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From left: Canada’s ambassador to Ireland Loyola Hearn, prime minister Stephen Harper and finance minister Jim Flaherty visit the Jeanie Johnston famine ship. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill A pint of Harper is your only man Miriam Lord - Miriam Lord

The Canadians’ love for Guinness is plain, though they just had a few swigs

Daniel O’Connell by Sir David Wilkie: favoured the separation of church and state Kenny’s stance on Bill brings closer the realisation of O’Connell’s aspirations Stephen Collins - Political Editor Stephen Collins Political Editor

Hierarchy’s strong position is provoking hostility rather than agreement

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Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton: Her strong performance is due to a strong rating of 60 per cent among Fine Gael supporters and 50 per cent with Fianna Fáil supporters Joan Burton is the most popular Minister, James Reilly the least

The latest Irish Times, Ipsos MRBI poll shows Burton has a 41% satisfaction rating while Reilly scores 13%

Fine Gael TD Terence Flanagan: “I have major concerns about the suicide provision and I am seeking further clarification on it.” Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Flanagan delays decision on support for abortion Bill

Minister for Health insists there will be no free vote for FG TDs

Minister for Health Dr James Reilly yesterday warned health insurers to reduce costs Reilly warns private health insurers to cut costs

Independent hospitals say Government’s latest proposals will mean closures and reduced services

With about four months of campaigning ahead the Government is in a strong position to carry a Yes vote but the result is not a foregone conclusion. The No vote is strongest among the best off and most educated voters while it is weakest among the poorest voters. Majority of voters want Seanad abolished – poll

Most also oppose reducing voting age to 17, as constitutional convention proposed

Annual accounts for the Dail bar released by the Houses of the Oireachtas Service show profits increased 5 per cent in the 12 months to the end of December last. Cheap pints and tales of political intrigue recipe for success at Dail bar

Profits increase at Oireachtas bar and restaurant

John Halligan: hit out at the church for “harassment” of TDs over abortion legislation and in trenchant criticism said “threatening D deputies to induce them to vote in a particular way must surely be illegal”. John Halligan TD says church is ‘in no position to lecture on rights’

Bishops criticised for failing to condemn harrassment of TDs by ‘pro-life mob’

Enda Kenny: “There is something fundamentally wrong in politicians asking others to change and make real sacrifices and not doing the same ourselves.’’Photograph: Alan Betson Kenny says abolishing Seanad would save €20m annually

Opposition critical of proposed referendum

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Alan Shatter said the Sinn Féin TD was trying to make him “pillory the force as a whole” Shatter to meet Garda Commissioner and Ombudsman

Commissioner’s response expected within days to Garda Ombudsman criticisms

Ivana Bacik: said the Bill had greatly improved on the heads debated at the Oireachtas health committee hearings Bacik calls for Seanad debate on abortion in cases of rape

Sharp reaction from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael senators

Independent TD John Halligan: called on the Tánaiste ‘to condemn the Catholic Church for attempting to intervene in the running of this State’. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times Catholic Church has no right to be ‘State’s moral compass’, Dáil hears

Tánaiste says church has every right to express its view but its comments on abortion legislation are ‘exaggerated’

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