A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Boy to travel to US for medical assessment to treat rare disease
A two-year-old boy in Co Kerry, who suffers from Battens disease and whose only sibling died in January from the rare condition, has been invited to the US for assessment for a medical treatment.
Liam Heffernan, Keel, Castlemaine, may become the first Irish child to receive treatment that could save his life.
The assessment at Weill Cornell Medical Centre, New York, will see him undergo an intensive baseline assessment of his present condition to establish his suitability for a gene vector transfer operation later this year.
Liam’s sister, Saoirse (5), died from Battens disease on January 18th, after she narrowly missed out on the treatment last October at the same hospital. She had travelled to the US but her condition had worsened rapidly and she was deemed unfit to receive the treatment.
Woman killed in Kerry collision
A woman was killed in a crash near Killarney, Co Kerry last night. Three others were injured and taken to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee. The collision took place near the Gap Cross at Fossa shortly after 7pm and involved a van and a car.
The woman's husband is among the injured, at least one of whom is believed to be in a serious condition. Four ambulances and three units of the fire brigade and gardaí were at the scene on the main Ring of Kerry road.
Garda appeal after man dies in crash
Gardaí in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, are appealing for witnesses after a 21-year-old local man was found dead by his father at the scene of a single-car crash.
Patrick (Pauric) Cornyn, from Glangevlin, was found dead at the scene at Corashashel, 2.5 miles from Dowra on the Glangevlin-Dowra road.
It appears the car crashed into a ditch at about 1.30am on Sunday. His body was discovered by his father at 9.30am.
Building contractor loses perjury appeal
A building contractor who committed perjury while in court on assault and public order charges has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction at the Court of Criminal Appeal.
Declan Barry (37), of Deanhill, Hayes, Navan, Co Meath, got a two-year sentence with 18 months suspended in February 2009, after a Trim Circuit Court jury found him guilty of swearing a false oath. Mr Barry had denied committing perjury at Navan District Court on October 19th, 2005. Presiding judge Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell said the court was satisfied no miscarriage of justice had occurred.