A round up of today's other stories from around the country in brief.
Man in court after €500,000 drugs seizure
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court yesterday charged in connection with a €500,000 drugs seizure by customs officials at Cork airport.
Tony Lidipo (41), a UK and Nigerian passport-
holder, of Tottenham, London, was charged with possession, and possession for sale or supply, of cocaine at the airport on October 17th.
He was remanded in custody to appear again today.
Appeal for help in hunt for girl
Police in the UK have appealed for assistance from the Irish public in their search for a 13-year-old girl who they believe may be in the Republic.
Police say they have "grave concerns" for the safety of Maxine Bindi, from Fleetwood, Lancaster, who has not been seen since Sunday, October 2nd, when she boarded a tram for Blackpool.
It is possible she is in the company of a man called Alan Keegan. Mr Keegan has contacts in Dublin and Galway. She is described as Afro-Caribbean with shoulder-length black hair, usually in a pony-tail. She has brown eyes and is 5'2" tall.
Mr Keegan is 5'10" tall, has blue eyes and weighs about 18 stone. Anyone with any information should contact Lancaster police at 0044 1524 63333.
Two injured in attack on house
Two people were taken to hospital following an attack at a house in Co Wexford.
It is believed three people entered the house in Mount Carmel estate, New Ross, last Sunday evening and attacked the occupants with what is believed to have been a hammer.
Hit-and-run car sighted in Dundalk
Gardaí at Clondalkin, Dublin, are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident in which a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured.
The pedestrian was struck by a Fiat Brava, registration number YIB 5643, at 8.37pm last Sunday at the junction of Dunawley Estate and Fonthill Road. The car was seen in Dundalk on Monday.
Sharp fall in dioxin levels
Dioxin levels in Ireland were 33 per cent lower last year than 10 years ago, a report by the Environmental Protection Agency found.
The report, Dioxin Levels in the Irish Environment, also found that levels were 20 per cent lower than in 2000.
The conclusions, based on a survey of dioxins in cow's milk, confirm that Ireland's dioxin levels remain among the lowest in Europe.