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Man released after death of Polish national
Gardaí have released without charge a man (48) they were questioning over the death of a Polish national (33) in Blanchardstown on Friday.
Gardaí were called to the Waterville apartment complex at about 9pm on Friday, where they found a critically injured man with a serious stab wound to the chest. He was brought to Connolly Memorial hospital but died shortly after.
A file is being prepared by the Director for Public Prosecutions.
Thurles murder victim named
The man murdered in Thurles the weekend before last has been named as Renars Tuleiko, a Latvian national. Gardaí in Co Tipperary launched a murder investigation after his naked body was found in a sports field off the Nenagh Road by two men walking dogs on the evening of Sunday, April 15th.
Mr Tuleiko, aged in his "early 30s" had been living in a rented house in Thurles and had been working in the area. The exact time and place of his death have not been revealed but a postmortem showed that he died of a stab wound.
Gardaí are continuing to appeal for information.
Divers rescued off Dalkey Island
Two divers were rescued off Killiney, Co Dublin, over the weekend after they were found by the RNLI lifeboat from Dún Laoghaire and the Irish Coast Guard helicopter from Dublin airport.
The divers were last seen close to Dalkey Island shortly after 4pm on Saturday and their attending safety boat became concerned when they failed to reappear. A strong ebb tide was flowing in the area and winds were freshening.
The search operation located both divers together more than 1.5 miles from Dalkey Island - they were being swept southwards by the tide. Although in the water for almost two hours, neither man required medical attention.
Man seriously hurt in stabbing
A man was seriously ill in hospital yesterday after a street stabbing. The victim (39) was walking along Manor Road in the seaside town of Bangor, Co Down, shortly before midnight when he was stabbed.
A PSNI spokeswoman said a man (26) was arrested and is being questioned about the knife attack.
Meanwhile, PSNI detectives suspect burglars intentionally created a hoax bomb alert in east Belfast so they could rob several houses in the area.
Up to eight homes in the Cumberland Road area of Dundonald were evacuated at about 10pm on Saturday after a car was discovered abandoned in the area. A caller said the car, which was stolen in Newcastle, Co Down, contained a 227kg (500lb) bomb.
While the occupants, some of them elderly, were out of their homes the gang burgled the houses.
A British army bomb disposal team declared the alert was a hoax.
FG Bill to seek weekend elections
Fine Gael is to move a Private Members' Bill in the Dáil this week in an effort to ensure that all elections are held at weekends. Environment spokesman Fergus O'Dowd said the Bill provided for voting on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.
Mr O'Dowd said that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern had recently said he favoured Thursdays for voting in the general election.
"However, he never explained why he feared Friday voting so much when it is clear that it benefits voters," Mr O'Dowd said.
Harpur to run for Greens in Wexford
The Green Party has announced that Tom Harpur is to be its general election candidate in Wexford. Mr Harpur is from Ballymitty, Co Wexford, and has been a member of the Green Party for more than seven years.