A round-up to today's other court stories in brief
Court action by President's aide adjourned
A High Court action brought by a protocol officer with President Mary McAleese was again adjourned yesterday.
Bridget Conway initiated her proceedings last month alleging that, because of resentment about her close working relationship with the President, "bogus" disciplinary proceedings were contrived against her two years ago by senior personnel in the office of the President's secretary, with a view to removing her from her post.
When the case was called before Mr Justice Frank Clarke yesterday, he was told by Roddy Horan SC, for Ms Conway, that it could be adjourned, on the consent of both sides, for a further two weeks.
Trial in North for 2004 killing
A 43-year-old Belfast man, who fled to the Republic in July 2004 after the body of a mother of four was found stabbed in his Cavendish Square home, is to be tried in Northern Ireland.
Thomas Graham was handed over to the authorities in the North yesterday afternoon and later remanded in custody for a week by Belfast Magistrate George Connor.
His solicitor, Matt Higgins, said Mr Graham had not been extradited from the Republic, but had "elected for trial in Northern Ireland".
Mr Higgins said that since his arrest in Co Cavan on July 27th, 2004, Mr Graham has been kept in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum in the Republic.
Judge apologises to bricklayers
A High Court judge yesterday apologised to three unemployed bricklayers for confusion over the location of court proceedings brought against them by a construction company.
The proceedings were adjourned earlier yesterday after the men failed to turn up because they could not find where the case was listed.
Mr Justice Frank Clarke told the men later he would ensure that when the case is again mentioned in three weeks, he would ensure they would be informed exactly where it would be heard.
New trial for man found in nunnery
The jury was discharged yesterday at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and a new trial is to take place in the case of a man found by gardaí in a toilet in the monastery of an enclosed order of nuns. Shane Hempenstall (29), Finglas Wood Road, Finglas West, denies aggravated burglary at the monastery of the Redemptoristine Nuns of St Alphonsus, Drumcondra, on August 19th, 2004.