A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Girl charged with killing greengrocer
A schoolgirl appeared in court yesterday accused of murdering west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because of her age, was released on bail following a brief hearing at the city's Youth Court.
Mr Holland (65), was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his home in Norfolk Drive last September.
The girl, who was previously accused of other offences in connection with the killing, spoke only to confirm she understood the new charge now against her.
A 16-year-old boy previously appeared in court charged with the murder, while another 17-year-old youth has been accused of affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Pepe's Bar
An article in the edition of May 1st, concerning life for the gay community in Derry, reported that some of the customers in Pepe's Bar looked no more than secondary school age. The manager of Pepe's, Mr Karl Ennis, has stressed that the bar rigidly enforces a strict over-18s policy and does not endorse under-age drinking at any time.
The Irish Timesapologises for any innuendo which suggested the contrary.
Shuttle buses for Phoenix Park
A new shuttle bus service aiming to ease traffic congestion and increase the number of visitors to Dublin's Phoenix Park was launched by Minister of State Noel Ahern yesterday.
The service will operate seven days a week on a circular route starting and finishing at the park's main entrance on Parkgate Street, near Heuston Station and the Luas red line.
Irish boy (10) climbs mountain
A 10-year-old Irish boy yesterday became the youngest European to climb one of the worlds highest mountains.
Sean McSharry, from Stillorgan, Co Dublin, reached the 5,898 metre summit of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, at noon Irish time.
He missed out on becoming the youngest person in the world to reach the summit after it emerged a 10-year-old Californian boy reached the peak in 2006.
Guinness strike threat averted
A THREAT of industrial action by employees at Guinness over redundancy terms has been averted following talks at the Labour Relations Commission.
The commission proposed earlier this week that unions and management at Diageo Ireland, which owns Guinness, would "engage meaningfully" over a nine-month period in relation to organisational change, including severance terms.
Under the proposed deal, there would be no redundancies at Guinness over the coming nine months other than by agreement. The talks between the parties over the next nine months will be facilitated by the commission.
Irish win at Tribeca festival
A very successful year for the State's film industry has continued this week with an Irish actress and film scooping awards at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Eileen Walsh received the Best Actress award for her role in Eden, while New Boy, which was directed by Steph Green, received the prize for Best Narrative Short Film.
The Tribeca jury said: "New Boy took us on a complete emotional journey. It was moving, funny, and powerful," the jury said.