A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Ahern and Colombian minister meet
The case of the so-called Colombia Three was discussed at a meeting in New York this week between Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern and his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco, writes Deaglán de Bréadún.
Mr Ahern said the Government understood the importance of the case and shared the "revulsion" of the Colombian authorities towards terrorism. He said Bogota's request for their extradition to serve their sentences in Colombia would be given full consideration.
Polish man killed in Limerick accident
Gardaí have named the Polish national killed in a road traffic accident in Co Limerick earlier this week.
Damian Zimowski (28) died at the Mid Western Regional Hospital on Monday evening shortly after he had been involved in a two-vehicle collision near Newcastlewest.
Poll on cosmetic surgery
One in five Irish women and one in 10 Irish men would consider having cosmetic surgery, according to a new opinion poll carried out by TNS mrbi.
The telephone poll, for the Harley Medical Group which has a clinic in Dublin, of 950 men and women over the age of 18 found the procedure most women would like was breast uplift or enlargement surgery. Some 55 per cent said they had considered these procedures.
The procedure most often contemplated by men was eye-bag removal, which was considered by 19 per cent. That would cost from €4,016 at the clinic, while breast augmentation would cost about €5,815.
Warrant issued for builder's arrest
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a builder who has failed to comply with a Labour Court order requiring him to pay arrears of pension and sick-pay entitlements.
Paul Reilly, trading as Iveragh Construction Ltd, Iveragh Road, Whitehall, Dublin, failed to appear in Dublin District Court yesterday to explain why he had not paid the bulk of €14,364 as set down in a Labour Court decision in November 2004.
Judge David Maughan was told that after the Labour Court made its determination, Mr Reilly agreed to pay €1,000 a month. He forwarded the first €1,000 but failed to include the required documentation and made no further payments after that.
OBE for veteran Irish journalist
Veteran London-based Irish journalist Aidan Hennigan is to be awarded an OBE for services to journalism. Mr Hennigan (79) has been included on the Foreign and Commonwealth list and will receive his award in the new year.
Mr Hennigan, originally from Ballina, Co Mayo, was London editor of the Irish Press between 1962 and 1995 and is now London correspondent for the Examiner newspaper.
He said he was very gratified by the award and put it down to his coverage of the IRA bombings in England and the subsequent wrongful imprisonment of suspects. "One had tried to achieve a balance between the undoubted grief caused by the bombings and the apparent innocence of the people," he said.
Mr Henngian said he had been surrounded by excellent staff in the Irish Press and had maintained "a substantial and continuing interest" in his work.