A round-up of today's regional stories in brief
Man fined for 'appalling cruelty' to dog
A student whose pet dog had to have a hind leg amputated after suffering "appalling cruelty" has been ordered to pay more than €2,500 at Ballyshannon District Court.
Judge Tom Fitzpatrick told Marco Law, Assaroe View, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal: "I take a very serious view of anybody who subjects a dumb animal to such appalling cruelty.
"The dog suffered and was in constant and extreme pain over a period of time. A rope had obviously been tied tightly around the leg which was grossly swollen and there was a very strong smell of decaying flesh."
Law, a second-year engineering student at NUI Galway, admitted cruelty to the dog, a cross-bred collie called King, on November 30th last year.
The cruelty was reported by neighbours in calls to the ISPCA national animal helpline after they noticed the dog suffering over a number of days.
Law told the court on Friday he did not realise how badly hurt the dog was and thought it would recover by itself. He was fined €1,000 and ordered to pay €1,513.80 expenses.
Polish man swept off rocks named
The man swept out to sea off rocks near Brandon Creek on the Dingle peninsula on Sunday has been named locally as Adam Juniewicz (34), a married man from Poland.
He worked in the Dingle area for more than 12 months with Irish Rope Access.
Gardaí seek motive for Moyross attack
Gardaí say they are still searching for a motive following an incident in which the home and car of the mother of two children who suffered serious burns in an arson attack, were vandalised.
Gardaí investigating the weekend attack at the home of Sheila Murray in Pineview Gardens, Moyross, Limerick, have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Bricks were thrown at the front door of the house, a downstairs window was broken and the windscreen of a hired car was also smashed.
Douglas Hyde dates announced
This year's Douglas Hyde Conference takes place at St Nathy's college, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, from October 20th-22nd and will include addresses from President McAleese, professor of music at the University of Limerick Dr Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, and poet Ciarán Carson.
The conference, Many Streams, One Broad River, will take the River Shannon as a central metaphor for Irish culture.
Further information from Philip Delamere or Freda Nic Giolla Chatháin at 090 6637285/37259 or at www.roscommonarts.com/hyde.
