A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Tinted car windows case struck out
A man who was summonsed for driving with tinted windows had his case struck out at Nenagh District Court after Judge Tim Lucey noted that the rich and famous drive around with similar windows in their cars.
"You have all kinds of VIPs driving around with dark glass in stretch limos," the judge said. "Do they get prosecuted?"
Darren Killackey (21), Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, was stopped by gardaí in Nenagh last October.
Garda Louis Moloney contended that the tinted windows on the sides of the vehicle hindered Mr Killackey's proper view of the roadway.
The judge fined Mr Killackey €100 for having a sticker on his windscreen. He added: "It's cool to have these things on a car. That's the whole point of it really."
Award for holiday in France injury
A girl who was left with a scar after she slipped and hurt her forehead on barbed wire while on holiday in France has been awarded €37,500 by the High Court.
Sarah Hughes, now aged 14, was only eight when she fell against the barbed wire which was around a pet enclosure. She has been left with a scar 2cm long on her forehead.
Sarah, from Kilcock, Co Kildare, had sued Kellers Travel Ltd of Main Street, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, trading as Campotel, as a result of the accident in June 2000 in France.
Mr Justice Philip O'Sullivan said he was told it was not a significant cosmetic injury. He awarded €17,500 for pain and suffering in the past and €20,000 for future pain and suffering. He also awarded costs.
ESB injunction ruling on Friday
The High Court will rule on Friday on an application by the ESB for an injunction restraining a number of local landowners from interfering with the erection of a 38kv overhead electricity line for a wind farm development near Bantry, Co Cork.
Mr Justice Frank Clarke concluded the hearing of the application late yesterday.
Man fractured other's cheekbone
A businessman may face a community service order in lieu of a prison sentence for fracturing the cheekbone of a man he thought was having an affair with his partner.
Cathal Giltrap (40), a father of four, Prospect Manor, Ballyboden, Dublin, handed himself in to gardaí an hour after the assault because he was concerned for his victim's safety.
Giltrap pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Lee Hunt at Riverbank apartments, Rathfarnham, in August 2005.
Judge Katherine Delahunt remanded him on bail and ordered a probation report after she heard that he agreed to pay €35,000 to Mr Hunt following civil court proceedings.
She took into consideration the number of his dependants, including employees of his hire business, and said that the community might be better served with him undergoing community service.
Garda Nuala Delahunt told Garrett Baker, prosecuting, that Giltrap handed himself in to gardaí because he said he was concerned for Mr Hunt's safety. He admitted hitting him but denied kicking him in the head.
He told gardaí he suspected his partner was having an affair with Mr Hunt after she had received a call from him on his mobile phone.