A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Judge praises courage of garage cashier
The courage of a young woman who twice faced a gunman in separate armed raids where she worked was praised by a judge yesterday.
Judge Jacqueline Linnane said 22-year-old garage forecourt cashier Deborah Mooney had shown great courage in her job.
Dublin Circuit Civil Court was told that Shell Ireland Ltd had decided to settle Ms Mooney's damages claim for post-traumatic stress injuries following assaults by different gunmen on March 23rd and May 4th in 2003, in the Kilnamanagh filling station in Tallaght.
Ken Connolly, counsel for Ms Mooney, of Castle Park, Tallaght, said the case had been settled for an undisclosed amount and could be struck out.
Jury discharged in murder trial
The jury in the trial of a Dublin man accused of murdering a Chinese student has been discharged because there was no judge available to hear the trial.
Derek Wade (27), of Church Avenue South, Rialto, Dublin, denies murdering Song Zhi on June 29th, 2005, during a robbery on Reuben Avenue near the South Circular Road.
Mr Justice Paul Carney said the court had a problem with cases overrunning but he was aware that a number of witnesses and the victim's family had travelled from China for the trial.
The trial will continue on Monday with a new jury before Mr Justice Barry White.
Man died after car driven into sea
A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday to the unlawful killing of his older brother when he drove off a quay into the sea in Cobh.
Patrick O'Mahony (25) died on the July 7th, 2006, after his younger brother, Eddie O'Mahony, of Springfield Park in Cobh, drove into the sea from the Deepwater Quay near the heritage centre in the town. Patrick was a passenger in the car driven by Eddie.
Eddie O'Mahony also pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving on the day his brother died.
Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin adjourned sentencing until November 8th.
O'Mahony was remanded on continuing bail.
Council policy extreme, court told
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has adopted an "extreme" policy in refusing to issue a developer with documents necessary to complete the sale of housing units in south Dublin, the High Court was told yesterday.
Colm Condon SC, for Glenkerrin Homes Ltd, argued the council's refusal to give his client the necessary letters of compliance "could not be stood over".
Legal submissions in the case were made before Mr Justice Frank Clarke yesterday and will continue next week. The dispute arose after Glenkerrin and the council failed to reach an agreement in relation to the provision of social housing at part of a planned 450-unit development at Ballintyre Hall, Ballinteer Avenue, Dublin.
Prisoner found dead in cell
Gardaí were last night awaiting the results of a postmortem following the death of a prisoner in his cell at Mountjoy yesterday, when he was due to be released from an eight-year sentence. It is believed the 35-year-old man died of natural causes.