A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Man in court on murder charge after body found in ditch
A man has appeared in court on murder charges following the discovery of human remains dumped on waste ground in west Dublin last week.
Wayne Kinsella (39), Tyrrelstown, west Dublin, has been charged with the murder of Adil Essalhi.
The remains of Mr Essalhi (31), a father of four of Drumcondra, north Dublin, were found in a ditch on waste ground off Belgree Ave, Tyrrelstown, last Thursday.
A postmortem found Mr Essalhi had been stabbed. Gardaí began searching for his body last week following his disappearance from a house in west Dublin last Thursday week. Mr Kinsella was arrested in Blanchardstown, west Dublin, on Friday and appeared in Dublin District Court on Saturday in relation to the murder charge.
Man killed in Cork crash named
Gardaí last night named a man killed when his motorcycle was in collision with a car near Midleton on the main Cork-Youghal Road yesterday afternoon.
John Cashman, a widowed father of two adult daughters, was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision at Cahermone on the Youghal side of Midleton.
A man and woman travelling in the car were treated for shock. Gardaí closed off the road for several hours to allow a forensic crash investigator examine the scene.
The crash happened between the Lakeview Roundabout and the Two Mile Inn just outside Midleton. The scene was preserved for technical examination. Witnesses are asked to contact gardaí in Midleton on 021-462-1550.
Recession a signal to 'slow down'
The recession may be God’s way of “telling us to slow down”, a new year’s divine service of the Lutheran Church in Ireland heard yesterday.
Ireland “is in a tight place. Some individuals are locked in. It is a terrible place to be. It might be God’s hand at work, telling us to slow down, aim a little lower, take a break,” said Lutheran pastor Rev Corinna Diestelkamp.
She was delivering the sermon at the service at St Finian’s Lutheran church, which was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and representatives of the other churches.
Described in its literature as “the oldest German institution in Ireland”, the Lutheran Church has had a presence on the island since 1697. There are about 1,000 Lutherans in the State.
Diep restaurant closed following fire
A popular restaurant in Ranelagh, Dublin, will be closed for the foreseeable future after a fire on Saturday night caused extensive damage to the premises.
Diep Noodle Bar was packed with diners when a fire in the kitchen spread quickly to the roof. They were evacuated and nobody was injured. Four units of the Dublin fire brigade brought the fire under control.