A roundup of today's other news stories in brief
Student dies after fall on building site
Gardaí in Galway are treating as accidental the death of an 18-year-old student in the city in the early hours of yesterday morning, writes Lorna Siggins.
A postmortem examination was due to be carried out at University College Hospital, Galway last night after the man's body was found on a building site in the Newtownsmith/Mary Street area of the city centre.
Supt Tom Curley of Mill Street Garda station in Galway said the student had been with friends at about 2.30am yesterday when he went missing.
The group had been in the vicinity of a car park in Newtownsmith and it is believed that the man climbed a wall leading into an adjoining construction site. The young man may not have been aware of the high drop, and it is believed that he fell about 18 feet. "He was reported missing, and his body was then found," Supt Curley said.
EU to look at same-sex laws
A "green book" outlining the regulations in relation to the recognition of same-sex married couples around Europe is to be compiled following the first meeting of an expert committee to discuss the issue in Brussels yesterday.
Dr Ann Louise Gilligan and her partner, Dr Katherine Zappone, are currently pursuing a Supreme Court case for recognition of their marriage.
Speaking after participating in the meeting, Dr Gilligan said a key issue which had emerged was the lack of harmonisation of anti-discrimination measures across the different EU states.
Limerick brothers refused bail
Two Limerick brothers accused of threatening to kill a married couple have been refused bail at the local District Court.
Philip Collopy (27) and Raymond Collopy (41), with addresses in St Mary's Park, Limerick, are charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to the couple in Sarsfield Gardens, Moyross, Limerick, on October 30th last.
Gardaí objected to bail.
Minister to review Nordic battlegroup
Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea and Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieut Gen Dermot Earley will today begin a two-day review of an Army training exercise in Sweden.
Some 100 Irish troops have been participating in the exercise over the last three weeks with 2,600 troops from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Estonia in the EU's new Nordic battlegroup.