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Martin wades into abortion debateAs the Dáil committee hearings continue on the abortion bill, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has waded into the debate saying it is important that Christian believers "be, and seen to be, on the side of life, especially when life is most vulnerable".
Payment cuts see families pay rent shortfallLimits on rent supplement payments set by the Government are forcing thousands of families to make undeclared top-up payments to landlords to secure places to live.
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Anger as North Korea launches another missileNorth Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast, a day after launching three more of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said.
How Star Trek predicted the futureWHEN Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry first dreamed up the concept of a television show based in the unexplored universe of Outer Space in 1964, the world was a very different place.
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Warnings over future of eurozoneThe eurozone is heading towards a break up unless there are moves towards much closer political and fiscal union, according to chief economist with State Street Global Advisers, Chris Probyn.
Bruton defends corporate tax rateIreland will be able to maintain its current corporation tax code in the face of international pressure to prevent multinational corporations avoid paying their fare share of tax, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton said yesterday.
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Mayo’s statement of intentGalway 0-11 Mayo 4-16 Five minutes to go in Salthill yesterday and James Horan was still cajoling his men to sew it into Galway.
Wilkinson inspires Toulon to gloryASM Clermont Auvergne 15 Toulon 16 Not for the first time this season, a matchday performance and the result have made a mockery of the statistics.
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Stefani: Juggling makes every day a challenge
The 43-year-old singer admits she puts a lot of pressure on herself because she is always trying to juggle her responsibilities as a mother to sons, Kingston, six, and Zuma, four, with her work with her clothing line L.A.M.B. and her commitments with No Doubt.
In an interview on UK TV show 'This Morning' with her fellow No Doubt band members, the 'Settle Down' singer said: "Well, you don't plan for it to all happen at one time. Like, 10 years ago, I said, 'Oh I want to start a clothing line so I can do something creative, for when I have my kids and I can be home and I won't really be doing music.'
"And then here we are! We're doing like everything at once and I'm like, 'Oh no!' It's super hard. Every day is a challenge and I don't know, like, it doesn't work most days but some days you get up and it's all good."
In 2008, the month after completing a total of 106 live solo shows, Gwen immediately fell pregnant with her second child, Zuma, having already had her first son Kingston while on tour.
The pop star - who is married to Bush rocker Gavin Rossdale - admits her pregnancy ruined plans to reunite with No Doubt that year but she is pleased the group is finally back together now and have released their new album 'Push and Shove'.
Gwen said: "I had gotten pregnant [with Kingston], went on tour pregnant, and then had the baby and went on tour. It was crazy.
"I nursed the first baby for like 14 months on tour while doing shows, and then the month I got home I got pregnant with Zuma and that was the month No Doubt were gonna get together to start to write the record, I was just a bit distracted…"