A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Two men found guilty of dangerous driving causing death
Two men were found guilty of dangerous driving causing death in court yesterday after a high-speed chase in Cork last May left two teenagers dead.
Phillip Murphy (40), Killala Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, and James Simms (27), Adelaide Terrace, Cork, were found guilty of dangerous driving causing the deaths of CJ Dolan (16) and Derry O’Callaghan (19) at Harbour View Road, Knocknaheeny, on May 14th.
The jury in the trial spent just under two hours and 45 minutes deliberating before delivering a unanimous verdict.
Judge Patrick Moran adjourned sentencing until noon today. The two teenagers were back-seat passengers in a car driven by Simms which was rammed from behind by the vehicle driven by Murphy.
Compensation to be reconsidered
An elderly man has resolved his legal action over the Law Society's refusal to compensate him for some €500,000 after his daughter, a solicitor, allegedly misappropriated money from an estate of which the man was the main beneficiary.
Larry Quinn (84), Perrystown, Dublin, had sought a High Court order quashing the refusal of the Law Society's regulation of practice committee to grant him a payment from the society's compensation fund.
Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns was informed yesterday that the Law Society's committee decision could be quashed and the matter was to be reconsidered by the committee.
Two held over oil laundering find
A major oil laundering facility has been found in Co Offaly.
The unit, capable of processing up to 100,000 litres of fuel a week was discovered on a farm near Daingean. Two men have been arrested in connection with the find which customs officials say is the most significant of this kind in Ireland this year.
Up to 12,500 litres of laundered fuel were seized as part of the operation along with a vehicle and a truck.
Customs Officers say the discovery continues a worrying trend where such facilities, previously suspected to be based in the North, are now being located in the south.
Four-month term to run concurrently
A man who was last week sentenced to eight years in jail for attempting to destroy the body of Rebecca French has been sentenced to four months in jail for burglary.
Ricardas Dilys (28), Goodtide Harbour, formerly of Davitt Road South, Wexford, appeared at Enniscorthy District Court charged with burglary at Coolroe, Clonroche, in June 2009.
Det Garda Terry Butler said Dilys was given the maximum sentence of 10 years on Friday, with two years suspended, for disposing of and attempting to destroy the body of Rebecca French (30), who was beaten to death in Wexford last year.
Judge Donnchadh Ó Buachalla sentenced Dilys to four months in jail to run concurrently with that sentence.