A round-up of some of the day's other news.
Bus Éireann to be prosecuted over crash
Gardaí last night confirmed that Bus Éireann is to be prosecuted following the school bus crash in Co Meath in May that left five teenage schoolgirls dead, writes Elaine Keogh.
In a brief statement last night the Garda press office said it had received instructions that the DPP had directed that the company be prosecuted with two summary offences. They are minor charges and will be heard before Navan District Court.
The driver is not to be prosecuted.
The families of the five girls were informed by gardaí of the development last night. The girls were Lisa Callaghan (15), Claire McCluskey (18), Deirdre Scanlon (17), all from the Beauparc area of Navan, Aimee McCabe (15) from Hayestown, Navan, and Sinéad Ledwidge (15), of Senchalstown, Navan.
The bus was taking them home on May 23rd last, six months ago today, when it was involved in a collision at Kentstown, Navan, close to where the road was being resurfaced.
Midnight last night marked the six-month deadline within which the summons had to be issued before the matter would be statute-barred.
Sources last night confirmed that the charges relate to the alleged condition of the bus, and are brought under the Road Traffic Act, 1961. The charges are brought against Bus Éireann, as it is the registered owner of the bus.
Man arrested over Omagh bombing
The PSNI has arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with the 1998 Omagh bombing that killed 29 people, a spokesman said yesterday.
The announcement came nearly three months after a court ruled that a man accused of making the bomb, electrician Seán Hoey, was to become the first person to face trial for murder over the attack.
The police spokesman did not name the latest man arrested over the bombing. The arrest was made in the south Down area.
The 500lb (225kg) car bomb ripped through the market town of Omagh in August 1998. Apart from those killed, some 200 people were wounded in the attack.
George Best partly conscious - doctor
George Best was yesterday partly conscious and able to move his head and eyes, the doctor treating him said.
Prof Roger Williams said the 59-year-old former Northern Ireland football star had shown signs of improvement but warned against expecting Best to make a full recovery.
Best is in the intensive care unit at the Cromwell Hospital, west London, after he suffered a severe setback and a lung infection.
Prof Williams said: "The situation is rather better than yesterday.
"Mr Best is now rousable, he does respond to commands. He does respond when you put the facts or questions to him, he just responds."
But he added: "He is not fully conscious by any means."