A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Two pedestrians killed in separate road incidents
A 71-year-old pedestrian was last night killed after being struck by a car as she crossed the road on the quay in Waterford city last night.
The woman was injured on the road shortly before 6pm near the GPO and the Ulster Bank.
She was taken by ambulance to Waterford Regional Hospital.
However, she was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly afterwards. The identity of the woman was not known last night.
Meanwhile, a 38-year-old female pedestrian was killed after she was hit by a truck in Co Cork yesterday afternoon.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, an area known locally as The Slip in Bantry.
Gardaí are asking witnesses to contact them at Bantry on 027 20860.
'Crazy' angler may have put lead in fish
An angling body has condemned the “crazy” actions of a fisherman suspected of inserting a lead bar into a live fish in order to win a competition. The angler is believed to have forced the lead bar down the fish’s throat in the hope of winning between €100 and €150.
Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs chairman, John Chambers described the angler’s actions as “cruel” and crazy.
Fish caught in competitions must be able to swim away for inclusion in scoring.
Strike action over bin collections
Siptu members have voted in favour of strike over plans to privatise the bin collection service in the South Dublin County Council waste service.
Union members in the council’s waste collection service voted in favour of strike action, says Siptu.
Union organiser Conor O’Gorman said the decision had been taken as a direct result of the “unilateral decision” by the council to discontinue the collection of waste by direct labour.
School accuses Courts Service
A primary school in Co Westmeath has brought proceedings against the Courts Service over allegedly blocking a safe pedestrian access through a courthouse grounds that was used by children attending the school.
The board of management of All Saints Church of Ireland school in Mullingar was yesterday given permission to serve short notice of injunction proceedings against the Courts Service over the alleged obstruction of the route through the grounds in the centre of the town.
Mr Justice Roderick Murphy returned the matter to next week.