A round-up of the rest of today's news in brief
Marty Whelan named host of Lyric FM’s new breakfast show
RTÉ Lyric FM has announced that Marty Whelan will be its new breakfast presenter from the beginning of October.
Whelan, one of the country's best known broadcasters, moves from his midday slot to anchor the critical morning programme. He replaces Liz Nolan who moves to lunchtime. The new show – Marty in the Morning– will be broadcast between 7am and 10am each morning.
Head of RTÉ Lyric FM Aodán Ó Dubhghaill said the changes would offer listeners a real alternative to Morning Irelandand 2FM. " Marty in the Morningbuilds on the success of Marty's lunchtime programme. I'm confident that this move will offer listeners a genuine escape."
Top Leaving Cert pupil selling notes
Interest is growing in the work of an A-grade Leaving Cert student who has put his study notes up for sale on the online auction website Ebay.
One bidder has offered €1,000 for a set of notes offered by Co Clare student Cillian Fahy.
Cillian (18), who sat his exams at Gort Community School in Galway, scored seven As and now hopes to attend Trinity College Dublin to study English, literature and mathematics.
A total of 57 people had bid on his French notes last night, driving the price up to €1,070 with still three days to go before the bidding closes.
Twelve bidders have so far shown interest in his English notes, which were valued at €141.50 last night, and 21 bids had been lodged for his Irish notes, pushing the price up to €81.50. He has also put his history, music and maths notes up for sale.
Cillian said the idea behind the auction was to make money to finance college.
"Thousands of euro is spent in this country on grind classes when the main advantage of these classes is simply the notes," he said.
"With the economy as it is, I think students in particular need to be resourceful and clever in making money."
Man arrested after gardaí find gun
Gardaí in Tallaght, Co Dublin, have arrested a man in his 30s following the seizure of a handgun during a search of a house in the Cushlawn Park estate yesterday.
The handgun, which is subject to technical examination, was seized along with shotgun cartridges, pepper spray and a balaclava.
The man was brought to Tallaght Garda station where he is being held under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Charge brought in rape case
A man in his early 30s has appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court in Co Cork charged with raping a woman in west Cork earlier this week. The man – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was charged yesterday with raping a woman on August 25th last.
Gardaí lodged an objection to bail in the case. Judge Aingeal Ní Chonduin remanded the man in custody to appear before Bandon District Court again next Friday.