A roundup of today's other news in brief
Man charged with murder due to appear before court today
A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Helen Donegan, whose badly decomposed body was found in the boot of a car earlier this month in Newcastle, Co Dublin.
The man, who is being held at Clondalkin Garda station, is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court at 10.30 this morning.
Ms Donegan was last seen alive at her home in St Patrick’s Park, Celbridge, Co Kildare, on the morning of May 6th.
She was reported missing by her partner the following day and a Garda missing person’s investigation was begun.
Gardaí found Ms Donegan’s body in the boot of a silver-grey Saab estate car on June 22nd.
Martin views trade links on Africa trip
MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said yesterday he would be seeking closer trade links between Ireland and Africa during a five-day trip to the continent this week.
The main purpose of the visit is to review Ireland's humanitarian aid to Uganda and Ethiopia.
This year some €33 million will be given by the Government to Uganda and €26 million to Ethiopia.
"Our assistance to Uganda and Ethiopia ensures that some of the poorest communities in Africa have access to better nutrition and healthcare," Mr Martin said.
RTÉ digital plans may exclude west
Plans by RTÉ to extend digital television may exclude extensive areas of the west coast. The Irish language station TG4 could be seriously affected by the proposals.
Sources in TG4 believe this could mean that remote locations will be excluded. These areas will also lose their existing analogue television service by 2012 under an EU directive.
It is understood that the Irish language station will argue that RTÉ must live up to its responsibilities under the Broadcasting Act of 2009 to provide universal free-to-air digital television.
Boy (9) undergoes stem cell treatment
A nine-year-old boy with a rare neurological disorder which renders him without speech has had radical stem cell treatment in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Evan O'Dwyer from Cork city was born with Neuronal Migrational Disorder, which meant the left side of his brain did not develop, and this in turn led to epilepsy and autism. He is also a coeliac and takes about 30 supplements a day.
He travelled to Germany earlier this month with his mother Deirdre, who has engaged in extensive fundraising to pay for his treatment.