A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Woman killed when car struck tree
A young woman from Co Waterford was killed when her car left the road at Banogue near Croom, Co Limerick, and hit a tree shortly after 9am yesterday.
Ciara Meehan (25) was travelling to Limerick for a business appointment when her car left the road. A native of Dungarvan, Co Waterford, she had been working and living in Cork.
Ambassadors present letters
The ambassadors of Austria, the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea presented their letters of credence to President Mary McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday.
They are Dr Walter Hagg, ambassador of Austria, Melvin Humpah Chalobah, ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Song Nam Ja, ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Lech Walesa on visit to Mayo
Former Polish president and Nobel peace prize recipient, Lech Walesa, arrives in Mayo today on a three-day visit to the county. The former Solidarity leader is a guest of disability group Rehab, which will open a new facility in the Polish city of Lodz this autumn.
Mr Walesa lands at Knock airport this afternoon. He will address a Rehab fundraising gala banquet dinner tomorrow night at the Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar.
Mr Walesa will attend Mass at the Basilica in Knock at noon tomorrow along with members of the local Polish community.
Air passenger refused bail
A transatlantic flight had to be diverted to Belfast International Airport after a drunken passenger assaulted two stewardesses, Belfast High Court heard yesterday.
Over 170 passengers were on the flight from Toronto to London Gatwick last week when the plane was forced to land at Aldergrove. The diversion cost the airline about £30,000 pounds.
Yesterday the court heard a bail application by Simon Charvatov (46), an Israeli businessman living in Canada who was travelling to Russia via London.
Opposing bail, crown counsel said the trouble started when a passenger complained that Charvatov had spilled alcohol on her clothing and was being rude. Counsel said a crew member had to sit beside Charvatov to ensure "reasonable compliance". But he kept banging his head on the seat in front and on the window.
"Some three hours later he again became disruptive and a Canadian police officer had to restrain him and seized the half-empty bottle of whiskey," she said.
Charvatov had been previously remanded in custody on charges of endangering the plane's safety, failing to obey the captain's orders, assaulting stewardesses Elaine Peebles and Carolyn Byers, using threatening language and indecent exposure.
Refusing bail, the judge said: "To behave like that on an aircraft could have disastrous consequences and in the circumstances I don't consider that release on bail could be justified."
Coping with suicide booklets
Two publications signposting the support services available to individuals touched by suicide were launched yesterday by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention.
A booklet You Are Not Alone provides counsel, advice and practical information on coping with the death of someone close.
"The sudden death of someone close can be an overwhelming loss. The You Are Not Alone resources can in some way be a help throughout this stressful process," Geoff Day, head of the National Office for Suicide Prevention said. The second booklet is a directory of bereavement support services.