The police in Derry yesterday named the woman who died after a road traffic accident on the city's Foyle Bridge on Thursday.
Margaret Longworth (63),Woodlands, Ballynagard, was killed instantly when a lorry tipped over and crushed the car in which she was a rear seat passenger.
The car was driven by Mrs Longworth's daughter, Sharon McFarland who, together with her sons Aaron (7) and Brandon (5), were treated in hospital for minor injuries.
The lorry driver, who was interviewed by the police yesterday, was also treated in hospital as was his front seat passenger.
O'Donoghue for Kerry South
Minister for Arts John O'Donoghue has been selected as a Fianna Fáil candidate in the next general election for Kerry South at a special convention in Killarney last night. Kerry County councillor Tom Fleming from Scartaglen will join Mr O'Donoghue on the ticket. They were the only two candidates.
Costigan to head information service
Journalist Mark Costigan will be the head of Government Information Services and main spokesman for Tánaiste Mary Harney. Mr Costigan has been political editor with Today FM since the late 1990s, and worked with the station since it was established as Radio Ireland in 1997. He will replace Iarla Mongey, who moves to public relations firm Drury Communications.
Bruton deplores home help cuts
Minister for Health Mary Harney has cut the budgets of agencies that provide home help services on Dublin's northside by 20 per cent, Fine Gael's Richard Bruton said yesterday.
"This decision was taken on the last day of the Dáil before it went on its summer break. This will have a devastating effect on some of the most vulnerable people being cared for in the community. This cut has been implemented without warning, and it tears up service agreements that had been negotiated and put in place from the beginning of the year.
"Minister Harney has no justification for trying to claw back money from the most vulnerable people in order to pay for her Department's incompetence in the administration of nursing home charges. To do this at a time when the Minister cannot be brought to account for the decision in the Dáil adds insult to injury."
The deputy leader of Fine Gael said that special programmes for those with autism and quadriplegia would be directly hit.
"The service will now have to make some extremely difficult choices, such as letting 23 staff go, or cutting back to a three-day week. How can this be justified?" he added.
Castlerea gardaí remembered
Two gardaí shot dead after a bank robbery in Co Roscommon 25 years ago were remembered at a Mass in Castlerea on Thursday.
Det Garda John Morley, a well-known Mayo footballer, and Garda Henry Byrne, from Knock, were stationed in Castlerea when a call for assistance was received on July 7th, 1980, after an armed bank raid in Ballaghaderreen.
After a cross-country chase, the gardaí were shot dead near Loughlynn. Both were married with young families. Portraits of the pair were unveiled at Castlerea Garda station to mark the anniversary.
Free concert in Fota Wildlife Park
The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland will visit Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, today for a free concert. The orchestra of 35 members will perform a mixed repertoire at 3-4pm beside the coffee shop in the park, weather permitting.