Today's other Irish news stories in brief.
Tenders for bus services during rail-line repair
Iarnród Éireann has issued tenders for coaches to replace train services which have been disrupted as a result of the collapse of the Malahide viaduct.
The tenders, which have appeared on the www.gov.ie website, are for the provision of coach-hire services for the duration of remedial works.
The tenders said services would be required for a minimum of 10 weeks as replacement for train services lost on the Dublin to Drogheda line north of Malahide, but
that this could “change substantially” as more information about the rebuilding of the viaduct became available.
The final date for receipt of tenders is September 10th, with negotiations occurring two weeks later.
Iarnród Éireann spokesman Barry Kenny said he was pleased with how replacement services ran yesterday given it was the first full day of school term.
Woman (21) killed in car crash in Kilkenny
A 21-year-old woman has died following a car crash outside Bennettsbridge in Kilkenny. The single-vehicle crash occurred on the Bennettsbridge to Thomastown road at about 3.20pm yesterday. The woman, the only occupant of the vehicle, was transferred to St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, where she later died.
Orde accepts professorship
Outgoing PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde is to return to Northern Ireland as a visiting professor at the University of Ulster, it was announced yesterday.
On the day he cleared his desk at police HQ in east Belfast, Sir Hugh said he had accepted the unpaid position in the university’s school of criminology, politics and social policy.
“I am very honoured to have been asked by the University of Ulster to accept the visiting professorship,” he said.
“It is very much a reflection of the achievements of the PSNI and I am delighted the university has been kind enough to recognise that in this way.
“I very much look forward to working with students and staff,” he said.
Belfast floods after heavy rain
Residents were trapped in their east Belfast homes and had property damaged by floods again after yesterday’s sudden heavy rain.
The Belmost, Sydenham, Rosetta and Upper Knockbreda areas were flooded following heavy and sustained rain yesterday afternoon.
Other flooding incidents were reported in parts of Co Down, especially in the Ballynahinch and Saintfield areas, as well as in Bangor and Newtownards.
Lord mayor and Alliance Assembly member Naomi Long accused the Water Service of failing to carry out needed infrastructural improvements to prevent recurring flooding.
Complaint over free NCT claim upheld
A complaint over a leaflet that claimed customers would be given a free NCT if they did not receive an appointment for a test within four weeks has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland.
In a complaint to the authority, a customer said that, when he tried to book an NCT in May, he was told a lot was not available until September.
When he asked for a free test, he was told the offer no longer applied.
Fishermen press for input into decisions
Irish fishermen are pushing for direct input into decision-making as part of a review of the Common Fisheries Policy. Meetings with Minister of State Tony Killeen will take place in Killybegs, Galway, Dublin, Dunmanway and Waterford over the next fortnight. These will consider Ireland’s position on the reform.
Yesterday in Killybegs, Mr Killeen said: “There were ideas . . . which can benefit the Irish fishing industry during the next 10 to 20 years.”