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January
	Northern Ireland	Republic of Ireland
1st	Richard Haass talks 'no failure' says Peter Robinson Police officers hurt in crash in Kesh, Fermanagh	Two men die in Co Mayo crash Man dies in Drogheda stabbing
2nd	NI coastal areas warned of possible flooding Concern over stolen car race in west Belfast	Cork city centre flooded following high tide Man dies following New Year's Day assault
3rd	NI floods warning: Coastal areas hit but Belfast escapes IRA Brighton bomb slowed British-Irish peace talks	Two sisters die in Co Donegal house fire Cork city and county flooded following high tide
4th	Man charged over multiple stabbings in Newtownabbey Home intruders point gun at man near Warrenpoint	Joe Costello says Limerick City of Culture row 'an unholy mess' Waterford begins 1,100th birthday celebrations
5th	Man killed in suspected hit-and-run in County Fermanagh High tides flood seafronts in County Down	Chief Executive Patricia Ryan of Limerick City of Culture resigns Families freed after fire breaks out at Dublin apartment
6th	Haass plan 'not viable' says UUP leader Mike Nesbitt Police reprimand Gerry Kelly over parade Land Rover incident	Niall Mellon guilty of breach of the peace Government to fast-track clean-up funding after storms
7th	Haass talks: DUP says proposals 'need much more work Marian McGlinchey: Old Bailey bomber gets suspended sentence	Man's body found in drain in Co Offaly 20,000 people apply to join gardaí
8th	One person dead after crash near Strabane in Tyrone UK City of Culture: Job fears as 2013 'had no impact' on Derry airport	Man attacked and robbed in Limerick after reported casino win Jenny Lauren fined €2,000 over 'air rage' incident
9th	Royal Victoria Hospital: Porter 'fed up of seeing nurses cry' over A&E problems 'Danger money' for Northern Ireland prison staff	Irishman's Mars application through to next round Fianna Fáil publishes Seanad reform bill
10th	Driver of stolen car killed in lorry collision in Dunmurry Antrim construction firm Mivan goes into administration	Man dies in accident at fish-processing plant in Donegal Flood repairs in Clare to cost nearly €24m
11th	Sinn Féin formally backs Haass proposals Gary Spedding deported from Israel and back in UK	Two men arrested in connection with Dublin death Man appears in court over Waterford death
12th	Woman's body is found after Georges Lane, Newry, fire Body found in search for missing hillwalker Michael O'Grady	Detectives believe murder linked to dispute over game of chess Tanker full of caustic soda drifting off Loop Head
13th	Richard Haass plan: Sinn Féin motion rejected by assembly Inquiry into abuse in NI children's homes and borstals begins	Three-year-old boy dies in lift incident in Galway Man sentenced to 15 years over €2.2m robbery and kidnap
14th	NI abuse inquiry: Two Catholic orders apologise Kirkwood family members admit animal fighting charges	Cabinet briefed on €70m storm damage Dublin man on trial for the murder of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara
15th	Martin Corey released from prison Gavin Coyle jailed over Coalisland guns and explosives find	Irish Water staff eligible for €7,000 bonuses Tour operator Thomas Cook plans to close Irish office
16th	McGuinness: Unionists agree Orange Order is linked to UVF and PUP East Belfast 'race hate' campaign investigated	Taoiseach describes CRC revelations as 'appalling' 1916 military pension records are released online for first time
17th	Ballycastle: Masked gunman shoots 74-year-old man Mivan job losses: 98 workers redundant at Antrim firm	F Woman pushing pram killed by car in Dublin NAMA Chairman Frank Daly says property crash is over
18th	Kabul bomb blast: British man killed was living in Limavady Ulster Bank: IBOA union raises fears over jobs and pay	Michael Noonan criticises 'shocking' CRC management Intel say no plans to cut Irish workforce
19th	Haass proposals: Government may intervene says Eamon Gilmore Security alert forces Carrickfergus residents to leave homes	Investigation launched following the discovery of a man's body in Tallaght Heaney would be happy: new Irish literature chair at TCD
20th	Ian Paisley says DUP told him to quit as leader Special-needs boy lived in elderly home over lack of foster carers	Former solicitor and mortgage broker admit roles in €919,100 fraud Gardaí investigating gang-related Dublin killing
21st	Three men on trial over child sex abuse Marion Millican murder was 'accident', Court of Appeal told	Dublin hospital apologises over baby boy's death Prices down, but Ireland 5th most expensive EU state
22nd	Matt Baggott to step down as NI chief constable Dungannon tweet to Stan Collymore investigated	Rehab claims 'complete transparency' with Govt over prizes Gardaí reject allegation that well-known sports figure had penalty points cancelled
23rd	Police hearing loss: £135m paid in compensation Swine flu: NI boy taken to Scottish hospital	Taoiseach reassures Facebook over corporation tax at Davos Threshold sees increase in referrals to homeless service
24th	IRA Hyde Park bomb: John Downey denies murder Comrie Cullen: Friend's shock over fatal stabbing	Man guilty of Melanie McCarthy-McNamara murder Over 300 jobs to go at Mount Carmel Hospital
25th	Larne gun attack: Pair escape injury as shot is fired at home Banned play: Arts minister 'saddened' by council decision	Crowd of 1,000 attending Reform Alliance conference Efforts under way to contain major fire at Dublin recycling plant
26th	County Tyrone home damaged in petrol bomb attack Investigation into 'sudden death' of man in Dungannon	Minister raises concern over Public Accounts Committee hearings Minister Burton says garda whistleblowers should speak to Dáil Committee in private
27th	Building firm Mivan ceases trading Sisters of Nazareth evidence 'haphazard and piecemeal'	Rehab Group commissions reports over CEO pay Former solicitor jailed for three years for fraud
28th	George Brown admits causing deaths of teenagers Banned comic play about Bible expected to sell out	European Court of Human Rights finds State liable for sexual abuse Woman stable after crush outside Dublin nightclub
29th	Historical Abuse Inquiry: Termonbacca resident tells of abuse Marion Millican killing: Fred McClenaghan's murder conviction quashed	Survivors of child sexual abuse to seek compensation after ECHR judgment Bank of Ireland ATM pulled from wall in Co Sligo
30th	Bloody Sunday: 1,000 witnesses to be questioned 'Sex slavery' couple identified after court ruling	Penalty points whistle-blower at Public Accounts Committee Fake Ugg boots worth up to €1.5m seized in Cork
31st	Protestant Coalition: Look at threatened teacher's politics Pearse Jordan inquest findings quashed in IRA death case	College says building 'in compliance' after two Irish women die in fire Former Anglo chairman and two executives plead not guilty
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