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Farmer finds body in west Kerry
Gardaí in Co Kerry were last night investigating the discovery of human remains in the Dingle Peninsula, Anne Lucey reports.
A farmer engaged in land reclamation uncovered the remains in a dyke shortly after 1pm yesterday. The discovery was made in the townland of Baile an Challa, west of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh.
The scene has been preserved. State pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy will carry out a postmortem on the body at Kerry General Hospital today.
Supt Pat Sullivan, who is in charge of the investigation, said the body was fully clothed and possibly wearing walking boots. It appears to have lain in the dyke for some time. However, there were no reports of anyone missing in the area.
Two men held after drugs seizure
Two men were in custody last night after gardaí seized €35,000 worth of cocaine. The arrests were made following a lengthy surveillance operation in west Dublin.
The men, who are in their 20s, were detained in Blanchardstown Garda station under section two of the Drug Trafficking Act.
Man granted €5,000 bail
A special sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to a Co Westmeath man, who is charged with aggravated burglary at the family home of an Athlone businessman last February. But the three Supreme Court judges sent back to the High Court an application by Brian McGinley, Blackberry Lane, Athlone, seeking to stop the gardaí proceeding with criminal charges against him.
Mr McGinley had brought a judicial review application before Mr Justice Michael Peart some weeks ago challenging the criminal proceedings. His application, in habeas corpus proceedings before Mr Justice Henry Abbott yesterday, to be released was refused. When he appealed Judge Abbott's decision to a hastily convened sitting of the Supreme Court, the judges sent the judicial review proceedings back to Mr Justice Peart, but granted Mr McGinley €5,000 bail with signing-on and curfew conditions.
Mr McGinley is charged with brandishing a baseball bat and an iron bar during a €250,000 burglary, when men broke into the home of Damien and Rachel Kilmartin, Glasson, Athlone, last February.
Joyce tribute on Beckett centenary
A special tribute to Samuel Beckett was paid by James Joyce's grandson, Stephen Joyce, on RTÉ Radio on Thursday, writes Terence Killeen. Mr Joyce spoke of the friendship between Beckett and his grandfather, and of how Beckett had been a friend and a support to three generations of the Joyce family. He particularly praised Beckett's qualities as a human being.
Moderator to boycott service
Presbyterian moderator the Rev Harry Uprichard has declined an invitation to attend a service to mark the annual RUC George Cross day, because it will be an inter-denominational event attended by a Catholic priest.
Dr Uprichard said "in conscience" he could not attend the service to be held in June in St Anne's Church of Ireland church in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.