A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Cab officers raid 15 Cork premises
Officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) have raided 15 premises in Cork, seizing video-tapes and documents as part of an ongoing investigation into organised crime and money laundering in the city, writes Olivia Kelleher.
Up to 70 officers attached to the Cab carried out the raids on private and commercial premises.
The operation lasted some hours.
A house in Watergrasshill on the outskirts of Cork, a number of lap dancing clubs in the city as well as offices and massage parlours were targeted by the officers.
No arrests have been made.
Cab officers will now examine the material taken. The investigation is ongoing. The operation is part of a crackdown on serious crime in Cork city.
Boy in HSE care sent to St Patrick's
A 16-year-old boy who is in care has ended up in custody in St Patrick's Institution because the Health Service Executive has not been able to provide him with suitable accommodation.
A social worker told the Children's Court that the Health Service Executive (HSE) was in a crisis in trying to find suitable accommodation for the boy through the care system.
The boy had pleaded guilty in court yesterday to a number of drink-fuelled petty crimes, to being drunk and disorderly and to handling stolen property.
Defence solicitor Michelle Finan said the boy was in the care of the HSE.
He has been held in custody on the charges but previously had been staying in a residential unit run by the HSE.
However, that accommodation was no longer available to him.
The boy was not supported in court by any of his family.
Two social workers who have been working with him were present.
One said the only accommodation that could be offered the teenager was "out of hours", a form of hostel accommodation, which Judge Catherine Murphy described as "absolutely unsuitable for a child of 16 years".
Judge Murphy said: "I am not abandoning any child to out of hours.
"This child is in the statutory care of the HSE and requires proper accommodation."
Judge Murphy remanded the boy in custody until this morning for proposals from the HSE in relation to his accommodation.
Talk on keeping teenagers safe
A talk for parents and teachers entitled Keeping your teenager safe - on the road and online will be given by Eddie Shaw, former chairman of the Road Safety Authority, and Simon Grehan of Webwise, the internet safety website, in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick at 7pm this evening.
The talk is organised by skoool.ie, the online interactive website for second-level students developed by AIB, The Irish Times and Intel in partnership with Axa.
Both speakers will be highlighting the dangers facing young people on the internet and on the roads.
They will also be offering tips to parents on how best to educate children on keeping themselves safe while on the road and online.
Admission is free.
Rapist jailed for four years
A man who raped a woman in Co Galway last year has been jailed for four years by Mr Justice Paul Carney at the Central Criminal Court.
Antaias Ziluskas (25), a Lithuanian with an address at Harbour Court, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to raping the woman on November 6th, 2005
Det Garda Mary Burke told Diarmaid McGuiness SC, that the Lithuanian victim was 20 years of age at the time of the attack and was working in a local restaurant.