A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Lansdowne costs heading towards €30m
By the end of this year the Government will have spent up to €30 million redeveloping Lansdowne Road stadium, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday, writes Martin Wall.
Secretary general of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism Philip Furlong said around €10 million was spent on the project last year. A further €20 million would be spent this year.
Committee chairman Michael Noonan of Fine Gael said last night that although the FAI and IRFU had reassured the Government that they would contribute to the project, the taxpayer had funded all upfront expenditure on design, planning and consultancy services.
Mr Furlong believed planning permission for the redevelopment would be secured later this year or early next year.
Newman church marks 150th year
A plaque was unveiled yesterday to mark the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Newman University Church, St Stephen's Green, Dublin. Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin celebrated a special Ascension Thursday service there last night.
Minister for Justice Michael McDowell, who was baptised and married in the church, launched a 48 cent postage stamp.
The building's interior was designed in Byzantine style by architect John Hungerford Pollen under the direct instruction of Cardinal John Henry Newman.
Cardinal Newman, born in London in 1801, was the first rector of the Catholic University of Ireland which later became University College Dublin.
Offaly crash victim named
Gardaí in Offaly yesterday named the 19-year-old woman killed when the car she was driving crashed into a ditch at The Derries, near Edenderry, on Wednesday. She was Linda Murrin, Woodville Manor, Rhode, Co Offaly.
24 solicitors guilty of misconduct
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found 24 solicitors guilty of professional misconduct last year, according to its annual report for 2005, writes Carol Coulter.
Eleven related to a failure to file accountants' reports with the Law Society, as required by its rules.
The society brings complaints against solicitors to the tribunal, which is an independent statutory body.
Members of the public may also bring complaints directly, and 62 complaints from clients were dealt with in 2005. These related to the administration of estates, civil actions, conveyancing, failing to explain costs clearly and failure to comply with undertakings to hand over documentation.
For example, one solicitor was found guilty of misconduct when he failed to register his clients as owners of their property in a timely manner or at all, he failed to respond to his clients about the situation, and then failed to respond to the Law Society, misleading its registrar's committee and failing to comply with an undertaking given to them.
This solicitor had 12 previous findings of misconduct against him, and the tribunal recommended to the President of the High Court that he be struck off the Roll of Solicitors.