A round-up of today's other news stories in brief:
Man on Cork murder charge remanded
A man charged at a special sitting of Cork District Court on Sunday with the murder of a 23-year-old whose body was found in a flat in the city has been further remanded in custody.
Keith Nagle (21), Churchfield Green, Cork, was charged with the murder of Ger O'Mahony at a flat in Park View, Wellington Road, Cork.
When Mr Nagle was arrested, charged and cautioned in connection with the murder on Sunday morning at Gurranabraher Garda station, he said "I had no intention of killing him, it was a mistake."
Free legal aid was granted in the case and solicitor Frank Buttimer was assigned to represent Mr Nagle.
Judge Uinsinn Mac Gruairc yesterday at Cork District Court further remanded Mr Nagle in custody to Cork Prison to appear before the court again on Thursday.
Mr O'Mahony was originally from Gurranabraher in Cork city.
Danone case is adjourned
A legal battle between French dairy giant Danone and the Irish dairy company Glanbia has been adjourned by the High Court.
Mr Justice Peter Kelly yesterday issued directions in relation to the exchange of legal documents and other preliminary matters in the proceedings and adjourned the case for mention again on May 8th.
Danone is alleging infringement of trademark over the use of the Yoplait Essence brandname on a recently launched range of probiotic yoghurts.
Glanbia has denied the claims. It also contends that Danone has not put its Essensis Irish-registered trademark to genuine use within the past five years and, in a counterclaim, is seeking to have the mark revoked.
Former IMO head seeks FG selection
Former Irish Medical Organisation president Dr James Reilly is to make a bid for a nomination to run for Fine Gael in the Dublin North constituency in the general election.
The local party organisation, which was represented in the Dáil by former minister for justice Nora Owen until June 2002, will make its selection on May 2nd.
"The current Government has failed to deliver to the communities of Fingal, it is only with a change of Government that these people will see crucial service and infrastructural improvement," Dr Reilly said. "I would be honoured to represent Fine Gael in Dublin North."
The current IMO representative at the World Medical Association, he is married with five children and has worked as a GP in north Co Dublin for the past 23 years, with surgeries in Lusk and Donabate.
In 2002, Dr Reilly became embroiled in a brief but bitter exchange with the then minister for health, Micheál Martin when he alleged that the Government had failed to keep promises to extend eligibility limits for medical cards.
Within days, figures from the General Medical Services board showing that Dr Reilly was one of 250 GPs to earn more than €250,000 from treating medical card patients were released to Sunday newspapers.
Fire destroys Co Tipperary village pub
One of Co Tipperary's best known pubs, the Thatch Cottage, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The fire at the pub in the village of Ballycommon, three miles from Nenagh, started shortly after noon. Fire brigades were quickly on the scene but the fire had engulfed the premises by the time they arrived.
The restaurant and function rooms to the rear of the building were saved. No one was injured.
The premises was purchased about a year ago by a local businessman Charlie Monaghan.
Man died after prank on boat
A father-of-two died last August after he was struck by the propeller of his boat following a drunken prank, an inquest heard yesterday.
Brian Bannister (40), Orby Drive, Castlereagh, Co Down, was thrown into Upper Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh, as his friend spun the vessel round.
Robert Longridge completed two turns of the boat and had straightened it when he saw Mr Bannister in the water.
He told Belfast Coroner's Court: "I would like to say that it was never my intention to unsettle Brian or throw him in the water. It was a prank that went wrong. I am sorry for what happened."
The inquest heard Mr Bannister and three friends cooked lunch on the boat and drank several beers.
It was only when the boat pulled up alongside Mr Bannister that his friends became aware he had been critically injured.
A post mortem concluded Mr Bannister died from chest and abdominal injuries. He was more than two times over the legal alcohol limit for driving.