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Goal welcomes decision on ambassadors
Aid agency chief John O'Shea of Goal has welcomed the decision by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern not to appoint ambassadors to Ethiopia and Uganda, writes Deaglán de Bréadún.
This week the Minister announced an upgrade of diplomatic posts to full ambassadorial level in four of the six countries which receive the bulk of Ireland's aid money for sub-Saharan Africa. However he left out Ethiopia and Uganda despite the fact that they are also among Ireland's priority or "programme countries" in the region.
"Dermot Ahern is displaying a measure of moral fibre in his dealing with corrupt governments and that is to be applauded," said Mr O'Shea.
Jury to resume deliberations
The jury in the trial of a Dundalk man accused of killing a man in the town on Christmas Eve 2003 will resume its deliberations this morning after it failed to reach a verdict.
Kenneth Cunningham (31), of Woodview Park, Castletown Road, denies the murder of Laurence Garvey (59), at Patrick Street, Dundalk, on December 24th, 2003.
Yesterday at the Central Criminal Court the jury retired to consider its verdict at 12.30pm. Shortly after 6.30pm Mr Justice Philip O'Sullivan sent the jury to the hotel for the night.
Questioning of men continues
Gardaí in Co Tipperary were last night continuing to question two men in connection with the murder of a man in a suspected drugs-related killing at a house outside Clonmel on Sunday night.
Detectives had arrested five men and a woman for questioning about the murder of Eoin Cahill (25) at Kilganey at around 11.50pm on Sunday.
Yesterday morning, gardaí released the woman and one man without charge, and last night a further two men were released without charge. However gardaí obtained extensions to allow them to continue to question the remaining two suspects arrested on Monday.
Four food closure orders served
Four closure orders were served on food businesses by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in March.
The closure orders were served on Irish Indian Take Away, New Street, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon; Jade Garden restaurant, Meeting House Street, Raphoe, Lifford, Co Donegal; Nite Bites, Main Street, Doneraile, Cork; and on the kitchen, nightclub area, including bars, dance floor and all storage areas of The Boot Inn, Cloghran, Co Dublin.
The last closure order does not affect the public bar and lounge in respect of normal pub business.
Cork hospital restricts visiting
Management at Cork University Hospital yesterday announced visitor restrictions limited to direct next of kin or immediate family following an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug in two adult wards.
However the radiotherapy and chemotherapy day units, along with the out-patients department, will remain open as they are separate from patients in the hospital. Anyone with concerns in relation to visiting is asked to contact the hospital in advance.