A roundup of today's other regional news in brief
Bail terms set over Drogheda stabbing
A woman charged in relation to a stabbing in Drogheda last weekend had bail terms set at Drogheda District Court yesterday, writes Elaine Keogh.
Nichola Smith (37), Cannon Street, Kells, Co Meath, is charged with assault causing harm to Therese Moore (60) at West Street, Drogheda, Co Louth, on March 20th.
Ms Moore, a mother of three from Drogheda, was taken to hospital with stab wounds after the incident.
Judge Flann Brennan remanded Ms Smith but with consent to bail.
Kenmare may face water restrictions
The water supply to houses and businesses in the tourist town of Kenmare, Co Kerry, is likely to be restricted this summer after councillors roundly rejected putting forward the local Sheen river as a supplementary supply source, a meeting has heard.
Amid strong objections by residents up-river, who feared their lands could be sterilised and their farming practices upset, as well as objections by anglers’ groups, councillors yesterday overwhelmingly voted against the proposal.
Councillor testifies in Lissadell case
A councillor who proposed a motion to preserve public rights of way across Lissadell estate in Sligo has told the High Court he did so because of a continuing dispute over blocking off a road in the estate.
Fine Gael councillor Joe Leonard said yesterday he believed a motion on the preservation of four rights of way as part of the Sligo county development plan would give all concerned about the issue a chance to be heard. His concern was about denial of access to roads through the estate which the public had enjoyed for generations, he said.
He was giving evidence in the continuing action before Mr Justice Bryan McMahon over whether rights of way exist over the 410-acre historical estate, bought in 2003 by barristers Edward Walsh and Constance Cassidy. They closed public access to the estate in 2009.
Man jailed for having stolen laptops
A District Court judge has said the prevalence of laptop thefts in Galway city has become a growing problem because there is a ready market for such items.
Judge Mary Fahy made the comment while sentencing a Polish man caught with two stolen laptops in his home, to seven months in prison at Galway District Court.
Jan Laszewski (30), The Links, Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarra, Galway, pleaded guilty to handling a Fujitsu laptop and a silver Dell laptop, knowing they were stolen, at his address on February 25th.