A round-up of today's other stories in brief...
Man who shot garda jailed for five years
A man who was involved in an attempted robbery of a petrol station during which a garda was shot in the hand has been jailed for five years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Kenneth Williams (22) Barry Avenue, Finglas West, hid in the roof of a toilet for 3½ hours and waited for the Statoil shop to close before emerging and threatening the night attendant with a gun.
Gardaí were called by late- night customers who saw a number of raiders inside the shop. As the men attempted to escape, Garda Joe Glackin received a gunshot wound to the hand which required more than 20 stitches.
Paul McEneaney (23), Plunkett Avenue, Finglas, was jailed for four years by Judge Katherine Delahunt.
Both men pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at Statoil, North Road, Finglas, on October 27th, 2004. Williams also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to commit robbery.
Murder trial jury returns to hotel
The jury at the trial of a Louth man accused of killing a man in the town on Christmas Eve 2003 was last night sent to a hotel for a second night having failed to reach a verdict.
Kenneth Cunningham (31), Woodview Park, Castletown Road, Dundalk, denies the murder of Laurence Garvey (59), a father of two, at Patrick Street, Dundalk.
At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, the jury spent much of the day examining video evidence and statements.
Mr Justice Philip O'Sullivan adjourned proceedings yesterday evening after the foreman told the court that it had not reached a verdict.
Appeal against fine of €200,000 fails
A construction company has lost its appeal against the severity of a €200,000 fine imposed on it after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety legislation in relation to an incident involving the death of a young boy after a barrel of wood preservative exploded.
O'Flynn Construction Company Ltd had pleaded guilty to two offences relating to an incident at Clarke's Hill, Rochestown, Co Cork, in September 2001.
The Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday found that the defaults of the company were "significant contributory factors" in the circumstances which led to the death of Stephen Long (9), Broadale Estate, Maryborough Hill, Cork.
The Chief Justice, Mr Justice John Murray, said the three-judge court had found the fine imposed was proportionate to and reflected the seriousness of the default of the defendant in committing the offences to which it pleaded guilty. It could not be said to be unduly severe, he said.
Golf design firm secures injunction
A golf design company which claims it is owed €1.4 million has secured a High Court interim injunction restraining interference with its right to enter a site for an 18-hole championship golf course at Blarney, Co Cork.
Colm Smyth SC, for MF Irish Golf Design Limited, was granted the injunction yesterday by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy who made it returnable for next Tuesday.
The injunction restrains Kelcar Developments Ltd from interfering with Golf Design's entitlement to enter and occupy the site near Muskerry East, Co Cork, to complete development works in accordance with the terms of a contract of December 21st, 2004.