A round-up of today's other regional news in brief
Boy critical after being hit on the back of the head with golf ball
A nine-year-old boy was in a critical condition in hospital last night after he was hit by a golf ball.
Jamie Mullane-Forest, from Shanagolden in Co Limerick was out playing with friends when the accident occurred at 7pm on Tuesday.
He was struck on the back of the head by the golf ball while playing in the Parkview Estate in Shanagolden.
He was taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick but transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin later that night with a serious head injury.
A spokesperson for the hospital described his condition yesterday as “critical”.
Prayers were being said for the boy in the close-knit community of Shanagolden yesterday.
“This was a tragic accident and all our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family,” said one local.
Jamie is due to start third class at Pallaskenry National School next month. His family were at his bedside in Beaumont Hospital last night.
Teenager held on assault charge
A teenager charged in connection with a serious assault on a 16 year old has been further remanded in custody.
The 17-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with assault causing serious harm to the boy at Applegreen filling station, Corbally, Co Clare, on July 23rd last.
The accused was under a temporary care order of the Health Service Executive at the time of the alleged incident.
Judge Olann Kelleher ordered that he appear before the Children's Court in Limerick on September 7th next.
Source of Border fish kill traced
Inland Fisheries officers said yesterday that the source of a major fish kill at a Louth-Armagh cross-Border river had been traced, and a further threat to fish life in the area removed.
Hundreds of fish were discovered dead along a stretch of the Kilcurry river in Co Louth and officials traced the pollution to another tributary of the stream at Mullaghbane near Forkhill, Co Armagh.
A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency said it was now dealing with the matter and the situation was being "closely monitored to prevent any further threat to fish life".