A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Father of arson victim told gardaí of death threats made against her
The father of the victim of a weekend arson attack in Cork said he had informed gardaí of death threats made against his daughter.
Joe O’Dwyer, father of Helena O’Dwyer (25) who perished in the fire along with her five-year-old nephew Ryan, said his daughter had received texts and a letter threatening to petrol-bomb her home.
One text Helena received at 5.50am read, “There is a bullet waiting for you, we know where you are, Mahon is a small place. RIP”. Speaking on Cork’s 96FM yesterday, Mr O’Dwyer said his daughter was genuinely concerned about the threats and said he felt if something more had been done, she might still be alive today.
Musician dies in Waterford crash
Tributes were paid yesterday to a well-known musician in the Waterford area who was killed in a road crash. Bobby Bible (52), a father-of-two, was seriously injured after his car collided with a horse on the N25 Cork to Waterford road at Ballyduff East in Kilmeaden at 1.50am on Monday.
Mr Bible, a keyboard player with local bands Tweed, Brass Co and Waves, was later pronounced dead. Originally from St John's Park, Mr Bible had been living in nearby Carroll's Cross prior to his death.
Mountain rescue teams report a busy Easter weekend in Wicklow
Mountain rescue teams serving Wicklow said they had a busy time over Easter, with four rescue missions on Monday.
A woman had to be taken by stretcher from the top of the cliffs at Glendalough after she fell at Spinc walk. She was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment, at 4pm. A rescue vehicle was sent, at about the same time, to the Wicklow Way near Borenacrow when another woman sprained her ankle. She and a companion were taken back to her car.
A mountain rescue team responded to a call for assistance at 3pm when a hillwalker, who had been camping in the Inchavore Valley near Lough Dan, fell and injured his back and ribs. He was taken by stretcher to a waiting boat and ambulance. When one helicopter had to be grounded for mechanical reasons, a second Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to airlift him to hospital.
At 6pm, a 16-year-old boy became separated from his family in the Kelly's lake area near Lugnaquilla, Glenmalure. He was found on a track in the Glenmalure valley by the rescue teams and reunited with his family.