donegal south-west by-election Schools told to cut non-teacher staff pay
27th	Peter Robinson tells party East Belfast is key target Londonderry man rescued from Waterside flat fire	Dublin protesters march against cuts as bail-out looms Sinn Féin tries to form Dáil grouping Snow and ice cause travel disruption
28th	Temperatures plunge to record low West Belfast family held hostage by armed gang	Irish Republic 85bn euro bailout agreed Labour's [Joan] Burton says Ireland is 'banjaxed'
29th	Remains were 'Disappeared' Crossmaglen man Gerry Evans Bad weather closes 95 schools across Northern Ireland	Anglo Irish Bank's wind down will take 'years' Ireland should default on its debts - the people's verdict
30th	Students end sit-in fees protest at QUB Third NI prisoner released by mistake in two months	Government like an 'asylum'- [Environment Minister John] Gormley Boy (14) handcuffed with dad in failed tiger kidnap

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December
Day	North	Republic
1st	Ardoyne man Michael McLarnon innocent, HET report finds William Mawhinney guilty of partner's bath tub murder	Quarterly reviews part of EU-IMF rescue deal Dole queue getting shorter Commuters' icy meltdown
2nd	150 PSNI officers ' to be moved to guard duty' Seized mortar 'was for attack north of border'	Flights resume at Dublin airport amid snow chaos Sinn Féin beats Fianna Fáil in poll Man stabbed dead in Dublin SNP minister John Mather brands Ireland 'incompetent'
3rd	21-year sentence for killer dentist [Colin Howell] Schools closed and travel disrupted in heavy snow	Sinn Fein set for huge gains in Republic of Ireland election: poll Opposition parties unveil plans to cut deficit
4th	Funeral for Irish Ranger Aaron McCormick Number of PSNI officers fell too quickly - Matt Baggott	Government confirms records 32% deficit €1m cigarettes seized by customs
5th	Woman killed in Frosses Road crash Part of man's ear bitten off in Newry attack	Ministers face pay and pension cuts SF swing can make [Labour leader Eamon] Gilmore Taoiseach
6th	Heavy snow causes travel chaos West Belfast taxi group may withdraw route after attack	Financial Times - Lenihan Europe's worst finance minister New measures to protect struggling homeowners
7th	Scores of NI schools to close on Wednesday Equality report: Catholic workforce continues to rise	Irish Republic's austerity budget passes first vote Up to 500 protest outside Leinster House Bank of Ireland ATM and online systems fail
8th	Prison bosses slammed in report over John Deery death Police fired at 'machete robber' in Portadown	Taoiseach questions opposition credibility Water rationing hits 1.6 million as supplies run low
9th	Students removed from Belfast Road protest Arrests in Belfast and Preston over importation of guns	Social Welfare Bill passed by Dáil Number of long-term unemployed doubles Bailed out AIB to pay top staff €40m bonus
10th	300 people at Derry protest against tuition fee hike Terrorist activity 'played down' - Police Federation	Minimum wage cuts passed in Dáil Gerry Ryan's death 'likely' caused by cocaine use
11th	£1m worth of drugs seized by police in Northern Ireland Masked gang beat men with baseball bats in Belfast	€1m stolen plant machine recovered Arsonist who killed Irish jockey and friend jailed for six years
12th	Man dies after lake fall at Lurgan Park Pipe bomb left at PUP man's home in Antrim	Live explosive found under car in Dublin Murder inquiry launched in Dublin
13th	Swine flu warning to pregnant women in Northern Ireland MI5 'offered to disclose Finucane murder files'	Adams to stand for election in the Republic AIB £33m bonuses stopped by Irish government
14th	Londonderry couple's victory on sham wedding law Remains were Disappeared man Peter Wilson's	Savings sought from DPP, Attorney General, CSO Crucial banking bill published
15th	Education loses £67m in draft budget plan Legal liability unlikely in clearly footpaths of snow	Dáil approves restructuring of banking sector Taoiseach: civil servants' payouts 'not a bonus'
16th	Northern Ireland Executive to hold child abuse inquiry Ulster to sell off family silver to ease pain of massive budget cuts	45 arrested over drugs in 48 hours in Dublin Women's human rights violated by abortion ban
17th	Emergency flash warning for heavy snow in NI Northern Ireland budget protest by Nipsa members	Irish credit rating cut again by Moody's IMF warns further adjustments may be needed
18th	Newry security alert is declared hoax City businesses damanged by severe weather	Woman and son die in County Louth crash Two bodies recovered from Dublin's Grand Canal
19th	Warning is issued over more snow in Northern Ireland Man arrested after two assaulted in Rasharkin	Gardaí investigate Cork sledding accident Tram and car in Dublin collision
20th	Northern Ireland road conditions 'worst in 25 years' 'Considerable sum' stolen from Park Avenue Hotel	European Central Bank raises concerns about rights to Irish Bank collateral Officer caught carrying drugs into Mountjoy
21st	Three to face charges over Robert Hamill death NI teen who killed grandad gets his jail sentence doubled	Ireland's ESB buys Northern Ireland Electricity for £1.2bn Government launches Irish language strategy
22nd	'Grenade' found at policeman's Fermanagh home Coalisland firm must pay £32m damages in pig meal case	Bank of Ireland fee decision criticised by consumer agency CSO figures reveal Limerick worst place for life expectancy
23rd	NI Policing budget to be cut by £260m over four years Northern Ireland swine flu cases soar by 400%	40,000 passengers stranded as Dublin airport shuts AIB €3.7bn capital injection approved
24th	Victor Stewart killing: man, 23, in court over murder Gritters in NI to operate on Christmas Day	New law to recognise gay couples in Irish Republic Heating problems close Athlone nursing home
25th	NI motorway closed after power lines collapse Salvation Army hosts annual Belfast dinner	Motorists advised to take extreme care Man dies on M11 in Co. Wicklow
26th	Man is injured in Omagh assault Shots fired at house in Clogher	Arrest over Christmas Day death in Dublin Nama must hire insider 'to turn State's evidence'
27th	NI thaw leaves thousands without water supply Lurgan houses flooded with sewage	Widespread water restrictions amid flood fears Shoppers brave sub-zero night in search of bargains
28th	Water chaos affects thousands in Northern Ireland Three hurt during armed robbery	Device explodes at Limerick house Two die in house fires in Cork, Galway Pregnant woman among Monaghan crash dead
29th	Leaders 'let down' as 36,000 struggle in water crisis Two children mugged by men in west Belfast	Cigarettes worth €860,000 seized in Dublin Man in hospital after Dublin shooting
30th	NI First Minister calls NI Water's response to crisis 'shambolic' NI swine flu cases 'have more than doubled'	Bertie Ahern to step down as TD 1980 files show mutual London-Dublin suspicion
31st	NI golfer McDowell among New Year Honours recipients Vehicles damaged in Lisburn arson attack	Fresh appeal for missing 33-year-old Man 'critical' after Finglas shooting

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