A round-up of today's other stories in brief
New hearing on Poolbeg incinerator
The Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin, which was granted planning permission last year, is to be subjected to a fresh oral hearing by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April.
The decision to hold a hearing on the waste licence for the facility was taken after the EPA received 14 objections to the granting of a licence to Dublin City Council to run the plant. The hearing will begin on April 14th.
The incinerator, which would be Dublin's first municipal waste incinerator and one of the largest in Europe, was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála last November following a lengthy oral hearing.
Death of No campaigner
The death has taken place in Dublin of Dick Humphreys, who was co-ordinator of the group EUReform which is campaigning against the Lisbon Treaty.
A retired engineer and a former director of a firm in the motor industry, Mr Humphreys is survived by his wife, Deirdre, and four sons.
His funeral takes place tomorrow to Saggart cemetery following 10 am Mass at the Church of St Thérèse, Mount Merrion.
North ban on stock imports
The Northern Executive has temporarily banned the importation of cattle and sheep from outside the island of Ireland in an effort to combat bluetongue disease.
A case of the disease was confirmed in north Antrim on February 17th resulting in the cull of a local herd.
Announcing the restrictions, Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew said the controls would be in force from 6pm tomorrow until the following Thursday. Her decision follows a similar move by the Republic announced last week.
Brazil happy at beef easing
Brazil will be able to recover about 10 per cent of its EU beef contracts with the partial lifting of the beef ban, Brazilian Beef Information Service director Rob Metcalfe said yesterday, writes Seán MacConnell.
Mr Metcalfe said the Brazilian authorities were delighted with the lifting of the full ban and it would work towards supplying the 330,000 tonnes it had been exporting into the EU.