A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Court to rule on future of Limerick FC
Limerick FC's hopes of remaining in the League of Ireland will be determined in the High Court next week. The club secured a temporary court order last week restraining the Football Association of Ireland from replacing it in the league.
The injunction was sought after Limerick FC was told by the FAI in December that its application to be granted a licence, which would allow it to continue to play in the first division of the Eircom League, had been turned down. A subsequent appeal was also rejected by the FAI's appeals board.
When the case came before the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Frank Clarke listed it for hearing next Tuesday.
JRM Sports, the name under which Limerick FC trades, has obtained an interim injunction preventing the FAI from negotiating any contracts with any new entity to replace Limerick FC or from granting a licence to another new team.
Driver cleared of dangerous driving
A truck driver has been cleared by direction of the judge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of dangerous driving causing the death of a pensioner two years ago.
Michael Dunne (43), Spratstown, Ballytore, Co Kildare, denied dangerous driving at Grand Canal Place near the Guinness brewery on December 30th, 2004, causing the death of cyclist John Hughes (72).
Judge Michael White directed the jury to return a not guilty verdict following an application by Giollaíosa Ó Lideadha SC, defending.
Judge White expressed his sympathy to Mr Hughes's family but ruled that there was not enough evidence to suggest that Mr Dunne had been driving without due care and attention.
Man jailed for double assault
A man who struck a teenager pushing a buggy along a street hit him again when he met him two days later and warned him to drop charges for the first incident, a court heard yesterday.
Noel McCarville (32), a security man from Belclare Park, Ballymun, Dublin, was sentenced to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to both assaults last July in Ballymun.
Dublin District Court heard he walked up behind his victim, who was pushing a pram with a toddler in it, and hit him on the back of the head knocking him to the ground. The teenager broke his nose in the fall and the toddler witnessed it.
McCarville met him again two days later and told him he had "better drop the charges" and again struck him across the head.
Stabbing death inquest adjourned
The inquest into the death by stabbing of a woman at a house in Cork has been adjourned while criminal proceedings are considered.
Jessica Prendergast (20), the mother of a one-year-old boy, was found dead with stab wounds to her chest at a house at Old Commons Road, Cork, on July 29th.
Cork city coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy said the cause of death was stab wounds to the chest.
Insp John Quilter said criminal proceedings were being considered and the case was under investigation. He asked for a minimum of six months adjournment.
Dr Cullinane adjourned the inquest until July 26th and offered her sincere condolences to Jessica's family.