A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
SDLP leader says inquiry was justified
SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said the lengthy and costly Bloody Sunday inquiry is justified because the original Widgery report into the 14 killings was "such a whitewash", writes Gerry Moriarty, Northern Editor.
The Foyle MP was yesterday responding to a speech in Derry on Monday in which Senator Maurice Hayes said he did not believe the inquiry would reveal any new "essential" truth about Bloody Sunday.
Men held over murder freed
The five men arrested for questioning about the murder in Derry last Sunday morning of James McGlynn have all been released without charge.
Four of them were arrested in Derry and one in Belfast. Mr McGlynn (28) was shot dead in front of his girlfriend Jennifer Cowley, (24) in Derry on Sunday.
Jury in allegations trial sent to hotel
The jury in the trial of the man charged with falsely claiming a priest buggered him almost 30 years ago when allegedly tutoring him for his Communion has been sent to a hotel overnight.
Judge Patricia Ryan sent the jury away after it had been deliberating for four hours and has asked the four women and eight men to resume at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.
Man had cocaine worth €154,000
Customs officers at Dublin airport yesterday seized about 2.2kg of cocaine with a street value of €154,000.
As a result of risk profiling, a 40-year-old South African male was found to have 2kg of the drug hidden in the lining of a briefcase and another 200g carried internally.
Phone thief gets six months
A teenage thief, who stole a mobile phone from a pregnant woman and may have caused her to suffer a miscarriage, has been detained for six months by the Dublin Children's Court. Judge Bryan Smyth said it could never be known if the woman's miscarriage had been caused by the incident.
However, he added that the teenager had not shown any remorse.
Record-breaking asbestos damages
The family of a former Belfast shipyard worker who died after being exposed to asbestos has been awarded record-breaking damages in the Belfast High Court.
Tom McNeill was 58 when he died after contracting a malignant mesothelioma during the five years he was an apprentice fitter at Harland and Wolff. His widow and two sons were awarded more than €550,000 in damages.
Man jailed for damaging court
A man who defecated on the floor and walls of Limerick Circuit Court house has been jailed for three months. Gerard McMahon (38), Raheen Square, Limerick, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to the court house on May 30th last.
Heart Foundation in cereals call
The Irish Heart Foundation has called on cereal manufacturers to reduce the amounts of salt, sugar and saturated fat they contain.
The foundation said manufacturers should stop targeting children with high-sugar, high-salt cereals.
