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Travellers' group welcomes moves to resolve Mullingar conflict
Moves towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict between two feuding families in Co Westmeath, which escalated into a riot last Tuesday, have been welcomed by national Travellers' organisation Pavee Point.
A settlement was negotiated as a result of mediation, the organisation said last night.
"A frightening and damaging conflict has begun the process of de-escalation and mediation. . . . People close to the dispute can see that mediated solutions to these crises can bring great results," said Martin Collins, assistant director of Pavee Point.
"The community has nothing to gain from this senseless violence. People concerned with the honour of the family name can make a start by showing concern for the safety of the family," Mr Collins added.
Eight people were arrested on Tuesday following violence which broke out on the Dalton Park housing estate in Mullingar.
The incident was connected to a long-running feud between the two families in the Mullingar area. Woman found in flat died of natural causes
The State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, has concluded that a 47-year-old woman, Maureen Cassidy, of Station Road, whose body was found in a flat in Castlebar, Co Mayo, on Thursday died of natural causes.
Postman victim of fatal van collision
A temporary postman was named yesterday as the victim of a fatal road collision involving two vans in Co Mayo on Thursday night.
Seamus Boyle (37), Main Street, Kiltimagh, moved to Kiltimagh from Chicago with his wife Caroline and four-year-old son six months ago.
A native of Arranmore Island, Co Donegal, he was employed as a temporary postman in the Co Mayo town.
Mr Boyle was killed instantly about 6.45pm on Thursday when the postal van he was driving collided with another van at Cloonfallagh on the Kilkelly road about three miles from Kiltimagh.
A male passenger who was with him at the time escaped injury.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the accident.
Gardaí make fourth arrest in Quinn case
Gardaí yesterday made another arrest in connection with the murder of Armagh man Paul Quinn.
A man in his 30s was arrested during searches at an undisclosed location yesterday morning.
He is being held at a Garda station in Monaghan under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Mr Quinn (21), from Cullyhanna, was beaten to death by a masked gang in a Co Monaghan barn in October.
Three men arrested by gardaí on Tuesday have been released without charge. The men - aged in their 20s and 30s - were held until shortly before midnight on Thursday night.
In the North, the PSNI are still questioning three men arrested on Thursday. The men, two aged in their 30s and one in his 40s, were arrested in south Armagh in what the PSNI said was the second phase of an operation in support of the Garda investigation.
The PSNI had earlier released two other men.
A total of 10 men have now been arrested in the past three days on both sides of the Border.
An inquest into Mr Quinn's death opened briefly in Dundalk last month but was adjourned due to ongoing police inquiries.