A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Postmortem on woman found in flat
Gardaí in Bray, Co Wicklow, are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of a woman who was found dead in her flat early on Sunday. The body of the woman (28), a Traveller, was found by her landlord at about 2am.
She was removed to Loughlinstown hospital, where a postmortem was carried out. Gardaí said no comment would be made until the postmortem results have been released.
Gardaí see driver about hit and run
Gardaí have spoken to the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident in Navan at the weekend which has left a teenage girl in a critical condition in hospital.
The 15-year-old was injured after a vehicle struck her as she walked on Academy Street at about 2.45am on Sunday. She could lose a leg as a result of the impact. After a Garda appeal for information, a 37-year- old man made contact and has been interviewed.
A Garda spokesman said he was not arrested.
Court told of dumping racket
A judge heard yesterday how racketeers are going around isolated farms trying to entice landowners to allow them to use tracts of bogland for the illicit dumping of waste, which is ferried from Dublin and other large centres of population.
The disclosure was made at Carrickmacross District Court, Co Monaghan, against Peter Connolly, Cornalaragh, pleaded not guilty to a charge relating to the unlawful dumping near his property, contrary to the Waste Management Act, last July.
After Gerry Jones, defending, argued that Mr Connolly was not the registered owner of the site where the dumping was found, Judge Flann Brennan dismissed the charge.
Sentence in drugs case adjourned
A man who became addicted to drugs while in jail for manslaughter wants to complete a drug treatment programme before he is jailed for dealing in cocaine, a court heard yesterday.
Michael Hodgins jnr (35), Pearse Park, Drogheda pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for distribution. He also admitted to possession of cocaine and amphetamine for his own use, both at his home in April 2005.
The court was told he became dependent on drugs while serving eight years for the 1989 manslaughter of Slane Castle gamekeeper Timothy Kidman.
Judge Pat McCartan earlier this year heard that gardaí found more than €171,000 in cash when they searched his home. This had been saved by Hodgins since his release in 1998.
Roddy O'Hanlon, defending, yesterday applied for an adjournment to allow Hodgins to take part in a drug-treatment programme so he would be "in a better position" when he went into jail this time.
Judge McCartan did not grant the application but he adjourned sentencing until next week. He remanded Hodgins on continuing bail.
Fined for rallying on Dublin beach
Beach-goers had to flee when a motorist started "rallying" on the sand with another car, a court heard yesterday. Eric Boylan (19), Blanchardstown, Dublin, denied careless driving on Dollymount strand on June 8th. Judge Derek McVeigh imposed a €500 fine and a one-month driving ban.
No replies to job advert for Belmullet post
Not a single application was received for the position of radiographer in Belmullet hospital, Erris, Co Mayo, despite the job being advertised nationally three times over the past 12 months, writes Teresa O'Malley.
A radiographer based in Castlebar is now serving Belmullet hospital two days a week, and works two other days weekly at the hospital in Ballina.
A spokesperson for the HSE western region confirmed this new arrangement yesterday, explaining that "no radiographer appeared to be interested in living in Belmullet, however, patients needing X-rays in the area are now served by a radiographer travelling to the new facility two days a week".
Local Fianna Fáil councillor Tim Quinn said the local community was delighted with the new service. "Up to now patients in the Erris region had to travel up to 120 miles round trip for an X-ray in Castlebar. We fought a 20-year campaign to have this facility in Belmullet and people are delighted that the service is now here."
The service was opened to patients last Friday.
Algal bloom outbreak at lake
A Co Clare lake popular with tourists has been closed due to an algal bloom, writes Gordon Deegan.
Clare County Council has erected signs at Lake Inchiquinn on the fringes of the Burren, in north Clare, warning people not to bathe in the lake after a dog died drinking water from the lake.
Another dog, which had also been in the lake, fell seriously ill but recovered soon after. The dogs were owned by English tourists who were visiting Clare at the weekend.
A council spokesman said the signs warning people not to bathe in the lake are to stay in place throughout the summer.
The spokesman said that following tests, a direct link could not be made between the dog's death and drinking water at the lake.
The spokesman said that anglers will be able to continue to fish in the lake, which is four miles from the village of Corofin.
Staff stop spread of bog fires
The bog fires which raged through the midlands were brought under control by Bord na Móna employees yesterday.
"We are well on top of it now, and there is very little smoke visible. None of the milled peat piles are now on fire and we are just dealing with some smoke in grass along the perimeter of bogs," said Kevin Gavin of Bord na Móna.
Smoke from the fires reduced visibility dramatically in Rooskey, Lanesboro, Keenagh, Longford and Killashee since last weekend.
Conference on minority languages
An international, trilingual conference which takes place at NUI Galway this week will call on Unesco and the United Nations to give greater protection to minority languages around the world, writes Michelle McDonagh in Galway.
Organised by Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge and the Irish Centre for Human Rights and sponsored by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, the conference takes place in the Millennium Arts Building from today to Saturday.