A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Paedophile doctor given 58 years
A paedophile doctor who had been at the centre of a bitter dispute between US prosecutors and the Department of Justice in Ireland has been jailed for a maximum 58 years in California, writes Seán O'Driscollin New York
Prosecutors previously described James Daly, an Irish citizen, as extremely dangerous and accused Irish officials of putting up "totally unnecessary" delays to the extradition.
Daly was living openly in Cork at the time and mentioned in a letter to his wife that he had watched children in a bar in Cork and was impressed by Irish life.
Eventually, US authorities informed the Irish media about the case in the hope of forcing Daly to move on from Ireland. He eventually fled to Venezuela, where he was arrested and extradited within weeks.
Daly, from Prunedale in California, was jailed for 58 years for molesting his stepdaughter when she was between four and 12 years of age.
He was given the maximum sentence because of aggravating circumstances, including his manipulation of the young victim, accusing her of lying and fleeing his trial.
Court hears of childbirth injuries
A woman has claimed before the High Court that she is in constant pain arising from "life-threatening" injuries allegedly sustained during a procedure carried out during the birth of her second child at Dublin's Rotunda Hospital six years ago.
Tracey Haverty (39), a mother of two, of Heath Square, McKee Avenue, Finglas, Dublin, is suing the Rotunda Hospital and Dr Hageera Ali Butt, who worked at the hospital at the time, for negligence arising from injuries allegedly suffered at the hospital on March 23rd/24th 2001.
Ms Haverty claims that, when she underwent a process known as a vacuum delivery to aid the delivery of her son, part of her vaginal wall got caught on the edge of the vacuum cup. The tear in the wall resulted in a severe haemorrhage, which was not diagnosed for several hours, it is claimed.
The hospital denies the claims.
Opening the case yesterday, Mr Bernard McDonagh SC, for Ms Haverty, said his client lives in constant pain and suffers from "on-going sexual dysfunction".
The case before Mr Justice John Quirke is expected to last for four days.
Jail for handling stolen antiques
A 42-year-old French polisher was jailed for 10 months yesterday for handling €6,000 worth of stolen antique maps just two weeks after his brother was imprisoned for 12 months for the theft of the property.
Andrew Shannon, working in the antiques business for 10 years, pleaded not guilty at Wicklow court yesterday to the charge of handling the set of five John Speed maps, dating back to the 1650s, at his home at Willan's Way, Dublin, on November 30th last year.
The court heard that the defendant's brother, Gerard, Upper Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, stole the maps, four of them maps of the four provinces and the fifth a map of all Ireland, from Tinakilly Country House Hotel, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, when he stayed there overnight on November 10th.
Sgt Pat Carroll said he found the maps stacked against a wall in the sitting room of the accused's flat.