A round-up of today's other regional news stories in brief
Man found in Athlone with severe injury
Gardaí in Athlone are trying to piece together the facts of how a man was found with a severe head injury in the town yesterday morning.
The man, in his 20s, was rushed to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, after he was discovered with a deep gash on the back of his head at the rear of a guest house where he is believed to be a long-term resident.
Gardaí are trying to ascertain if he was assaulted or if he picked up his injuries in a fall. His injuries are not life-threatening.
Council wants to restrict jetskis
Monaghan County Council is proposing to introduce new bylaws, under section 6 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005, restricting the use of jetskis on all waters within its administrative area.
Castleblayney residents had called on the local authority to impose a ban on the use of the speedboats on the 600-hectare Lough Muckno, because of the threat to public safety and feared damage to fish stocks.
However, David Fallon, the council's environmental director of service, confirmed it was proposing to restrict their use on all lakes in the Border county.
Grandad's freefall for Parkinson's
A grandfather from Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, will freefall - drop with unopened parachute - for 5,000 feet when he makes his jump at the Irish Parachute Club at Clonbullogue, near Edenderry, Co Offaly, today.
Anthony O'Malley-Daly, a former seaman - who made a failed water-ski attempt three weeks ago - aims to highlight the benefits of membership of the Parkinson's Association and to raise €250,000 for the appointment of a full-time dedicated nurse in the northwest.
Mr O'Malley-Daly , who has never parachuted before, will be strapped to skydive expert Vinnie Howard for the tandem fall. They will be falling at 120 mph when the ripcord is pulled to open the chute for the final 5,000 feet.
Better Galway rail services sought
East Galway residents have formed an action group to put pressure on Iarnród Éireann to improve services at Woodlawn station.
Residents are critical of the fact that few Dublin- Galway trains passing through Woodlawn stop to pick up passengers. Four stop going west, another four going east.
"We want Iarnród Éireann to make sure that the other trains also stop in Woodlawn," said Michael Kilgannon of the Woodlawn Heritage Group, which has brought together more than 400 locals to kick-start a protest campaign.
Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny said the company would look at including further stops for Woodlawn when it completed its new schedule in December.