A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Clare man killed in road accident
A 36-year-old man was killed in a road accident near the east Clare village of Kilmurry when his car collided with a lorry yesterday at about 2pm.
The accident happened on a bend on the main Sixmilebridge-Kilmurry road. The dead man is from the Sixmilebridge area, but gardaí are not naming him until all his relatives have been notified.
It was the second fatal traffic accident in the county in the past three days and brings to 370 the number of people killed on the roads this year, compared to 346 for the corresponding period in 2004.
Former minister to chair aid body
Former Fianna Fáil minister of state Chris Flood has been reappointed as chairman of the watchdog overseeing the Government's overseas aid programme.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Conor Lenihan last week appointed Mr Flood for a second three- year term as chairman of the advisory board for Development Co-operation Ireland.
Former minister for foreign affairs David Andrews and the general secretary of Ictu, David Begg, were also appointed to the board.
Coughlan praises resilient farmers
Speaking at celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Irish Farmers Monthly magazine, Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan spoke optimistically about the future for farmers, saying that while there were challenges ahead, Irish farmers were very resilient.
She said the "decoupling" of EU subsidies from production would lead to a larger number of viable farms.
Publican told to clean premises
A publican was given a week to clean up his premises after a court heard he had failed to do so to the satisfaction of the health authorities.
Alan McKeever, owner of the Black Raven bar and restaurant, Church Street, Skerries, Co Dublin, was served with an improvement order by the Health Service Executive requiring him to address seven matters to bring hygiene in the kitchen up to standard.
Dublin District Court heard yesterday five of these had been attended to but health inspectors were still concerned about the lack of cleaning and the training of staff in relation to hygiene.
Judge Hugh O'Donnell adjourned the case to December 15th.