A roundup of today's other home news in brief
Rare All-Ireland hurling medal fetches €
4,250 at auction
Rare GAA medals sold for thousands of euro each at auction yesterday, writes Michael Parsons.
The top price, €4,250, was paid for a 9ct gold medal awarded to members of the first Kilkenny team to win an All-Ireland Hurling Final.
The medal was awarded to players from the Tullaroan club who beat St Finbarr’s of Cork to win the 1904 title. In the early days of the GAA, clubs represented counties in the All-Ireland championships. A Dublin football All-Ireland medal from 1902 fetched €3,000, and a silver medal awarded to players of the first hurling match played in America sold for €2,600.
The sale also included a collection of rare books. Two copies of the first English edition of Ulysseswere sold. A signed copy made €15,000; an unsigned copy, just €1,000.
Man charged over two road deaths
A 40-year-old man was yesterday charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in Cork city.
Philip Murphy was charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of CJ Dolan and Derry O’Callaghan at Harbour View Road, Knocknaheeny, Cork, on May 14th. Mr Murphy of Killala Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, had already been charged with falsely imprisoning Darren Lenihan on May 13th last.
Gardaí opposed bail and Judge Con O’Leary remanded Mr Murphy in custody on the dangerous driving charge to appear at Cork District Court again on August 4th.
Union defers decision on ballot
The trade union representing lower-paid civil servants has deferred a decision on a new ballot on the Croke Park deal on public service pay and reform.
The executive of the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) is to consider the issue again next month.
Last month the CPSU, whose members had voted to reject the Croke Park deal, announced that it would hold a new ballot in September.
However, the decision of the executive of the CPSU yesterday followed a move on Wednesday in which the Croke Park deal was ratified by the general council negotiating forum for the Civil Service.