A round-up of today's stories in brief.
Van driver dies after bypass crash
A man in his 40s has died following a crash on the Cashel bypass in Co Tipperary yesterday morning. The man, who was driving a van, veered off the main N8 Cashel bypass at Killistafford and hit a truck that was parked on the hard shoulder at about 8.30am.
The dead man, who was the sole occupant of the van, was taken to South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel where a postmortem will be carried out.
The truck driver was uninjured.
Killer to be tried for Stormont plot
Milltown Cemetery killer Michael Stone was yesterday sent to stand trial for allegedly plotting to assassinate Sinn Féin leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.
The notorious loyalist, stopped as he crashed through the front doors of Parliament Buildings, Stormont, 12 months ago, hobbled into Belfast Magistrates' Court on crutches to hear details of the charges against him.
As he was led away following a brief hearing Stone (52) stopped and declared: "Peace. Love the dove."
Magistrate Fiona Bagnall remanded him in custody. He faces 14 charges, including the attempted murder of Mr Adams and Mr McGuinness on November 24th last year.
Trial over M50 160km/h car chase
A 16-year-old boy who allegedly led gardaí on a pursuit when he drove a stolen car at 160 km/h on the M50 motorway has been sent for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
The north Dublin boy, a father-to-be, is accused of stealing a Nissan Micra, driving without a licence and insurance, failing to stop for gardaí, as well as two counts of careless driving. The alleged offences occurred on March 28th last year, when he was aged 14.
Judge Ann Ryan had held that the case was too serious to be heard in the Children's Court and ordered that the case be sent to the Circuit Court, which can impose lengthier sentences.
No extradition for Ex-MP's daughter
A daughter of former MP Bernadette McAliskey will not be extradited to Germany to stand trial for the attempted murder of British soldiers, a judge ruled yesterday.
Judge Tom Burgess refused an application by German authorities to prosecute Róisín McAliskey (35) over her alleged involvement in an IRA bomb strike on army barracks at Osnabrück in 1996, ruling such a move would be oppressive.