Ireland in 2011

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January
Day	North	Republic
1st	Six injured in Newry street fight Man, 44, injured in Newtownards knife attack	Significant rise in swine flu cases Appeal following fatal Louth car crash
2nd	Water restrictions affecting 56,600 NI homes Four arrested after Newtownards burglary and Belfast traffic accident	Cabinet at war over demands by Greens Blathnaid taxi-driver is found
3rd	NI Water: contacted UK aid scheme on New Year's Eve Unionists cannot bring back 11-plus test, claims Sinn Féin	Labour calls for 'Seanad to be abolished' Double murders a defining trend in a year of violence
4th	Beleagured NI Water chief [Laurence] MacKenzie steps down Northern Ireland road deaths lowest since records began	Ireland's smallest baby born weighing under a pound and size of a pen Yates bookmaking firm in receivership
5th	Beds in NI hospitals face increasing flu pressure Sinn Fein minister Murphy urged to resign over water crisis	Irish exporters report records sales for 2010 General election not a beauty contest: [Gerry] Adams
6th	NI Water overwhelmed by 1m contacts from customers Increase in Northern Ireland swine flu cases	5,400 new swine flu cases diagnosed this week Irish Daily Star Sunday paper folds
7th	Helicopter air ambulance bid hits problems Baby is rescued from fire at flat on Braniel estate	'Too successful' festival scrapped Man dies after Drogheda stabbing
8th	Sectarian motive explored in petrol bomb attacks Seven people rescued from fires in Belfast and Newry	HSE orders 100,000 extra flu vaccines Tycoon [Jim Mansfield of Citywest's] empire in ruins with debt of €192m
9th	Bullets in post meant for Celtic manager and player Police seize cannabis worth £75K	Woman dead after gas leak in Cork hotel Blathnaid - suicide was suspected from the start
10th	Daughter of GAA manager Mickey Harte dies on honeymoon Ousted water chief Laurence MacKenzie is convicted embezzler	Seven arrested over Limerick double killing FBI investigates FBI data breach
11th	Man charged over Strand Road bomb attack Pat Finucane murder probe moves a step closer	Bord Bia welcomes increase in exports Tourism slump costs economy €600m
12th	Patten police redundancy bill hits £500m Three men charged over murder of Michaela McCreavy	Mortars found at County Kildare 'bomb factory' Taoiseach explains meeting with [former Anglo chair Sean] FitzPatrick
13th	DARD budget says 80 jobs will go over next four years Ulster swine flu death toll climbs to 17	Irish PM Brian Cowen tells his party he will not resign Irish influenza level hits a record high
14th	£300m 'swiped from NI to sort Treasury', [Finance Minister Sammy] Wilson says Harte tragedy: Michaela McAreavey's remains brought home to Tyrone	Murder charge over Sandymount road rage attack Bank matters 'weren't discussed' at controversial meal [attended by Cowen and Anglo Irish bosses]
15th	East Belfast attack: man's head smashed through window Man hospitalised after Bangor attack	Police in Dublin seize '1m euro' of cocaine Irish woman dies scattering her sister's ashes into stormy sea
16th	Chief medical officer urges swine flu virus calm Three Orange Halls attacked in Tyrone	Dept of Finance investigates Bank of Ireland bonuses Fianna Fáil to hold Cowen confidence vote
17th	Michaela McAreavey laid to rest after Tyrone funeral Derry bomb attack linked to award	Aer Lingus cancels US services amid working hours row Woman jailed for transporting gun
18th	Belfast judge calls for 'iron fist' for burglars Ministers clash over 4,000 job losses warning	Brian Cowen wins Fianna Fáil leadership vote Ireland facing 'struggle' on interest rates
19th	Giant wind turbine assembly starts Northern Ireland's only Michelin-rated restaurant loses star status	Aer Lingus cancels 34 flights New minimum wage from 1 February
20th	Gerry Adams resigns as West Belfast MP Four more people die from swine flu in NI	Investors fear millions lost to French businessman Election date set for 11th March
21st	Army remove bomb found in Belfast's Malone area Ministers to safeguard school savings	Brian Cowen insists he has support of FF Irish Finance Bill published
22nd	[Enda] Kenny tells Alliance members he will tackle dissidents PSNI probe if two suspicious fires in Armagh are linked	Irish PM Brian Cowen steps down as Fianna Fail leader Gardaí seek to identify Cashel crash victims
23rd	Jean McConville's daughter considers election Petrol bombs thrown at flats in north Belfast	Green Party withdraws from government Eight rescued off Co. Kerry coast
24th	Cathedral taks ex-judge to court on choir job discord Republicans defy police with Lurgan march	Seanad to sit Saturday to pass Finance Bill Fianna Fáil leadership candidates confirmed
25th	'Sacred' constitution 'may force [Gerry] Adams to stay as MP' Controlled explosions carried out on suspicious device	Independent TDs cast doubt on Finance vote [Former Fianna Fáil member Mattie] McGrath to stand as independent candidate
26th	PSNI says hundreds walked past Belfast bomb [House of Commons speaker] John Bercow says Gerry Adams is not an MP Gerry Adams denies accepting crown title to resign Westminster seat	[Micháel] Martin elected FF leader - as it happened Donegal bakery axes 124 jobs Irish government crisis: key bail-out bill set to pass
27th	Bombers 'same mindset' as Omagh Newtownabbey pensioner talks after beating in bed	Finance Bill passes all stages in Dáil [Micháel] Martin issues [Fine Gael leader Enda] Kenny with debate ultimatum
28th	Ex-MLA Fraser Agnew rejoins Ulster Unionists Failed Belfast flats buyer to pay developer £430,000	Another fireball in Irish skies Man wounded in Dublin gun attack
29th	Man in serious condition after west Belfast stabbing Disagreement over last Bloody Sunday march	Irish finance bill passes final hurdle Cannabis factory discovered in Dublin
30th	'Last' Bloody Sunday march takes place in Derry Rioters attack police during Lurgan alert	2,000 attend meeting to overturn turf ban Poll - 80% of public want bail-out renegotiated
31st	West Belfast health groups respond to double tragedy Bloody Sunday Paras must be prosecuted, say families	Brian Cowen will not contest general election Economy will not grow as quickly as forecast - Central Bank
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February
Day	North	Republic
1st	Judgement reserved in Omagh bomb civil appeal Justice system 'ready' to change	Russian diplomat expelled over fake passports Protestors mark minimum wage 'day of shame'
2nd	Former MP Iris Robison fined over road crash BNP registers in Northern Ireland for the first time Police officers resign after failed drugs tests	Parties launch General Election campaigns Begging crackdown law comes into force
3rd	Man shot dead by off-duty officer in Belfast Law firm Allen and Overy creating 300 jobs in Belfast	Family caught up in armed robbery in Donegal Developer McKillen wins case against NAMA
4th	117 dental patients recalled as consultant 'removed' Man shot dead by off-duty police officer is named	Homeowners' plight tops election agenda Aer Lingus dispute settled
5th	Soldier from Northern Ireland dies in Afghanistan Lorry driver threatened at gun point in Newtownhamilton	Aer Lingus expects full schedule by Monday Gilmore urges Kenny to take part in TV3 debate
6th	Rock guitar star Gary Moore dies aged 58 Three held after vehicle hijacking in Kilrea	Inquiry into death at Tuam Garda station John Drennan: Fine Gael on a course to govern by itself
7th	RIR man Dalzell 'accidentally killed' in Afghanistan Victim group's use of grant probed	Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael clash on health plans Greens hit sour Northern Bank note
8th	North Belfast booby-trap bomb was attached to bike Double murder plot was 'joint plan' says Crown lawyer	Six million cigarettes seized in Dublin Angry clashes over officer case
9th	Court told [Colin] Howell dropped cable into wife's bath County Antrim developer [Mervyn McAlister's] sites in receivership	Irish loan programme 'on target' says IMF Mulvey arbitration resolves Aer Lingus dispute
10th	Shots fired in abduction attempt in Strabane Northern Bank made a pre-tax loss of £95m last year	Six die as Belfast flight crashes in Cork Ireland 'shamed' by prison report
11th	PSNI officer suspended over drugs allegations Father brandishes knife at PSNI responding to 999 call	Cork airport to resume full services from Saturday [12th] [Irish Farmers' Association] organising election meetings Moodys downgrades more Irish banks to junk rating
12th	Mistakenly released prisoner caught Rapist who taunted teenage victim's mum faces new threat of jail	Three held in Cork murder probe [Micheal] Martin fury as FG targets FF links with developers
13th	Belfast's 'tallest building' site in receivership Malicious attacks on police cars cost £1.6m to repair	30th anniversary of Stardust tragedy TV star [Brendan Courtney] back on feet after attack
14th	Father loses legal case against PSNI Hazel Stewart trial: killer dentist Howell breaks down in witness box	Irish political parties in five-way election debate Two Cork air victims laid to rest
15th	Minister for Agriculture rejects [civil service] jobs privatisation calls Ian Paisley health scare as former DUP leader has pacemaker fitted	NI couple's car hit by train at Galway level crossing EU shocked at talk of bond default - Lenihan
16th	Ryan Leslie guilty of murdering baby son Cameron Northern Ireland has highest jobless rate rise in the UK	Leaders clash over economy & jobs in debate [Fine Gael leader Enda] Kenny on the brink of single-party rule
17th	PSNI get extra £200m to fight dissident terror threat Young father crushed to death by slurry tank	Republic of Ireland hailed as 'internet capital of Europe' Labour and Fine Gael clash on tax plans
18th	Gerry McGeough guilty of 1981 Samuel Brush murder bid Irish FA to ban Northern Ireland fan after chants	[European Commission President José Manuel] Barroso has full confidence in Irish recovery Lenihan 'defamed in bank row' Ireland's austerity plan is self-defeatingly harsh
19th	Man charged in connection with £60,000 Bangor drugs find Homeless man jailed for a week for begging in Belfast	Loss of faith in the Irish fairy tale Fine Gael leads in opinion polls FG, Labour at war over the union vote
20th	Death of man in Londonderry 'was murder' [Gerry] Adams reiterates denial of role in McConville murder	[Enda] Kenny urges [Micheál] Martin to give up teaching job Three killed in separate road crashes Richard Bruton: the Irish election and the EU
21st	McGurk's bar bomb report alleges 'investigative bias' Man dead and another critical after 'horrific' hammer attack	Bank of Ireland charges 'unfair' Bishops criticise 'bonus culture'
22nd	Case against carer [who ill-treated pensioner] dropped at Lisburn court Senior housing executive sacked over conduct breach	Leaders clash in final election debate Remains found in hunt for missing woman [Marie Greene]
23rd	'I've been left to rot' says tumour patient NI court hears [Hazel] Stewart 'confession'	Vote closes on islands off Mayo and Donegal Leaders hold final press conferences Fears grow for Irish pair missing in earthquake zone
24th	Father convicted after 'shaken' baby left brain-damaged RUC shooting: date set for Pearse Jordan inquest	[Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David] Drumm ordered to appear in US court Irish evacuated from Libya
25th	[Anglo Irish] Bank seeks £90m from developer [Sam Thompson] for personal debts Derry gang assault man and woman	Young mum who died of cold 'begged for heating' Chill.ie to create 100 Dublin jobs
26th	Teenager dies after Newcastle stabbing Loyalist [Mark Harbinson] found guilty of having child porn snaps on phone	Enda Kenny on track to be Taoiseach Irish election - SF president Gerry Adams wins seat
27th	Man charged with the murder of Paul Owens in Newcastle Mother and son escape injury in Strabane shooting	Ireland's next leader Enda Kenny vows bailout review Record number of seats for GF, Labour & SF
28th	[Briege] Meehan fails in no-publicity court case QUB receives £4.4m to combat 'cyber attacks'	[Enda] Kenny, [Eamon] Gilmore hold coalition government talks Republic of Ireland's election results herald biggest shake-up in balance of power since the Civil War Mortgage arrears total €8.6 bn
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March
Day	North	Republic
1st	Boy injured in Belfast school bus attack DUP's Peter Robinson: we must halt Sinn Féin's all-Ireland project	Ta lks on Coalition formation begin Ryanair passenger hurt by jet exhaust
2nd	Families welcome [Hazel] Stewart double murder [guilty] verdict MTV Music Awards to be held in Belfast	Cricket World Cup: Brilliant Ireland shock England Fine Gael and Labour briefed on economy
3rd	Final budget agreed by Stormont Executive Northern Ireland Water accused of mishandling £46m in tenders	Bank of Ireland paid €66.4m in bonuses - report Labour Youth call on party to ditch coalition talks
4th	Extra £432m for Northern Ireland public services NI budget: Wilson statement provokes angry exchanges	Queen to make first state visit to Irish Republic Reduction in IMF/EU package interest rate
5th	Man, 31, charged over Derry Real IRA shooting Pipe bombs and other items found in Portglenone forest	Fine Gael and Labour have draft proposal for government 1,700 protest [in West Cork] over closure of beds
6th	Mother 'raped in front of children' in Bessbrook Man attacked after abduction from house in Omagh	Fine Gael & Labour to form next government Voter betrayal: FG/Labour to ditch pledges on economy
7th	Man and woman found shot dead in house in Craigavon Belfast man with vCJD dies after long battle	Beef farmers protest at EU office in Dublin Three hurt in shootout at Smithfield horse fair
8th	Royal couple visit NI in run-up to Royal wedding David Cameron's 'cold shoulder' to Northern Ireland provokes leaders' fury	Murder investigation launched in Limerick Consumer sentiment rose again in February
9th	NI priest steps aside over 'abuse' allegations Northern Ireland executive budget passed by Assembly	Enda Kenny reveals new cabinet Workers turn down €28,000 job because they 'get more on the dole'
10th	Peter Robinson visits murderer Mark Kincaid in prison Ulster mum gets £10k after firm's 'bid to humiliate her'	[Taoiseach Enda] Kenny, [European Commission President Jose Manuel] Barroso discuss bailout interest rate Junior ministers appointed
11th	DUP candidate's Antrim home targetted by pipe bomb 40,000 litres of laundered fuel seized from illegal border plant	[Enda] Kenny and [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy exchange strong words 18-year sentence for 'depraved barbarian'
12th	Woman shot dead in Portstewart was Marion Millican Armed robbers strike two bookmakers and a shop in Belfast	Gardaí appeal over missing children Row over Irish corporate tax rate
13th	Church minister sacked over teen relationship Name of woman killed in Derry car crash is released	Four missing children 'found safe and well' Corporate rax rate off table - [Minister for Justice Alan] Shatter
14th	Pensioner 'on spending spree hunted by kidnap gang' Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness: any protest against the Queen's visit would be a huge mistake	Banks may need more than €10bn Handful of Irish living in worst hit region [of earthquake-affected Japan] safe and well Jailed brothel keeper [Thomas Carroll] ordered to pay €2m
15th	Man found guilty of Geoff Kerr murder Hazel Stewart legal aid bill at least £77,000	Dáil approves Programme for Government Ministers stripped of garda drivers
16th	UK's largest fuel-laundering plant found in Crossmaglen Safe theft led to explosives find under bed	Cork crash plane 'had no faults' Ministers meet EU and IMF officials
17th	USPCA investigates horse cruelty at County Antrim farm Schools' Cup final ends in brawl	As it happened - St Patrick's Day celebrations [Senator Ivor] Callely adds to Martin's woes over Seanad plan
18th	Bio-tech firm Randox creates 232 new jobs Country Antrim town raises £7,000 for Japan	Bodies of two women found on Clare beach [Former journalist Ian] Bailey to be extradited [to France from Ireland]
19th	Police appeal over paramilitary shooting Civil Rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson visits NI	Co Clare beach deaths were 'tragic accident' Unprecedented security plan in place for Obama and queen
20th	Device found in north Belfast alert was 'viable' Man and girl are attacked in city	Cork plane crash: service to remember victims Teenager dies in Dublin stabbing
21st	Two victims of alleged 'human trafficking' saved Northern Ireland Policing Board chief quits role	Proposal to reduce privilege days [for civil servants] rejected Dublin school alert 'an elaborate hoax'
22nd	Holywood woman left 'shaken' after children steal scooter PSNI 50/50 recruitment policy ends	Seven teens held in Inchicore murder inquiry New powers to assess bankers
23rd	Row over Altnagelvin radiotherapy unit postponement Stakeknife damanged my life - MI5 agent's ex-wife	Shane Geoghegan jury fails to reach verdict Ireland's wildlife audit revealed
24th	Kennedy advisor [Dr Brian Crowe] sacked over newspaper claims Ian Paisley bids his farewell to Stormont	Economy shrank again in 2010 Bullied Dublin school teacher awarded €88,000
25th	Loreto Grammar wins Ruane court challenge Confusion over UUP radio row on Stephen Nolan show	140 jobs to be created in Shannon New laws will target white-collar crime
26th	Trade union members protest spending cuts in Belfast Hundreds at Altnagelvin radiotherapy unit protest march	Green Party met to discuss future plans NAMA swoops on developer [Paddy Kelly's] hotels
27th	Corporation tax cut beneficial says Secretary of State Four arrested after County Down kidnap attempt	Three injured in Dublin shooting Hatred, disgust, anger - Europe's feelings for us
28th	Derry courthouse bomb could have killed say police Maghaberry prison note 'planted by officer': Ombudsman	Dissident link to Dublin shooting investigated Gardai find no evidence of Moriarty phone tap Ministry of Defence says sorry for killing Majella O'Hare
29th	Gerry Adam's poll plea to unionists 'who feel abandoned' Teenager escapes kidnappers in west Belfast	Limb found at Dollymount was from rapist Sinn Fein call on government to censor [TD Michael] Lowry [over Moriarty Tribunal findings]
30th	Ryan Leslie's tariff set at 17 years for baby son's murder North Belfast bomb alert: families moved	Former FÁS worker jailed over €600,000 fraud Trace amounts of radiation found in Ireland The unbelievable truth about Ireland and its banks
31st	Bobby Moffett murder: man arrested in Antrim Video: robber meets his match at Belfast off-licence	Banks need €24bn of further capital TD [Brendan Griffin] who cut salary in half gives out plum jobs to family members
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April
Day	North	Republic
1st	Kevin Crilly cleared of Robert Nairac murder Ex-policeman gets life for Annabella Symington murder	Irish mothers are oldest in EU Busted [Anglo Irish] bank draws billions without any collateral
2nd	Policeman killed in Omagh car bomb attack Show goes on despite fresh bomb scare	[Professor Patrick] Prendergast elected as Trinity Collect provost Search for [missing fishermen] to resume in the morning
3rd	Murdered NI policeman's mother appeals for information Son questioned over mother's murder in Connor	Government seeks support for bailout negotiations Cabinet got no say on guarantee: Willie O'Dea
4th	Paterson: Kerr terrorists will not destabilise peace Police attacked while dealing with Lurgan bomb hoaxes	Exchequer deficit stands at over €7bn President welcomes Prince Albert [of Monaco] to Ireland
5th	Ronan Kerr murder: Graffiti lauding bomb 'disgusting' Sinn Fein councillor drives van with suspect bomb to safety	Alleged 'rape' remarks by Gardaí investigated Family held hostage in bid to rob Dublin GPO
6th	Ronan Kerr murder inquiry: man arrested in Scotland Parents of Christopher McKee pay tribute to their son	Fukushima contamination found in Irish milk Cricket: England try to gag Irish fury over exclusion
7th	Ronan Kerr bomb 'could have killed runners, child' Order unlikely to censure pair over Ronan Kerr funeral	Date set for Queen and duke's visit to Ireland Rates of suicide and self-harming on the rise
8th	Ronan Kerr murder: third man arrested Dissidents 'planning more attacks'	Plans to cut 9,000 staff from health service Champion kickboxer charged with baby's death
9th	Newry bomb alert: device 'could have caused carnage' Belfast burglars steal snakes from Smithfield Market	Bodies of two Skerries fishermen recovered Revealed: secret deals for [TD Michael] Lowry and [former independent deputy Jackie] Healy-Rae
10th	Ronan Kerr murder: Omagh rally a message for peace Stewartstown Road shooting: man treated for leg wound	Celtic player Anthony Stoke's relatives released Census forms to be filled tonight
11th	Jessie J shocked by drinking at Trinity College Ball Anti-McGuinness call at TUV launch	Government agrees terms of spending review IMF cuts growth forecast for Ireland to 0.5%
12th	Man arrested in Donaldson murder probe Derry woman says bogus taxi driver raped her	AIB chief admits bank 'got it badly wrong' AIB to axe 2,000 jobs
13th	Man convicted of Eamonn Hughes birthday party murder Alleged would-be hijacker run over by motorist	Dalai Lama urges Irish self-confidence Suspicious death of woman in Dublin
14th	NI Police Ombudsman chief quits over 'meddling' Rail tragedy boy Ryan Quinn called on father to help	Bank of Ireland lost €950m in 2010 Brothers [Wayne and John Dundon] held as hearing ends in farce
15th	Weapons found in Lurgan dissident republican search No charges for officer who shot robber dead	Minimum wage level to be restored Ireland making 'good progress' on recovery Distressed property auction in Dublin
16th	Man, 90, dies after road accident in Portadown Two are charged in NI drugs investigation	CPSU votes in support of strike action Banking union in call for jobs strategy
17th	Red Bay RNLI lifeboat volunteers rescue two men at sea Service in NI for Julie Wong who died in NZ earthquake	ICTU wants bank debt repayment restructured Search continuing for missing Irishman in Amsterdam
18th	Youngsters treated for tuberculosis Petrol station seized from McGleenan brothers by SOCA	Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny makes first Downing Street visit Sean Quinn upset at Quinn group restructure Moody's downgrades Irish banks' ratings to junk
19th	Belfast bomb 'clear attempt to murder officers' Ronan Kerr murder: two men released without charge	Irish woman dies in Queensland diving accident Former AIB boss [Colm] Doherty received €3m package
20th	Blast bomb thrown at police patrol in Craigavon House search in Kerr murder inquiry	Anglo name removed from offices State firms fire-sale ruled out
21st	Man, 33, charged over Ronan Kerr murder Geoff Kerr widow pleased by Darren Kernohan sentence	No rush to sell off state assets - [Tánaiste Eamon] Gilmore Government to help Libya evacuation
22nd	Border terror probe 'significant' Peter Robinson condemns Ronan Kerr murder claim	Man has arm partially severed in assault Post office raid foiled in latest tiger kidnapping
23rd	Man charged in Constable Kerr murder charge RIR parade: Peter Robinson to meet Owen Paterson	Two men charged over Dublin assault Complete visiting ban at Nenagh General
24th	Northern Ireland police issue Easter terror warning PSNI in Belfast release loyalist terror suspect	Arrest over deaths of Helena and Ryan O'Dwyer in Cork Easter Rising ceremony held in Dublin
25th	Real IRA makes threat to PSNI officers in statement Two women arrested over Kilkeel shooting	Irishman missing in Benidorm Man dies in Waterford horse collision
26th	Police investigate Real IRA rally at Derry cemetery Former Stormont minister Bill Craig dies	Quinn Insurance collapse to cost €600m Teachers' union makes investment plea
27th	David Ford pledge on effort to catch Devidas Paliutus Ballymagroarty bomb alert an elaborate hoax	Alleged abduction attempt foiled in Kildare Third of births to unmarried women
28th	Quinn Insurance takeover confirmed and 'jobs safe' Real IRA reject talks offer from Fr Michael Canny	33 seats filled in Seanad election Yes Minister: HSE board agrees to step down
29th	Royal Wedding: thousands in Northern Ireland celebrate Device found close to van in Maghera was 'viable'	Fine Gael win 18 seats in Seanad New figures show rise in crime rate
30th	Belfast man found with bomb timers charged Strabane gorse fire 'brought under control' by NIFRS	14-year-old drowns in river Liffey Man dies after being hit by train in Laois
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May
Day	North	Republic
1st	Gorse fires 'putting lives at risk' on the Mournes Small plane in flames after crash in County Tyrone	Army deployed in gorse fire operation Enda vows no public pay cuts 'at all costs'
2nd	Records calls as gorse fires rage Jacob Cheshire wins Belfast marathon in record time	Dutch minister backs Irish corporate tax rate [Peter] O'Toole cements his reputation as one of Hollywood's greats
3rd	Semtex, mortar found in dissident republican searches Belfast airport charges £1 for a pre-flight smoke	Three viable devices made safe in Kildare Scale of wildfires 'unprecedented' say fire chiefs
4th	Man charged over Dymtro Grysunov murder in Kilkeel NI Fire Service gorse fire battle stops 1,828 fires	Govt to reduce number of TDs - [Minister for the Environment and Local Government Phil] Hogan NAMA reports €714m loss as discounts average 58pc
5th	Voting 'slow but steady' in Northern Ireland Hydebank cell deaths: three inquiries to be held	Prison population at all-time high - Shatter Charges dropped in journalist threat case
6th	NI Stormont Assembly results: live coverage Ex-IRA man [Gerry McGeogh] refused release for son's holy communion	Posters banned for visit of Queen Fall of 2,000 in public sector workforce
7th	NI Stormont Assembly election results: day two as it happened NI election: Robinson dedicates DUP win to Ronan Kerr	Republic of Ireland to get 'EU loan rate reduction' Sinn Féin commemorate Bobby Sand's death
8th	Ronan Kerr's brother attacks Tom Elliot 'scum' remarks David McClarty holding back on UUP move	Dublin street sealed off over device Honohan rejects Morgan Kelly criticism
9th	NI council election results by council Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly hurt in crash	Youth dies after Dublin shooting EU is the best way forward for Ireland - Taoiseach
10th	NI's council elections by county Grenade lands at feet of children	Pension fund levy to pay for jobs initiative Michael Noonan's plan to get Ireland working
11th	Men on trial over £50,000 video blackmail plot EasyJet's losses soar after fuel price spike	Retrofit scheme to create 2000 jobs - Government 5000 job losses in voluntary sector
12th	Lough Erne golf court and hotel resort in administration Sinn Fein 'scum' outburst unionist Tom Elliot in apology to 'good' republicans Celtic manager Neil Lennon attack suspect in court	Irish police detain 'al-Qaeda' sympathiser in Dublin Some retirement funds escape pension levy
13th	Sinn Féin takes education role in new executive Man feared dead in Northern Ireland seaside shooting	Economic recovery weighted down by property collapse House prices plummet by 40% since peak of boom
14th	Duncan Morrison was man shot dead in Bangor Tom Elliot says he has received a lot of UUP support	Publican charged over pub closure threat Government wants more time to repay bailout debt
15th	Old Bailey bomber Marian Price charged over rally Police called to trouble at Children's Hospital Belfast	Eamon Gilmore warns of unpopular decisions Jed but not buried: US awaits twins
16th	Central London warned of bomb threat New Stormont ministers announced	State visit an extraordinary moment - McAleese Car seizures soar as drivers fail to pay for tax, insurance or NCT
17th	Marian Price placed in Maghaberry all-male prison Colin Howell pleads guilty to indecent assault	Queen lays wreath on Republic of Ireland state visit British Irish Chamber is launched
18th	Car of Northern Ireland police officer's father targetted in arson attack Iris Robinson makes first public appearance	Queen offers sympathy to Irish victims of the Troubles [David] Cameron hails UK-Irish 'relationship of opportunity'
19th	Abuse case 'one of NI's biggest' Robinson and McGuinness call for 'collective approach'	Former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald dies aged 85 Twelve activists arrested on way to Queen concert
20th	RUC man gets 18 years for murder Surge in Northern Ireland house repossessions	Irish bailout on track - IMF Queen's visit has transformed Ireland's image - Tanaiste
21st	Men stuck in cave for six hours on north coast Derry city centre bomb thrown into bank by attackers	Traffic restrictions ahead of Obama visit Man quizzed over Maynooth device
22nd	21-year-old Aaron Hogg found dead in Maghaberry cell 2000 attend RIR protest in Belfast	Gardaí injured in Cork Airport rampage Former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald laid to rest
23rd	Rosemary Nelson inquiry: 'no collusion' in murder Derry £56m cancer unit given go-ahead by Poots	Barack Obama draws huge crowd in Dublin Ireland 'an extraordinary people' - President Obama
24th	Derry bomb CCTV footage released NI flights grounded as ash cloud approaches	Speech was a 'tribute' to Obama - [Enda] Kenny Irish climber dies on Mount Everest
25th	Peter Robinson criticises Mary Travers' killers Stormont job Northern Ireland hammered 5 - 0 by Robbie Keane's red-hot Republic	Man killed in west Dublin gun attack Irish airspace gets all clear on volcanic ash
26th	Sinn Féin 'get loyalist threats' over Mary McArdle Belfast gets youngest lord mayor	Cocaine, heroin worth €2m seized in Navan Ireland's first whistleblower helpline goes live
27th	Police 'frustrated' by bomb alerts across NI Sex scandal First Minister's wife Iris Robinson cleared in toyboy business deal probe	Garda has entire sentence suspended [Eamon] Ryan new leader of the Green Party
28th	Ancestral home of Chester Alan Arthur damaged in fire Northern Ireland corporation tax decision 'in the hands of the people'	Political gender quota legislation planned 80,000 gather for Slane concert
29th	Man in critical condition after stabbing in Belfast [Enterprise minister] Arlene Foster hopeful NI corporation tax will be cut	Government committed to Joint Labour Committee reform - Gilmore Kidnapped child was murdered in satanic rite [in 1973]
30th	Northern Ireland economy to fall behind rest of UK Action Prison says NI jails 'beyond the point of crisis'	Michael Noonan rules out further Irish bailout Ireland has a new Facebook friend: Zuckerberg turns tourist
31st	Bombs thrown at police officers in Craigavon Wikileaks Northern Ireland secrets revealed	Government to introduce household charge Wikileaks: how the US got access to Ireland's secrets
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June
Day	North	Republic
1st	£100,000 panel to decide on Northern Ireland MLA's pay Thomas 'Slab' Murphy lawyers face court choice	Live register at highest level in 2011 Tanaiste urges diplomats to talk up economy
2nd	Eamon Hughes killer jailed for eighteen years Republican mayor's historic steps into loyalist heartland	[Derrick] Daly guilty of Catherine Smart manslaughter Taoiseach wants to wave goodbye to IMF's AJ Chopra
3rd	Travers killer appointment row prompts advisors review Police say children had a lucky escape in Derry blast	Man appears in court over Mayo shooting Weak Irish economy hitting services industry
4th	Elliott to remove UUP candidate selection process Men charged after first Copeland burglary	Talks to avert Aer Lingus strike break down Provo 'businessmen' fronted property drive
5th	NI Aer Lingus pilots to stage work-to-rule SDLP and UUP back Assembly special advisor review	Donegal man killed in western Australia Man charged over Co Monaghan assault
6th	Traver's brother backs Mary McArdle resignation call Pipe bomb found at Homebase store	Irish motorcyclist killed in Isle of Man TT Man shot in Donabate, County Dublin
7th	RUC officers murders inquiry team met IRA leaders Rioter apologises to injured policewoman	Arrest in Co Clare after body found in barrel Post mistress and son shot
8th	Eglinton farm workers 'escape tornado' Southern Cross proposes 8,000 job cuts	Thousands sit Leaving and Junior Cert exams 1,000 tip-offs a month over welfare fraud
9th	Counting begins in West Belfast vote to choose new MP Corporation tax tops agenda as [David] Cameron arrives in Northern Ireland	Jobs initiative legislation goes through Dáil Horror nursing home director defends patient treatment
10th	Disabled Antrim pensioners terrorised in their home 40 lawyers break ranks to take on abandoned cases	Brian Lenihan dies aged 52 Popular blogger [Roisin Burke] dies during dream holiday to Bali
11th	Queen's birthday honours for Northern Irish people Men with taser guns rob shop in south Belfast	Thousands pay respects to Brian Lenihan Tánaiste receives Maasai honour Protest over Dublin Bus cuts
12th	Lady Hermon 'unconvinced' over lowering corporation tax New statue in memory of UDR is unveiled in Lisburn	Five arrested in organised crime investigation Bank of Ireland lent top brass €50m as businesses refused cash
13th	Demotion of Paul Priestly at DRD is 'insufficient' Police hung gang over armed raids in Belfast	Finance Minister [Michael Noonan] meeting investors in New York Celtic Tigers trying to scam Nama - Taoiseach
14th	Protesters at 'gay cure' event Ulster Bank buys Outlet retail centre	Govt to establish Magdalene committee Brian Lenihan, the man who never quit, laid to rest
15th	Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley to get engaged GAA player's family 'to fight on for justice' after trial verdict blow	Irish author Colum McCann wins lucrative literary award Eggs thrown at Bank of Ireland chairman, CEO
16th	IRA 'responsible for Kingsmills' Fears over loyalist ceasefire	Man held over Santry gun attack No income tax hike in budget - Taoiseach Enda Kenny
17th	Brick bandits strip NIHE site in south Belfast Big Screen switch-on at Belfast City Hall	'Jobless Paddy' no longer jobless Euro council chief calls for deal on bailout interest rate cut
18th	Belfast parade Tour of the North ends with violence Duke honours NI Afghanistan soldiers	Investigation after two bombs found in Bray Commuters protest at Dublin Bus
19th	Gang attacks homes in west Belfast Archbishop Alan Harper apologises over Consultative Group on the Past comments	[Michael D] Higgins wins Labour presidential denomination Minister: the middle classes are at their limit
20th	US Open winner Rory McIlroy due back in NI on Wednesday Cystic fibrosis breakthrough at Queen's	Economy dominates British Irish Council meet Irish borrowing on open market 'easier' under EU plan
21st	UVF 'orchestrated' Belfast riot Belfast violence flares again as police attacked	Irish roads sixth safest in Europe Obama and the Queen cost the taxpayer €20m
22nd	Calls for urgent talks in Belfast communities Police say dissidents behind photographer shooting	Former garda denies being IRA 'mole' [Brendan] Howlin puts squeeze on top civil servant pay
23rd	First Minister Peter Robinson meets UVF leaders Fire breaks out at Royal Victoria hospital	NAMA boss says willing to talk on salaries State may be forced to stump up more cash for AIB
24th	Loughinisland families 'shocked' at ombudsman findings East Belfast riots: Police say 16-year-old was shot	Bonfire night in Cork prompts 120 callouts Boy (14) arrested after alleged rape at Dublin disco
25th	Derry's new 'peace bridge' officially opens on Saturday Whiterock Parade in west Belfast passes off peacefully	FSAI issues bean sprout E Coli warning Thousands at Dublin Gay Pride Parade
26th	EU peace money 'possible' says EU commissioner Three arrests after road accident	Two men questioned over explosives Managers accused of 'stymieing' by [Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan] Howlin
27th	Hackballscross, County Louth raid 'prevented NI bomb' Carrickmore GAA club investigate Simon Brady 'knockout'	DAA, Bord Gáis paid €4m in bonuses last year 40 new schools to cope with growing population
28th	Disappeared search: body [believed to have been of 17-year-old Columba McVeigh] exhumed in County Monaghan Six years for illegal immigrants who set up drugs deal	Man charged over Cavan hospital murder Ireland's birth rate highest in EU
29th	Downpatrick burglaries accused has to surrender Xbox 'Return UVF members to jail' - Terry Spence	Live register figure rises by 2,900 Future of Irish-speaking battalion 'in danger'
30th	BBC broadcaster David Dunsaith [associated with BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme] dies Al Hutchinson's 'weak leadership'[as police ombudsman] criticised in report	Census reveals Irish population now over 4.58m Pet store worker in record multi-million deal with HSE
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July
Day	North	Republic
1st	Man accused of stabbing Harry Stockman refused bail Nelson McCausland in Red Sky intervention	Reduced VAT for tourism, hospitality sectors Boy (7) dies in road traffic accident with jeep
2nd	Man's body recovered from sea off County Antrim coast Former Alliance leader Sir Oliver Napier dies	Large crowds attend Tall Ships Festival Search for post office worker as €1.5m missing
3rd	DUP MLA Ian McCrea's car burnt outside house Man charged following seizure of £130k of cannabis	Michael Healy-Rae removed from State agency Eamon Gilmore warns of further cuts
4th	Millions spent at 88 brothels in Northern Ireland Ardoyne rioter Rodger Jarro Costa jailed for four years	Minister apologises for transplant confusion Bail for woman who threw boiling oil at garda
5th	Man is arrested over Falls Road murder of Paul Crawford 'Invest NI' lost £7m as investors made profit	High Court awards €400k over sex abuse EU and IMF could make €9bn profit from Irish bailout
6th	Woman sues Stakeknife accused Fred Scappaticci Housing Executive to stick by Red Sky contract decision	Feighan to support Govt in hospital vote Boy falls through school roof, fractures skull
7th	Real IRA chief Michael McKevitt loses Omagh bomb appeal Journalist Greg Harkin gets warning over hacked emails	New childrens' hospital won't open until 2016 Polar bear ancestors came from Ireland
8th	MPs call for NI air passenger duty to be abolished East Belfast riots - two youths charged	Irish banks' ECB borrowing inches up in June Over 20 staff to lose jobs as plug is pulled in New of the World Dublin office Two are held in Dublin over dissident republican probe
9th	Paint attack on church condemned Protest in Ballyclare after police remove flags	Five suffer slash wounds in dispute at Oxegen festival Gay Mitchell is FG's presidential candidate
10th	Hijacked vehicles used on police in County Armagh riots Annual Drumcree parade takes place	What the Germans really think of Ireland Garda appeal to trace missing woman [Siobhan McArdle]
11th	Ballyclare rioting: PSNI apology over way flags removed Six flee Derry after dissident threat	Irish synthetic drug use 'highest in Europe' Ceremonies honour those killed with UN
12th	Petrol bombs thrown at police in Ardoyne Northern Ireland - terrorism 'increasing threat' to Britain	Moody's cuts Irish debt rating to junk status SF Mayor, Michael Brown, who shook Queen's hand, dies
13th	Apology as Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash pilots cleared Northern Ireland riots: Police make 26 arrests New species of butterfly in Northern Ireland	Cloyne report: Church failed to report all abuse cases Commission baffled by downgrade decision
14th	Woman raped and man critical after Lurgan flat assaults Heroic brothers save family of six in sea rescue	Papal nuncio should be expelled - Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party Charlie [Flanagan] Signs of growth and stability in Irish economy - [IMF delegation head Ajai] Chopra
15th	University tuition fees 'will not increase' - ministers Orange Order snubs Martin McGuinness over Twelfth talks bid	Child protection guidelines welcomed NAMA McKillen decision could cost taxpayer €7m
16th	Portadown violence - three arrested in overnight riots Lurgan rape: accused 'intent on revenge' court told	Move to protect Irish phones from hacking Austerity protest takes place in Dublin
17th	The Open 2011: Darren Clarke captures maiden major win Coalisland hit and run was 'attempted murder': police	Shannon airport shuts as plane gets into difficulty Over 1000 protest over Roscommon closure
18th	Murder probe launched after hit-and-run victim dies Orange Order 'raising tensions' with protests	Receivers appointed to Superquinn €1.15bn increase in Irish trade surplus
19th	C. diff outbreak in SE Trust area Garda Owen Corrigan 'distressed' by IRA mole claims	Gardaí expressed concern at Ferry's employment Cork Gardai in raid part of dissident republican investigation
20th	McIllroy and McDowell welcome Clarke home Northern Ireland doctor who didn't know how to take a pulse fails to turn up to inquiry	Enda Kenny attacks Vatican over abuse Council reports rise in doctor complaints
21st	Politicians hit out after Ardoyne mortar bomb find Man stabbed in face in 'sectarian' attack	Man gets eight years for garda's manslaughter Ireland gets more time to pay EU loans and rate cut
22nd	Coleraine accident - man dies in lorry trap accident Northern Ireland hotel chain family are banned	UK cuts interest rate on Republic of Ireland loan Michael Noonan rules out second Irish bailout
23rd	Lisnaskea fire - 18-year-old man arrested Shocked workers capture spooky image in Belfast's sewers	Intensive discussion over BOI investment Two killed in separate road crashes
24th	Missing Derry teenager's body recovered in Donegal Man arrested over east Belfast attempted murder	Galway body identified as missing Latvian man Gerry Ryan's devastated Melanie [Verwoerd] now gets the sack
25th	Former Sean Quinn businesses targetted in attacks 'Policy of delay' on Finucane probe	Papal Nuncio recalled to Rome for Cloyne talks US billionaire Wilbur Ross buys into BoI in new deal
26th	Ronan Kerr murder - five arrested in search operation Anger over DUP's gay pride 'snub'	€100 household levy in place for two years Sebastian Barry gets another shot at Man Booker Prize
27th	Shots are fired in Willowbank Park, west Belfast Margaret Ritchie: SDLP leader will fight 'any challenge'	SOLAS to replace FÁS as training agency Bertie bags $40,000 - for tips on Celtic Tiger 'success'
28th	Matt Baggott defends police actions during Kerr arrests Afghanistan-bound soldier accused of Belfast rape	Gardaí face challengs over rape remarks Vatican nuncio to Ireland moving to Czech Republic
29th	Mark McGovern's family in GAA call after coma incident Man injured in work accident at JTI in Ballymena dies	Gardaí acquitted of charges of assault Central Bank cuts forecast for Irish economy
30th	Thousands turn up for Belfast's Gay Pride parade Yob jailed over Ronan Kerr comments	Girl (4) dies in Offaly farm accident Govt aims not to raise income tax in budget
31st	Craigavon: children in house while mother raped Annacloy security alert: pipe bomb found	[David] Norris says presidential prospects are 'slim' Private sector pay now 44% behind
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August
Day	North	Republic
1st	Yachtsman [heading for Northern Ireland] missing off Isle of Man found alive and well Margaret Ritchie to face challenge from Patsy McGlone	Finian McGrath withdraws support for [David] Norris Culture at HSE described as 'appalling'
2nd	Bride and groom arrested in sham marriage raid Mortgage hell: 1,872 Northern Ireland homeowners receive property seizure orders	David Norris withdraws from Presidential race Aidan Mullan drowns after falling into River Liffey
3rd	Man arrested in Belfast faces gun and explosives charges Belfast to Turkey operator Holidays 4 U goes bust	FÁS staff try to retain 44 extra leave days 37-year-old man shot dead in Co Cork - police investigation
4th	Republican website wanting PSNI pictures shut down [DUP MP Jeffrey] Donaldson wants death penalty restored for terrorists	Dublin firm Home Payments ceases trading Irishman killed in Caribbean attack
5th	Two Londonderry men accused of having rifle Marian Price bids to have Massereene charge dropped	Two gardaí found guilty in Waterford trial Ryanair deny that heart attack passenger charged for sandwich
6th	Omagh man remanded in custody over attempted murder Suspected firearm found during Stranmillis alert	Gay Byrne 'would consider' Presidency run Big boost for Ireland amidst market chaos
7th	Man rescued after falling from boat on River Bann Ballymena PSNI officers attacked with bricks	Abbey College language school shuts down Tributes paid to [homeless man in Dublin]
8th	Sammy Wilson holds emergency meeting to discuss debt Sharp rise in Northern Ireland farm thefts	Waterford garda found guilty of assault Parents have to wait till 2013 for extra leave
9th	Arson attack on Quinn Group manager's car PSNI offer Land Rover help over London riots	Two injured in small plane crash in Tipperary Irish sheep sells for €108,000
10th	Children hurt in Rathcoole canister explosion Lagmore shooting: 14-year-old boy remanded in custody	Gay Byrne says Fianna Fáil would support bid Bank of Ireland signals higher mortgage rates
11th	Exhumed body not Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh Veteran Belfast journalist James Kelly dies aged 100	Ireland issues travel advice on Britain Gay Byrne leads Red C presidential poll
12th	Woman stabbed after Belfast health meeting Robbery suspects arrested by PSNI in east Belfast	Gardaí renew missing Dublin teen appeal US troops would have stopped flights if asked
13th	Referee dies during Derry hurling match Three women are rescued from mountains in NI	Parents warned after Meath abduction attempts Man killed in Mayo road crash
14th	Around 30 passengers hurt after bus overturns in Belfast Petrol bombs thrown at police after Apprentice Boys' parade	Thousands march for marriage equality Gay Byrne Aras 'No' fuels crisis for Fianna Fail leader Martin
15th	Marc Williamson murder: Parents' appeal over knife crime Belfast City Cemetery war memorial vandalised	MBNA-owner to exit Irish credit card market Little Eva (3) 'lucky to be alive' after balcony fall
16th	One dead, others injured in Kilkeel crash Belfast man in Fastnet race rescue drama	Ó Muircheartaigh interested in Presidency More Irish using debit cards over cash
17th	US GAA player gets 96-week ban after McGovern incident Architect attacked waitress over cup of tea	Dublin archdiocese close to 'financial collapse' Irish man shot dead in South Africa
18th	Owner of stabbed horse threatened with knife Mark Durkan steers clear of SDLP leadership row	Man charged over Kildare heroin seizure Economy trading way to recovery - IBEC
19th	Teen arrested over murders of two NI women in Izmir Two found in Monaghan after kidnap and robbery	Depardieu has 'oui' problem on Dublin-bound flight Young boxer wins high court challenge
20th	Marian Graham family arrive in Turkey after murder Pensioners 'badly shaken' after burglary in Belfast	Man's body retrieved from Royal Canal Whale beached off Dungarven dies
21st	Man, 45, killed in Ballynahinch crash Prayers for Kathy Dinsmore and Marian Graham in Turkey	John Drennan: elite dolebusters squad to tackle welfare cheats [Michael] O'Leary: I'll quit Ireland if they raise income tax
22nd	Bomb in Newry Santander branch could have killed or injured Teenager with Aspergers beaten up in north Belfast	John Magee 'ashamed' by abuse in Cloyne Ireland's sex trade 'thriving' despite economic downturn
23rd	Newry by-pass van bomb: two arrests in Belfast Mother's plea over Belfast A&E cuts	Increase in number of visits to Ireland Flight terror: Aer Arann plane in 1km drama over Shannon
24th	Four arrests and six rescued in Belfast human trafficking probe Dissidents suspected as informat injured in Navan bomb	Three arrested in organised crime investigation 'They were great lads, really good fun.. a terrible tragedy'
25th	Castlereagh council gets Kirk McCambley contract report Teen denies £25k banking fraud	[Eamon] Gilmore dismisses large scale debt forgiveness Hospital documents found in Galway bog
26th	Five hurt in car-crash at takeaway premises in Belfast Human trafficking probe - two men appear in court	Anglo posts €101m half year pre-tax loss Ó Muircheartaigh rules out Presidential bid
27th	Tampered Nurofen tablets found in Northern Ireland Thousands in Royal Black parades Adrian McFarland killed in Czech crash	Gardaí investigate Tallaght killing ESB's €75,500 staff 'spoilt' - admits union chief
28th	Belfast comedian Frank Carson has cancer operation Northern Ireland snooker referee Len Ganley dies	Taoiseach takes part in Waterford cycle Woman's body is discovered in Castleknock
29th	IRA 'aided' anti-apartheid bombing - Kader Asmal memoirs Portadown rider Wayne Hamilton dies at Manx Grand Prix	Prisoner escapes while attending hospital Banks lending to business? Nonsense says ISME boss
30th	Lagmore gun attack accused gets bail to go to school PSNI 'vindictive' over Brian Campbell visa issue - SF	HSE investigation into Cork boarding school Over 55,000 mortgages in arrears
31st	Arlene Arkinson search: Police pledge to end family's 'torment' [Celtic Manager Neil] Lennon attack not proven	Fianna Fáil will not run Áras candidate Search for meteorite in west of Ireland
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September
Day	North	Republic
1st	Matt Baggott to face legal challenge by McGurk families Northern Ireland car insurance rip-off: Fightback begins	'Significant' fuel laundering plant is found New farming methods blamed for lowest bird levels on record
2nd	Loyalist Mark Haddock back in custody after trial Three men arrested in north Belfast raids Round-the-world gyrocopter flight falters in the face of Russian bureaucracy	Former garda a 'no-show' at Smithwick tribunal [Governor of the Central Bank Patrick] Honohan flags debt settlement agency
3rd	Four charged after stabbing in north Belfast Two men charged with drugs offences following Belfast raids	Vatican rejects cover-up claims over Cloyne report IMF releases 1.5bn Euros to Ireland
4th	Man is charged with rape of child in Belfast Belfast supergrass trial: security forces prepare for violence	Richard Bruton defends criticism of Vatican Man dies following Ballymun gun attack
5th	Police ombudsman is to quit job earlier than planned Bangor woman raided cemetry to decorate her garden	Record overcrowding in hospital system - INMO Irish universities fall in world rankings
6th	UVF supergrass case: 'Gunman told to miss English family' Alleged County Tyrone Real IRA leader granted bail	Enda Kenny comments on Vatican response Four Irish women attacked on holiday in the Algarve
7th	Former UVF man Robert Stewart admits being an alcoholic North and west Belfast suspects riots photos released	CoI primate Alan Harper civil partnership warning 575 jobs lost at Talk Talk in Waterford
8th	Northern Ireland university tuition fees frozen Robert Stewart admits changing account of UDA man's murder	Government stands over Vatican criticism IMF and EU want €2bn in state assets sold
9th	Presbyterian minister calls McGuinness 'great leader' Constable Stephen Carroll murder: three in court	NAMA to take action if assets moved to spouses EU report welcomes Irish 'progress'
10th	Armed intruders enter Derry flat looking for man Four fishermen rescued off Donegal coast	Body of Polish driver is located in Galway Storm force winds expected over Ireland
11th	Former Maze prison and Long Kesh holds public tour 9/11 service held in Belfast to remember attacks	Sinn Féin may support presidential candidate Storm force winds may see ferry services cancelled
12th	Man questioned over Denis Donaldson murder GB students charged more to cover NI fees shortfall	Government 'annoyed' by austerity comments - [Tanáiste] Gilmore Woman ordered to prison in power line dispute
13th	Fears grow for missing Ballycastle woman Karen Coyles World War II bomb is washed up on beach in Ballyrena	Father D'Arcy's delight at Bishop Daly's call on celibacy Irish prices still 18% above EU average
14th	University of Ulster's Magee extension scaled back Doctor targeted by bomb 'lived to serve community'	EC proposes better terms for Irish loan Fears for 250 jobs at Dublin IT company [Pocket Kings]
15th	Unionists face Orange Order complaint over Ronan Kerr funeral Owner Don Reddin fined over 'dangerous' school bus	Clongriffin murder victim 'shot several times' [Smithwick tribunal]: gardaí were aware of sergeant's IRA links
16th	Belfast park opens doors to peace Four declare for SDLP leadership race Officers injured as bomb is thrown in Newtownabbey	Revenue recovers €113m after investigations President offers support to [parents of liver transplant recipient Meadhbh McGivern]
17th	Continuity IRA claim Armagh rocket attack on police Laser shone into PSNI helicopter	[Martin] McGuinness gets independent support for Áras bid Government accused over bond holder promise
18th	Man is dragged from car in Newry hijacking Three children were in house during Meigh robbery	Man questioned over Roscommon stabbing McGuinness declared Sinn Fein's presidential candidate
19th	Victims' feelings 'whipped up' claims Martin McGuinness Reavey brothers' mother robbed in south Armagh	Dana [Rosemary Scallon] seeking nomination for Áras election Donegal search for American tourist underway
20th	Killer Robert Howard can challenge Arlene Atkinson inquest Police attacked with fireworks in Markets	Fianna Fáil will not back Áras candidate 120 jobs announced for Dublin and Offaly
21st	Charlie Armstrong and Gerry Evans had 'violent' deaths UVF supergrass witness Robert Stewart still unwell	Medical Certs costing almost €500,000 a week Missing US tourist found in Donegal
22nd	Mother of Jennifer Cardy recalls her last movements Bloody Sunday money 'a little but too late' says Ivan Cooper	Irish economy grew by 1.6% in second quarter Fury of Sinn Féin minister [Caral Ni Chuilin]: Michael McDowell's a gobshite
23rd	Age of criminal responsibility could be increased Karen Coyle's family wait to hear if body found off Scotland is loved one	Martin McGuinness 'not appropriate' for presidency - [Irish Justice Minister Alan] Shatter Irish bank deposits decline by €5.3bn
24th	Martin McGuinness' sculpture fetches £5k at auction Dissident suspects 'had mortar firing tubes'	Norris & Higgins lead in Áras race poll Emblem for Garda-PSNI rugby team agreed
25th	Gusty Spence, former UVF leader, dies in hospital Staff bound with tape during robbery at Carryduff	Protest over EU motorbike regulations Shane Ross signs for Norris, 67% 'no' to Aras Provo
26th	Bomb found during Derry security alert Four loyalists to be granted US visas	Gilmore: Ireland will back Palestine's UN bid Society prefers to ignore child abuse - poll
27th	Bangor farmer tells superstar Rihanna to 'cover up' Bill Barbour killed wife Anne 'to preserve her dignity'	Norris, Dana confirmed as Áras candidates Gardai launch murder hunt to find Galway teacher's killer
28th	Maire Rankin trial: sex assault 'staged' to cover tracks McGuinness 'ashamed' of IRA bombings	Presidential candidates in first debate David Norris: my lawyers won't let me release letters
29th	Executive to establish inquiry into abuse Gay rights group 'snubbed' by [Health Minister Edwin] Poot over blood donors	NAMA sells London hotel loans for €800 million September sizzler breaks records... but all good things must end
30th	Police and Catholic schools in bid to break down barriers Derry priest at McGuinness rally does not 'endorse' him	Taoiseach against any EU treaty changes Pre-Viking burial site unearthed by EirGrid dig for underground power lines
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October
Day	North	Republic
1st	Belfast bomb capable of causing death, say police Men armed with meat cleaver and poker attack victim in home	McGuinness tells debate royal meeting would boost peace Rain causes floods and O2 mobile disruption
2nd	Group to examine corporation tax cost for Northern Ireland DEL lurching from crisis to crisis, says top academic	McGuinness rails against FG 'black propaganda' Ireland in [rugby] World Cup quarter finals
3rd	Some IRA killings could be said to be murder: McGuinness Liam Adams to be extradited on sexual assault charges Northern Ireland MPs will no longer be allowed to hold a seat in Stormont	[Gay] Mitchell remarks on suicide 'unfortunate' Gardai treating Roscommon fire in which girl (5) died as suspicious
4th	Karen Walsh beat Marie Rankin to death with a crucifix in Newry PSNI take Shankill kidnap attempt 'seriously'	Bertie Ahern claims €357K secretarial expenses Good news for Government as tax returns on the up
5th	Public sector workers to pay extra 3.2% into pensions Smithwick tribunal: British agent was 'intelligence nuisance'	IMF: Irish performance 'surprisingly positive' Gardai chasing armed gang after botched tiger kidnapping in Dublin
6th	Bradbury Place bomb could have been there for days: police Three Northern Ireland schools to be closed	Teresa Treacy freed as court discharges order Irish universities fall in world rankings
7th	Jennifer Cardy accused Robert Black is multiple killer Amnesty International responds to abuse victim claims	Dana denies US passport deception Economic forum: Taoiseach says Ireland will be first country to wave goodbye to the IMF
8th	Armed men hijack taxi at gunpoint in Strabane Irish guards homecoming march in Newtownards	Seán Gallagher clarifies FF involvement Ireland's World Cup dreams shattered by superior Welsh
9th	Time not right for royal meeting: Sinn Fein Former moderator says executive programme 'not enough'	Polish angler dies after Bundoran sea incident Six injured in Tallaght house incident
10th	Soldier's son confronts McGuinness on campaign trail Dominic Bradley sanctioned by speaker after Irish row	Mick Wallace ordered to repay €19m to ACC Bank 'Occupy Dame Street' protest continues
11th	Homophobic bullying 'prevalent' in Northern Ireland schools Jim Travers to table bill over Mary Travers killer	Anglo: Quinn sold $200m assets to relatives Irish bond yields spike dramatically
12th	Bomb explodes at Londonderry City of Culture office Firework explodes in football coach's face	Dana facing further 'malicious' allegations Report rules out blanket debt forgiveness
13th	Derry City of Culture office bomb 'crazy' Derry solicitor Hilary Carmichael is suspended by the Law Society	RTE presidential debate was show trial says Martin McGuinness [President of European Commission Barraso] praises Irish performance
14th	Finucane family 'lured to Downing Street under false pretences' Portadown FC says it warned police of Glentoran match threat	Priory Hall departments to be evacuated Dana in desperate bid to save her presidential campaign
15th	Engine loss leaves Stranrear-Belfast ferry drifting PSNI concern over El Divino nightclub at 'volatile' interface	Sean Gallagher joins frontrunners in Irish presidential race Protesters march through capital
16th	Arson suspected in north Belfast fire £30 added to electric bill by broken power line	Mary McAleese concludes final overseas tour Clontarf residents protest flood wall plan
17th	Derry death 'may have been tragic accident' Snow Patrol tickets for MTV gig in Belfast go in an hour	Dublin flights diverted due to strong winds Mary Davis accepts 'collective responsibility' [for decisions made while she was on the ICS board]
18th	[Former executive of the Police Ombudsmen] Sam Pollock 'unhappy with approach' taken by police ombudsmen Liam Adams loses legal bid to appeal extradition	Developer behind apartments was IRA hunger striker Figures show number of child deaths in care
19th	[Deputy First Minister John] O'Dowd urges police ombudsman to resign 59% of rolling tobacco 'illegal'	Inquiry into tyre damage on Dana's campaign car 950 jobs to go at Aviva operation in Ireland
20th	Body discovered in Camlough Lake Police warn Derry vigilantes will kill	McGuinness says [Jerry] McCabe family claims are untrue Bailout succeeding but 'challenges' remain
21st	Real IRA weapons smuggler jailed Orangemen cleared by Order for attending Ronan Kerr funeral	Norris responds to broadcast of 2002 tape Dale Farm [in UK] evictions go ahead as Irish travellers bemoan loneliness of empty site Man is kidnapped on Dublin street
22nd	Gangs target elderly women in separate attacks in Newry and Crumlin Judge Bernadette Kelly hits out at care home staff	Irish presidential election: Gallagher stretches poll lead 2,000 in anti-austerity march in Dublin
23rd	Epileptic man Derek Wortley slashed on face in Annalong Man badly injured after Belfast Street taxi row	Woman dies after Grand Canal fall 'Improper' transactions at investment firm
24th	Ulster bank raid murder of Bill Elliot is re-opened Justice Minister calls Prison Service report a 'watershed'	Severe flooding brings Dublin City to a standstill Votes cast on islands ahead of final debate
25th	Rate debt written off in Northern Ireland rises by 50% Cash crisis hits NI families with ill children	Two bodies found in aftermath of Irish floods Hugh Morgan says he handed cheque to Gallagher
26th	Finance Minister Sammy Wilson: Tesco will not 'bully' us Concern at Lissue and Forster Green abuse report 'secrecy'	Two developers paid €200,000 a year by NAMA Priory Hall developer denies involvement
27th	Child killer Robert Black found guilty of murdering Jennifer Cardy Former DUP candidate John Smyth refused bail on explosives charges	Polling closes in Presidential election Body recovered from River Shannon
28th	Karen Walsh sentenced for Newry pensioner 'crucifix murder' Martin O'Hagan murder accused has charge withdrawn	Garda Ciaran Jones buried in County Wicklow Election Count (Friday)
29th	McGuinness under 'shadow of past' says Alex Attwood Queen's University to charge GB students £9,000	Live: Michael D. Higgins elected President Fire near Priory Hall complex investigated
30th	Londonderry stab victim named as Christopher McGaughey Poundland u-turn over poppy after complaint from Lisburn employee	Toddler dies and his mother and brother rescued in Cork house fire 5,000 greet President elect in Galway City
31st	Former patient John Rooney 'haunted' by Lissue House abuse GAA referee attacked after semi-final clash	[Minister Brendan] Howlin apology over referendum comments Record numbers run in Dublin city marathon Irish vote to reject inquiries amendment
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November
Day	North	Republic
1st	Man beaten to death after being dragged from his car in Dungannon Crossgar couple 'traumatised' during kidnapping	Ireland's debt €3.6bn lower than thought Two men being questioned after three gardai injured when patrol car rammed
2nd	Liam Adams extradited to Northern Ireland Derry stabbing victim dies from injuries	Second child dies in Cork fire tragedy Michael Noonan defends 'lesser of two evils'
3rd	Northern Ireland Water and department hold key talks Liam Adams appears in court to face abuse charges	Cardinal Brady 'regrets' Vatican embassy closure Minister approves plans to abolish Junior Cert
4th	London mayor Boris Johnson drives Wrightbus vehicle in Ballymena Manslaughter trial over pensioner death	Republic must save 12.4bn Euros over next four years Govt unveils €3.8bn Budget adjustments
5th	Alastair McDonnell elected new SDLP leader Two held over Ormeau Road, Belfast arson attack	Body found in search for kidnapped man [Ciaran Noonan] Gaza activists [including 14 Irish citizens] await deportation from Israel
6th	Stars in Belfast for MTV awards Woman suffers head injuries in University Road attack	Euro crisis impacting Ireland's growth Irish hopeful in world yacht race damaged
7th	Soldiers' murder trial sees CCTV footage of attack MLAs clash in Assembly during Finucane inquiry debate	Trial delayed after jury told accused in dead Former gardaí jailed over brutal Waterford assault
8th	48 car tyres slashed in north Belfast St Mary's Rasharkin GAA members expelled over ref attack	Govt to spend €2.2m on payslips this year Killer who executed Dublin mother he stalked had a history of mental health issues
9th	Irish government pulls £400m A5 upgrade funding Family of air crash victim Eithne Walls give up hope on body return	AIB, BoI refusal to cut rates 'pathetic' [Developers Ray and Danny] Grehan ordered to repay debts to NAMA
10th	Former police officer 'one of Leslie White murder accused' Conservatives want UUP to disband and form new Tory-led party	AIB to cut standard variable rate 22-year-old charged over fatal Donegal crash
11th	Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn declared bankrupt Man is beaten in his Carrickfergus home	Michael D. Higgins inaugurated as President NAMA hoping for further art windfalls
12th	Security alert in Derry city centre declared a hoax Pupil sit AQE exams for grammar schools	Banks pressed over interest rate cuts 'Occupy Dame Street' stages protest march
13th	Violent scenes at Tyrone GAA game Up to eight graves damaged by stolen car in Antrim cemetery New Irish President Higgins visits Londonderry	President Higgins attends remembrance event Five held after guns, ammunition discovery
14th	Ian Paisley retires from ministry Massareene murders trial: getaway car 'had key evidence'	14 held in garda raids across 6 counties Murder inquiry expected in Bandon
15th	Peter Robinson threatens to resign over Northern Ireland prison row Supergrass trial: judge reveals member of the public intimidated	[Minister of State Willie] Penrose quits Cabinet over barracks closure Figures show drop in public sector employment
16th	Police in Northern Ireland consider using mini-drones Massereene trial: DNA in car 'most likely Colin Duffy's'	Taoiseach hopes for 2012 return to bond market Second murder inquiry launched in Bandon
17th	Executive agrees key priorities for government Enda Kenny to make political push for Finucane inquiry	Government concerned by leaking of budget documents Rescued man [in Australia] knew girlfriend had died
18th	Ministers' plea to Irish government over republican murder victims Sacked BNP worker awarded damages for wrongful dismissal	Republic of Ireland's sovereignty handed to Merkel, says Sinn Féin European Commission regrets Irish budget leak Michael Noonan plans to increase VAT to 23% Irish banks face mortgage strikes
19th	Wreath laid in memory of IRA St Albans bomber Man slashed with machete in west Belfast burglary	Taoiseach defends VAT increase Two arrested following €600,000 drugs seizure
20th	Two young women raped in Londonderry and Portadown attacks Woman in her 40s is raped in west Belfast Masked men carry out robberies in Fermanagh and Armagh	Man held over suspected petrol bomb attack in County Mayo Man's body recovered from Wexford harbour
21st	PSNI investigate 10 rapes a week Belfast City Council approves demolition of Athletic Stores building in Belfast	Man pleads guilty to Michaela Davis murder House prices still falling after four years - now 45% cheaper than 2007 peak
22nd	Nama move 'to threaten Northern Ireland businesses' Massereene trial: 'DNA found in very small amounts'	Broadcasting Authority of Ireland investigates RTÉ over [Fr Kevin] Reynolds defamation Darren Scully resigns as Mayor of Naas
23rd	Drumdollagh Construction Company fined £60k over Colin Glass death Judge rules against Hazel Stewart appeal	PSNI and gardai in £2m cannabis sting Dublin taxi driver dies following attack
24th	RUC killings 'caught in legal limbo' Gunmen 'threatened to shoot baby' during robbery	11 arrested after Dublin raids on gangs Irish EU auditor's email criticised Kevin Cardiff
25th	Two NI Catholic dioceses to publish child safeguarding reports Gerard Connors to serve 13 years for Seamus Fox murder	Explosion at Irish Oxygen plant in Cork Historic first for PSNI in Croke Park
26th	End sectarian division, Peter Robinson tells DUP conference PSNI chief Matt Baggott confident of work 'with friends in Catholic church'	Thousands rally against Government austerity plans Taoiseach disappointed by Coillte decision
27th	Teenagers arrested in animal cruelty investigation in Belfast Elderly sisters' Ballycastle home ransacked	British-Irish Council summit postponed after Eithne Kenny death Search for five seamen [lost in Irish Sea] called off
28th	Arrest over 1988 strangle murder Smithwick Tribunal: Michael McKevitt denies tip-off claim	Court orders Sean Quinn to pay over €1.7bn to Anglo Appeal for information on Ballyfermot shooting
29th	Pete Hain warned his computer 'may have been hacked' Sinn Fein mayor slammed over failure to present award to army cadet	Public servants to get 20pc tax on pensions of €100,000 Prison van gets stuck under Offaly bridge
30th	Strike 'biggest since 1979 Winter of Discontent' IRA victim's daughter Manya Dickinson confronts IRA bomber	85 priests were accused of abuse - Catholic church reviews ESRI cuts Ireland's growth forecast for 2012
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December
Day	North	Republic
1st	Protesters call for Lord Mayor Niall O Donnghaile's resignation PSNI to close 34 police stations in cost-cutting drive	State visits by Obama and Queen cost €36m Broughan calls on Labour to oppose Govt plans
2nd	Men held liable for Omagh bomb denied permission to appeal IRA 'fired first' in 1987 Loughgall attack	Irish deficit rises by 8bn Euros Tax receipts €520m below target
3rd	Apprentice Boys parade for Lundy's Day in Londonderry Woman arrested after pensioner stabbed in Kircubbin	Lobster pot tag washes up 3,000 miles away in County Kerry Poll shows rise in support for Fianna Fáil
4th	Woman raped during early morning Armagh attack Men attacked in separate burglaries in north Belfast	Taoiseach warns of 'tough' Budget 2012 Memorial service for sudden death held
5th	Belfast City Council accepts lord mayor's apology Post traumatic stress disorder worst in Northern Ireland	Budget 2012 - at a glance Latest figures show 20% surge in heroin deaths
6th	Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan: police 'overlooked murder clues' Boy sex accused faces 32 new charges in Dungannon court	Irish budget aim to 'create jobs' Noonan says Budget 2012 - key points Cork body confirmed as missing student
7th	Pat Finucane's family to challenge David Cameron decision 'No reason' for soldier shooting of Daniel Hegarty	Disability allowance measure 'paused' - Kenny Man tries to force way into Dáil chamber
8th	Cardy family 'do not hate' child killer Robert Black Smithwick Tribunal told Army officers phone was tapped	AIB will not pass on interest rate cut Central Bank says it is not printing punts
9th	Belfast's Victoria Square celebrates 'busiest day on record' Former BBC NI boss Anna Carragher to investigate RTE programme	Former Anglo chief Seán FitzPatrick arrested Father gets life sentence for raping daughters
10th	Daniel Hegarty's family 'overwhelmed' by inquest findings McCausland 'appalled' by winter payment fuel cuts	Michael D Higgins to undergo knee surgery RSA appeals for increased road safety
11th	Commissioner seeks judicial review of adoption laws Sammy Wilson: price must be right for corporation tax	Victim of Dundalk shooting was Crossmaglen man James Hughes Govt may re-negotiate Croke Park Agreement
12th	Edwin Poots considers bringing back prescription charges Bomb is found after Keady security alert	Unemployment rate continues to rise - CSO Michael Fingleton attacks bank claims as 'slander'
13th	Northern Ireland severe weather warning in place Garda collusion 'hindered RUC investigations'	Man charged over Dundalk death Record wave off Donegal coast
14th	Ex-priest James Donaghy guilty of 19 charges Miami Showband massacre: HET raises collusion concerns	Phil Hogan defends 'low' Household Charge Paddy Power's first North American deal
15th	'Bad bank' Nama 'may enter' NI mortgage market Nine PSNI officers disciplined over drowned teenager Daniel Mohan	Wife under 'undue influence' of Seán Quinn IMF releases €3.9bn in funding to Ireland
16th	Irish language sign is Belfast City Hall first Thousands jailed for non-payment of fines in NI	Seán Quinn's wife ordered to repay €3m Irishman dies in Darwin explosion
17th	Man dies following Portrush fall Residents moved after another section of Derry wall collapses	Sharp decrease in Govt support - poll Five arrested at Dublin Airport Fitch set to downgrade Ireland as Belgian rating cut
18th	Man found injured near Bangor's Flagship Centre dies Man attacked by group of youths	Minister calls for debt deal if EU vote needed Man critical after assault in Leitrim
19th	Five-year-old killed in south Belfast road accident Massereene accused Brian Shivers says he has only years to live	Quinn business move is 'bankruptcy tourism' Father & two children found dead at Sligo home
20th	Dominic McGlinchey son 'was Massereene getaway driver' Assaulted referee Ray Matthews quits over appeal verdict	James Hughes murder accused found dead in Dublin cell Ireland needs more European support - IMF
21st	Justice minister may look into the rehiring of RUC officers Gary Butcher brother "devastated" by Shaun Doherty sentence	Ireland's largest music festival cancelled for 2012 Irish audit prompts Facebook privacy changes
22nd	Ex-Ulster Farmers Union boss Graham Furey fined for dumping Quinn Derrylin headquarters damaged in lorry attack	Govt seeks to reinstate elements of [Joint Labour Committee] system Family of suicide prisoner call for inquiry into his death
23rd	Attwood to rule on Giant's Causeway golf course plan by end of January Michael O'Neill likely to be named new N Ireland manager	334 jobs secured with Quinn Healthcare sale Taoiseach pays emotional tribute to his late mother
24th	Hijackers beat man with hammer in Coalisland Northern Ireland First Minister in peace pledge	Man charged over Cork city drugs find 22-year-old in hospital after Laois stabbing
25th	West Belfast family left homeless by Christmas day fire Mild Christmas weather in Derry	Garda appeal following Cork deaths Christmas mass for Vita Cortex staff
26th	Four in court over £450,000 cocaine and cannabis haul Londonderry car thieves crash into house wall	Thousands attend St Stephen's Day sales 38% rise in Childline calls on Christmas Day
27th	Injured man in critical condition after Belfast incident Resign, campaigners urge MLAs	Man, 51, beaten and stabbed to death in 'brutal' Cork row Lethal cocktail of drugs thought to be cause of Cork deaths
28th	Ballymena man Melvin Bamber charged with murder attempt Husband and wife among four accused over £450k drug haul	Betfair 'sorry' after Voler La Vedette in-running betting error Huge rise in welfare fraud tip-offs
29th	Turkey murders accused to face bone marrow test Man arrested over gun incident at Debenhams shop released on bail	Ireland faces new wave of emigration Judge rules on pregnant asylum seeker case
30th	Father of Turkey murders accused arrested by police Margaret Thatcher 'negotiated with IRA'	Decrease in road deaths during 2011 Mortgage lending levels continue to decline
31st	Man dies in County Antrim industrial accident Passengers onboard with Belfast bus route signs in Irish	Viable device made safe in Clondalkin 1981 State Papers reveal call over Section 31
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