A round-up of today's other news stories in brief
Donegal man killed in Derry is buried
A priest has said that the mother and father of a Donegal teenager who was murdered in Derry last weekend were "experiencing every parent's nightmare in having to bury one of their own children".
Fr Michael Porter was speaking yesterday at the funeral Mass of Liam Devlin (19) in the church of St Aengus in Burt.
Mr Devlin, from Burnfoot, died in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry early last Saturday morning after he had sustained fatal head injuries when he was assaulted in Creggan. Two men from Creggan estate have been remanded in custody charged with his murder.
Hundreds of mourners attended yesterday funeral. Mr Devlin's coffin was draped in the flag of Celtic Football Club and many of his friends wearing Celtic shirts formed a guard of honour outside the church.
Following requiem Mass, the burial took place in the nearby church cemetery.
HSE investigates man's suicide
The HSE in Limerick has confirmed that it has begun to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 55-year-old man who committed suicide just hours after he was released from the Mid Western Regional Hospital.
The HSE has refused to say if the man was admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital. In a one-line statement issued yesterday, the HSE said it was "undertaking a preliminary examination of the circumstances at the moment". A spokeswoman said this could take a number of days and no further comment would be made until it was complete.
Inconclusive postmortem
The results of a preliminary postmortem on the body of a woman found in an apartment on Rathgar Road are inconclusive. Further tests will be carried out to establish the cause of death, according to gardaí.
The woman, who was eastern European and aged 43, was found at midnight on Wednesday.
Garda sources said there were no signs of a break-in or a struggle and that at this stage there was no evidence to suggest any foul play.
Paramilitary link to shooting ruled out
Gardaí investigating a shooting in Co Tipperary earlier this week have ruled out any paramilitary or subversive link as they continued to question a man in his 30s about the incident.
The suspect was arrested in the town early on Wednesday under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
Supt Chris Delaney confirmed that a woman in her 30s who was also arrested on Wednesday morning was released without charge. A file will now be prepared for the DPP.
The victim, who was left with a leg wound, is in a stable condition in Waterford General Hospital. Gardaí hope to speak to him in the coming days.
New Ennis bypass phase opens
The second phase of the €205 million Ennis bypass has opened and will remove an additional 10,000 motorists from the town each day. The opening was behind schedule, however, with April being the original completion date for the entire scheme.
The new route forms part of the N85 western relief road, from Clareabbey to Claureen on the southern fringes of Ennis.