A round-up of the other news in brief
Bill Clinton to deliver address at UCD institute
Former US president Bill Clinton will visit Dublin later this month to speak at University College Dublin,
writes Deaglán de Bréadún, Political Correspondent.
Mr Clinton, who served two terms in the White House from 1992 to 2000, will give an invitation-only address at the UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies on the evening of September 30th.
The institute was established in 2003 to provide a focus for research and postgraduate teaching in American studies. It offers masters and PhD degrees in the field and also runs a programme of activities devoted to advancing academic research and public discussion.
Institute director Prof Liam Kennedy will introduce Mr Clinton’s speech, which is expected to cover current international issues, with special reference to the Irish-American relationship.
Pedestrian killed by car in Galway
A man who had returned at the weekend to Co Galway to visit family and friends was killed when he was knocked down by a car in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Gerard Fahy (53), who lived in Lucan, Co Dublin, died following the incident which happened on the N17 outside Tuam in north Co Galway at about 4.30am.
He was walking close to the West Wing restaurant when the car hit him.
Mr Fahy, a native of Belclare outside Tuam, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to University Hospital Galway for a postmortem.
The driver of the car was treated for shock but was uninjured and did not require hospital treatment.
Gardaí in Tuam, at 093- 70840, have issued an appeal for witnesses to the incident and want to speak to anyone who was travelling on the N17 at about the time of the collision.
Meningitis phone video launched
One in 10 young people have not heard of meningitis and are unaware of its symptoms even though it can prove deadly, according to the Meningitis Research Foundation, writes Eithne Donnellan.
In a bid to reverse this lack of awareness the foundation has launched a new SMS mobile phone video to highlight the symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia. The service is aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds who are often unaware they are one of the highest risk groups. The service will allow those with mobiles text to access symptoms of the disease free of charge by texting TIME to 50308. They will also be provided with a freephone number, which is accessible 24 hours a day, to seek help.
The Script tops UK album charts
The Script have confirmed their status as one of the biggest acts to come out of Ireland in recent years by topping the UK album charts.
Their new album,
Science & Faith, went straight in at number one yesterday, beating established acts such as American hard rock giants Linkin Park, The Killers' singer Brandon Flowers and Phil Collins, who has released his first studio album in eight years.
It has been a remarkable rise to prominence for a band from the Liberties in Dublin that only formed in 2005 and released their debut album two years ago.
Success with the radio-friendly
Breakeven, We Cryand
The Man Who Can't Be Movedestablished them internationally. They have played support to Paul McCartney and U2.