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A round-up of today's other stories in brief...

A round-up of today's other stories in brief...

Outcome of elections is a matter for Finnish people, says Gilmore

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said the outcome of the Finnish elections, where the EU-critical True Finns party made big gains, was “a matter for the Finnish people”.

“We do not want to attach too much significance to the support any party got in an election.”

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Nearly one-fifth of voters backed the populist True Finns party, which is opposed to euro zone bailouts. It is now the country’s third largest party. Separately, Libertas founder Declan Ganley said in a Twitter post that True Finns leader Timo Soini was one of the signatories that enabled Libertas to be formed as a pan-EU party for the EU elections in 2009.

Ballyvaughan ‘boil notice’ set to end

A “boil water” notice in place in Ballyvaughan should be lifted by the end of this month, according to Clare County Council. Difficulties with the water supply in the village have been ongoing since last June, and a “boil notice” affecting 700 people has been in place since the end of 2010.

A council spokesman said yesterday the water supply to Ballyvaughan would change from a local supply to a new regional supply this week.

Fire at Guinness Storehouse

A fire in the Guinness Storehouse late on Sunday night led to five units of the Dublin Fire Brigade being called to the scene.

An emergency call was made to the fire brigade at 11.45pm, with the scene on Market Street South finally being declared safe at 2.40am on Monday.

A spokeswoman for Dublin Fire Brigade said minimal damage was done. A Garda technical examination into the cause is continuing.

Donegal gorse fires damage houses

A number of houses had to be evacuated after a spate of gorse fires broke out in Co Donegal yesterday.

At least two houses were damaged and hundreds of acres scorched after the fires broke out in Bunbeg, Buncrana, Crolly, Loughnaure and Churchill.

Five fire brigades attended the scene of the fire in Knockastoler in Bunbeg, where two houses were damaged in a built-up residential area.

Gardaí introduced road diversions to keep people out of the area as fires burned. One of the houses was badly damaged after an oil tank exploded.

Bobby McMenamin, assistant chief fire officer, said his staff were stretched to their limits answering calls. He appealed to people to be careful during the dry conditions.

John McCauley said he saw slates coming off the roof of one of the houses which was caught in the path of the fire in Bunbeg.