A round-up of today's other news stories in brief
Man's body discovered in Derry harbour
Police in Northern Ireland launched an investigation yesterday after a man's body was found in a harbour. Labourers working on an extension to a marina made the discovery in Coleraine Harbour in Co Derry and contacted the police at around 9am. The man is believed to have been in his mid-20s and from the area. A postmortem examination was being carried out.
Police query four men over murder
Four men are now being questioned by police investigating the murder of Bangor man Mark Cristie on Tuesday, writes Dan Keenan.
The victim was "hacked to death in the street" by a gang of at least six people with weapons in the loyalist Kilcooley estate in the Co Down town.
Two suspects were taken in for questioning early on Thursday with another detained a few hours later.
The PSNI announced a fourth man had been arrested yesterday morning.
The dead man received a suspended sentence last week after an assault case.
Luas tram derails after hitting van
Services on Dublin's red Luas line resumed last night after a tram derailed following a collision with a truck, writes Ruadhán Mac Cormaic.
The incident, which happened at 3.40pm at the Queen Street junction, caused no injuries. However, a spokeswoman for Veolia Transport (formerly Connex), which operates Luas, said the tram's driver had been brought to the Mater hospital "for precautionary reasons".
Service on the red line, which links Tallaght and Connolly station, were partly suspended yesterday, with trams operating in a loop between Tallaght and Blackhorse. Luas tickets were temporarily valid on Dublin Bus services to accommodate passengers travelling onwards into the city.
Full service on the line resumed before 9pm last night after a five hour suspension.
Two brothers face rape charges
Two brothers appeared in court in Northern Ireland yesterday charged with abducting and raping a woman. The victim is alleged to have suffered a 28-hour ordeal at the hands of six men, all Lithuanian, Armagh Magistrates' Court was told.
Saulius Petraitis (22), of Nursery Mews, Armagh, and his brother Vitalijus (20), of the same address, faced a total of 10 charges when they appeared in court with an interpreter.
The older brother was also charged with possession of a .22 rifle. The offences were alleged to have been committed over the weekend of August 12th and 13th except the arms charge. The men were remanded to appear at court via videolink on September 12th.
New swamp fever case confirmed
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new case of Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA), commonly known as swamp fever, at a premises previously free from the horse disease.
The case is the 16th discovered so far this year. The premises is now subject to movement restrictions.
The department said it did not know how the disease was transmitted, but all circumstances surrounding the case were being investigated and all horses on other premises that may have been in contact with the confirmed case were being traced.