A round up of today's other stories in brief.
Woman gets €4,700 for unfair dismissal
A supervisor in a Co Kerry disability organisation who was fired after being accused of bullying and threatening behaviour has been awarded €4,700 by the Employment Appeals Tribunal, writes Andrew Bushe.
The tribunal found that Helen Fitzgerald of Sunday's Well, Lisloose, Tralee, was unfairly dismissed by the Kerry Network of People With Disabilities in Tralee.
But, by a two to one majority, the tribunal found she had made a substantial contribution to her dismissal.
At five hearings in Killarney between June 2005 and January 2006, the tribunal was told of tensions and "deep divisions" in the organisations' Tralee office.
Ms Fitzgerald said that after working in journalism, public relations and as a trainer in communications skills she joined the network in September 1999 to supervise a Fás community employment scheme for disabled people.
She refuted claims she was not in control of herself, shouted at people and failed to help workers when asked.
It was claimed she kicked and broke a new printer, kicked a chair across a room when the fax machine didn't work and seemed very stressed.
The tribunal's determination, which has just become available, said an internal evaluation had highlighted serious problems. A "listening process" was set up to discover the cause of conflict in the workplace. On its recommendation Ms Fitzgerald was suspended on full pay.
Third teen held over alleged rape
A third teenager arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a young woman in Tralee, Co Kerry over a week ago has been released and a file is being sent to the DPP.
The 16-year-old's arrest on Saturday follows two further arrests, also of teenagers, in connection with the allegations of multiple rape. The sexual assault is alleged to have occurred in the early hours of October 19th, in the Boherbee/St Patrick's Bungalows area near the town centre.
The victim is a young woman in her early 20s.
Inquiry into death of woman sought
Labour Party president Michael D Higgins has called on the Government to hold a public inquiry into the death of Brid Cummins, who faced eviction by Galway City Council last December, writes Lorna Siggins.
Mr Higgins, who is TD for Galway West, said he had contacted Minister for the Environment Dick Roche on the issue, following calls by the family of the late Ms Cummins for such an inquiry.
Ms Cummins was found dead at her flat in Galway on December 6th last year, the day she was due to be evicted by the local authority.