A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Man dies from injuries after road collision
A second man has died from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle collision in Co Leitrim on Tuesday. The crash happened at around 8.10am on the N4 Dublin-to-Sligo road at Mountcampbell, near Carrick-on-Shannon.
A 44-year-old foreign national, the driver of one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while two other motorists were brought to Sligo General Hospital for treatment.
Gardaí said yesterday an 18-year-old man had died at the hospital from the injuries he sustained in the collision. A third man injured in the collision is recovering in hospital in Sligo. The man's death brings the number of people killed on the roads this year to 237, compared to 266 for the same period last year.
Voluntary work will 'tackle racism'
Voluntary work is one of the most effective means of countering racism and integrating ethnic minorities, it was argued last night, writes Ruadhán Mac Cormaic.
Launching a voluntary programme aimed at immigrants, Derek Cleary of Localise, which promotes community work among the young, said many non-Irish nationals were unfairly portrayed as "takers" rather than contributors to society.
"We see community work as a positive way of furthering integration and it's a great way to focus on people's commonalities rather than their differences," he said.
The first volunteers to join the initiative are a group of 20 Poles whose first task will be to renovate a flat in Dublin's inner city.
"We see this as a unique way to tackle racism head on, particularly in working class areas, because we have Irish and Polish volunteers working together to improve their area," Mr Cleary said. Programmes for African and Asian groups are to begin later this year.
Stamp to honour priest's work
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday launched a 55c stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of archaeological discoveries made at San Clemente Basilica, Rome, by Irish priest Fr Joseph Mullooly.
In 1857, Fr Mullooly began excavations under the basilica and uncovered three historical layers - the 12th-century church, a fourth-century Christian basilica boasting New Testament frescos and a third-century temple.
The discovery of the tomb of St Cyril in 1863 was the most significant find at San Clemente. The stamp is based on a watercolour by William Ewing from the late 19th century, depicting Fr Mullooly in the fourth-century basilica.
Anti-Shell activist on assault charge
A Shell to Sea spokesman appeared before Belmullet District Court yesterday, charged with assaulting a garda outside Rossport National School on May 24th last, the day of the general election. Seán Ó Muineacháin of Rossport, Ballina, Co Mayo, was also charged with breach of the peace and failure to comply with a garda on the same day.
Judge Mary Devins adjourned the case until October 10th to ascertain the legal authority of a garda being present at a polling station.