A wrap of some of the day's other news.
Four die in weekend crashes
Four people died over the weekend in road accidents.
In Cavan a 20-year-old man died when his car hit a pole in Virginia early yesterday. A passenger in the car, also a 20-year-old man, was treated for serious injuries in Navan hospital.
A woman was killed and a man critically injured in a two-car collision in Tipperary yesterday. The accident took place in Kilahara, between Thurles and Templemore at lunchtime.Two other people were treated for injures.
In Limerick a 41-year-old man died after his car hit a wall near Kildimo at 7pm on Saturday.
Gardaí in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, are appealing for help in locating the car driver who knocked down and killed Paul Fitzgerald, Riversdale, Raharney (37), shortly before 10pm on Saturday night. Mr Fitzgerald's body and the abandoned car were left on the road throughout Saturday night until gardaí were alerted.
Mr Fitzgerald had been walking on the west-bound lane of the dual carriageway leading into Mullingar from Dublin. Insp Denis Shields said they were hoping to hear from motorists who travelled the road in the 90 minutes leading up to the accident.
Cistercian College centenary marked
President Mary McAleese visited Mount St Joseph Abbey at Roscrea, Co Tipperary, over the weekend to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Cistercian College. She attended the Angelus and Midday Office in the Abbey Church, which was followed by a tree planting ceremony and the unveiling of a centenary stone, writes Patsy McGarry.
The Abbot, Dom Kevin Daly, said "the monks who founded the Cistercian College in 1905 placed emphasis on a broad understanding of education, which encompassed spirituality, academic excellence, and sporting and cultural activities. Such an educational vision remains the linchpin of the college to this day".
Dan Smyth, president of the college, said: "As one of just two monastic boarding schools for boys in Ireland, we are part of a very special community.
"A community, in my view, which promotes, radiates and projects a very distinctive and valuable ethos for the Ireland of today."
The college is a seven-day boarding school which has educated more than 6,000 boys from all over Ireland in its 100-year existence.
Among its past pupils are three ministers for foreign affairs, David Andrews, Brian Cowen and Dick Spring, as well as former editor of The Irish Times Conor Brady.
Usit not contacted on student damage
Student travel company Usit said it has had no contact from the Californian property company that has accused Irish students of vandalising several Santa Barbara apartments, writes Olivia Kelly.
The 13 students with addresses in Dublin are accused by management company BDC of trashing three apartments, flooding them and writing obscene graffiti on the walls.
BDC claims the students caused more than $15,000 (€12,460) damage. American students who sublet the apartments are being forced to pay the bill, but are preparing to fight their case in court.
Usit said it would never condone such "awful" behaviour but the attention given to the case was "totally out of proportion".