A round up of today's other stories from around the country in brief.
Festival to hear Richard Harris poems
A collection of poems by the late Richard Harris are to be recited for the first time at a poetry festival in his native Limerick.
The ninth Limerick International Poetry Festival opened yesterday, and this year's brochure of events includes a special recital of poetry taken from a book of Richard Harris's poems which was published in 1975.
I, in the Memory of My Days is a collection of works written by the late actor over a 30-year period.
The book includes two poems written when he was a child. Limerick poet Barney Sheehan will recite the poems. He said that very few people were aware the collection existed.
They will be recited in a series of lunchtime sessions which start today at 1.15pm at Impact Theatre, Space, 18 O'Connell Street, and continue until Friday.
Bryan MacMahon statue approved
The erection of a bronze statue to commemorate the late writer Bryan MacMahon has been granted, with revised conditions, by An Bord Pleanála.
The board has upheld conditions imposed by the planning authority, Listowel Town Council.
A copy of the decision is on its way to the promoters, the North Kerry Literary Trust, and to Listowel Town Council.
The literary trust had appealed the council's attempt to scale down the height.
Planners in Listowel considered the overall height - 8 ft 9 in - too high if a 2 ft 4 in base were to be included.
This was especially so given the statue's prominent position in the heritage town's square directly in front of the castle.
Controversy has surrounded the €27,000 project.
Its scheduled erection and unveiling during this year's Listowel Writers' Week by Senator Maurice Hayes was postponed when it was realised the statue needed planning permission.
Ennis considers water tankers
Clare county manager Mr Alec Fleming said yesterday that the council would be considering providing tankers to supply water to 30,000 residents in the greater Ennis area if the warning about the public water supply had to be extended for any lengthy period.
Five days after the third "boil water" notice was imposed on Ennis residents by the HSE and Ennis Town Council this year, Mr Fleming admitted yesterday that the water supply would be "vulnerable" until a new treatment plant was put in place in two years.