A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
€101,806 raised for Lithuanian badly attacked
Gardaí in Dublin who set up a special fund to raise money for a Lithuanian man, who was left severely brain damaged following a random attack in 2004, have collected more than €100,000.
Following a news report by RTÉ, the fund was established a fortnight ago by gardaí investigating the attack on Vytautas (Vytas) Sukys at Dublin's Royal Canal in September 2004.
Mr Sukys, a pilot, was left in a coma for almost five months after being kicked in the head repeatedly. Today he cannot speak or walk unaided. He now lives in a nursing home in Swords, Co Dublin, where his wife, Neringa, and medical staff care for him.
Insp Colm Fox, who has been investigating the case, yesterday said that the public reaction to the fund had been "phenomenal".
Michael MacClancy of the EBS in Phibsboro, where the special fundraising account was set up, confirmed that funds raised so far stood at €101,806. Those wishing to donate can contribute to the Vytas Sukys Fund, EBS in Phibsboro, account number 39993442.
Armed raids target race takings
Gardaí are continuing their investigations into an armed raid on a bookmaker and an attempted raid on another bookmaker in Dublin on Monday evening, just hours after the Irish Grand National in Fairyhouse.
One of the attacks, which took place at a private house in Cabra, saw the raiders get away with up to €30,000 in cash. Two men armed with a knife and a firearm tied up the occupants of the house and locked them in a room. It is believed they had held the woman hostage until her husband came home.
However, the other raid, on the Deansgrange offices of betting firm Chronicle, was disrupted by gardaí. Armed members of the Garda's National Bureau of Criminal Investigation were aware of the planned raid.
Five men were still being questioned yesterday.
Dame Street attack victim stable
Gardaí in Dublin continue to examine CCTV footage of Dame Street, Dublin, after a man was left with serious head injuries following an unprovoked attack.
The man (30), who remains in a stable condition in intensive care at St James's Hospital, was assaulted at about 4am on Sunday at the Central Bank plaza.
Gardaí believe that he was making his way home from a night out when his attacker knocked him to the ground and repeatedly kicked him in the upper body and head.
Black and Tan ice cream rethink
Ben & Jerry's, the American ice-cream maker, is reconsidering its marketing of a new flavour. Tubs of Black and Tan ice cream have gone on sale this month in North America and prompted some complaints from Irish-Americans that the phrase is not just the name for the drink made from mixing stout with a pale ale.
Black and Tans, some customers explained, was the term for an irregular force of British former servicemen recruited during the War of Independence who were renowned for their brutality.
"We have had a small amount of contacts from people letting us know how Black and Tan originated. We were not aware of that.
"It was named because it's a very popular drink in the US . . . it was released in the United States before being promoted for international use. That's now being discussed."