A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
DNA confirms remains from lake are of teen
Gardaí are expected to launch a murder inquiry following confirmation that human remains taken from a lake in Co Clare last week are those of a Limerick teenager missing from his home since April 2006.
The family of Richard "Happy" Kelly (17) was informed last night that DNA tests on the body parts recovered from Lough Brigid near Bodyke on November 29th last confirmed that the remains were those of the teenager.
It is widely believed that Kelly was abducted and killed by a Limerick city gang, who dumped his body in the lake and used a concrete block and other heavy objects to weigh it down.
Kelly was last seen on the outskirts of Limerick on April 24th last year. His body was discovered after a fisherman reported snagging what he believed to be a body part.
Dublin man guilty of knife killing
A 40-year-old Shankill, County Dublin man was found guilty of manslaughter at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court yesterday after a trial that lasted five weeks.
The jury of eight men and four women took five hours and 45 minutes to find Timothy Kavanagh, Rathsallagh Park, Shankill guilty of killing Yohan Verhoeven with a knife at his home on July 11 last year.
Singing and cheering from the back of the court greeted the verdict. Sentencing has been put back to February 11 next year.
Man (22) shot in face in Rathcoole
Gardaí in Dublin west have launched an investigation after a man (22) was shot in the face in Rathcoole on Thursday night. He was taken to Tallaght hospital, where his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Gardaí from Ronanstown were notified of the incident at about 10pm.
Officers are attempting to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, and an investigation is ongoing.
Man caught in house fire dies
A middle-aged man who had been in a critical condition since Monday after being injured in a fire in his home at Main Street, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, died yesterday in hospital.
Francis Finn, a single man in his early 50s, was rescued by firemen from a burning upstairs room at about 11am on Monday.
Mr Finn had returned from Britain some years ago to look after his elderly mother, who had since died.
TUI appoints new general secretary
The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) has appointed a new general secretary to replace Jim Dorney, head of the union for the past 25 years. The new general secretary is Peter MacMenamin, the current deputy general secretary, who will take up the post in March. Mr MacMenamin has been a longstanding union activist and served as president of the TUI from 1988 to 1990.