BANKING INQUIRY
The head of the Oireachtas Finance Committee says the Banking Inquiry will be up-and-running before the end of the year.

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KOREAN FERRY
Investigators say the captain of a ferry which sank off South Korea wasn't piloting the ship at the time.

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GARDA HAUL
Nine men have been arrested and millions of euro worth of drugs uncovered in a major garda operation.

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LAOIS CRASH
A young boy and his mother have been seriously injured in a two car crash in Co. Laois.

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MOUNT EVEREST
Six Nepalese guides have died following an avalanche on Mount Everest.