A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Man charged with murder of baby in Antrim
A man has been charged in connection with the murder of a 14-week-old baby in Co Antrim, writes Dan Keenan.
The 24-year-old, understood to be the baby's father, is to appear before magistrates later today at the Laganside courts complex in Belfast.
The murder charge is also to be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
The baby boy, Cameron Leslie, was first taken to Antrim Area hospital on Thursday before being transferred to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, where he died on Saturday.
He was suffering from a number of serious injuries. A postmortem has been carried out.
Ballsbridge tower hearing opens
A Bord Pleanála hearing into developer Seán Dunne's plans for a high-rise complex, including a 37-storey tower, on the site of the former Jurys and Berkeley Court hotels in Ballsbridge, Dublin, opens in Croke Park today, writes Olivia Kelly.
The planning board received a record 127 appeals in relation to the planning application. While several local residents and residents' groups have opposed the development, 87 of the appeals are in favour of the development.
Dublin City Council granted permission last March for the bulk of the development, but rejected the 37-storey building on the grounds of excessive height.
The hearing is expected to last at least two weeks.
Batu members occupy office
Members of the Building and Allied Trade Union (Batu) who are occupying the union's head office in Blessington Street, Dublin, have been given until 10am today to leave or face court action.
The 18 union staff staging the sit-in protest have demanded the resignation of general secretary Paddy O'Shaughnessy and that the union opens its books to an auditor.
The dispute arose from the alleged redundancy of two Batu organisers due to financial problems within the union.
The two Batu head office staff are members of the Unite trade union.
Motion calls for Gormley to quit
A motion calling for the resignation of Minister for the Environment John Gormley arising out of dissatisfaction at his handling of the Haulbowline waste scandal was carried yesterday at the monthly meeting of Cork County Council.
The motion was carried by a majority of 24 to nine, with one abstention. It was proposed by Cork East Labour councillor John Mulvihill.