A round-up of today's other regional news stories in brief.
Shots fired at boys playing in Limerick
The parents of two young Limerick brothers who escaped injury when shots were fired at a playing pitch have not yet filed a complaint with gardaí.
Senior gardaí confirmed last night that a full investigation is under way into the ongoing feud between two Limerick factions. It emerged last night that relatives of the boys, aged eight and 12, are aligned to prominent members of a southside criminal gang.
The car used in the gun attack which took place in a green in Garryowen at 9.10pm on Monday was later found burned out in the Ballyclough area. The weapon used in the shooting has not been recovered.
It is understood that two shots were fired at the boys, who were the only people in the playing green at the time. Under-age members of a local soccer team had been training in the same area shortly before the shooting.
Fire damages Clare Island hotel
A fire on Clare Island has extensively damaged the only hotel and led to renewed calls for a fully fledged fire-fighting service on the island. Up to 30 islanders, equipped only with fire extinguishers and fire blankets supplied by Mayo County Council, tackled the blaze at the Bay View Hotel which began shortly after midday.
After several hours, the volunteer fire teams brought the blaze under control but extensive smoke damage was caused to the interior of the building, which is owned by the O'Grady family.
Island manager Donal O'Shea said householders had come rushing to the scene and bravely tackled the flames with hand-held domestic fire extinguishers, issued to them recently by Mayo County Council.
It is understood there were about 10 people staying in the hotel when the fire took place but nobody was injured.
Monaghan hospital meetings
A number of local authorities have announced plans to stage a series of emergency public meetings to discuss the removal of all acute services from Monaghan General Hospital at the end of September.
The chairman of the Co Monaghan Hospital Community Alliance, Peadar McMahon, claimed yesterday that lives would be put at risk as "emergency cases from over 20,000 people will have difficulty reaching Drogheda [ Our Lady of Lourdes] or Cavan [ General Hospital] within a reasonable timeframe."
He said they were "already at over-capacity and unable to cope safely with the present workload".
Mayor of Carrickmacross Matt Carthy revealed plans for a public meeting in the town on August 28th and the mayor of Ballybay, councillor Eugene Duffy, announced plans for a similar public meeting in that town the next day.
No job losses at chicken factory
Twenty jobs under threat at the Western Brand Chicken factory in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, which was partially destroyed by fire last Saturday, have been told there will be no redundancies.
Siptu official Tommy Ginnelly said following talks with management yesterday that no jobs would be lost. Six will be redeployed from Monday to another section of the plant and the rest will be taken on as seasonal staff return to college.