A round-up of today's other stories in brief
HSE and Impact to meet today
The HSE and the Impact trade union will meet again today in an attempt to find a resolution to a dispute which has resulted in about 28,000 health sector staff taking industrial action.
The staff, including those working in administration, are involved in a work to rule for the past three weeks over the imposition by the HSE of tighter restrictions on recruitment.
The HSE and Impact had a preliminary meeting yesterday regarding the dispute. The sides meet again today at 1.30pm.
Minister for Health Mary Harney said yesterday the HSE faced an enormous challenge trying to live within its budget this year and "the challenge next year will be even greater".
Irishman recovers after croc attack
An Irishman is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a crocodile in Mexico at the weekend.
Seán Treacy (23) was swimming in Nichupte lagoon near Cancun when he was attacked. He received injuries to his upper arm and suffered a punctured lung.
Despite the prevalence of crocodiles in the 5,000- hectare Nichupte lagoon, it remains a draw for tourists and is frequently used for boating excursions and jet-ski jungle tours.
Website for teens launched
A new website has been established providing links to hundreds of programmes and activities for young people across the State.
www.teenspace.ie is funded out of the €400,000 allocated each year to Government youth schemes like Dáil na nÓg (the annual youth parliament) and Comhairle na nÓg (regular youth council meetings).
Minister of State for Children Barry Andrews said the idea came from the young representatives at Dáil na nÓg.