A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Registration of birth action to be withdrawn
The father in the High Court case where an interim injunction was granted restraining the registration of the birth of his daughter said in a statement yesterday that in view "of unwelcome media attention, in the obvious best interests of the little girl I will be withdrawing all legal proceedings in the matter unconditionally at the earliest opportunity".
The unmarried father had objected to the forenames chosen by his estranged partner for their month-old daughter and obtained a temporary High Court order restraining the registration of the birth. The case was due back before the court next Monday.
The statement was issued through a firm of solicitors who did not wish to be identified to protect the identity of the parties concerned.
President to visit Northern Ireland
President Mary McAleese is to travel to Northern Ireland in coming days in an attempt to boost power-sharing prospects. An official visit to Armagh was approved by the Government at its weekly meeting yesterday.
A Government spokesman said: "The proposal was agreed to by the Taoiseach and the Cabinet." It is not known when the visit will take place or who Mrs McAleese will be meeting.
Action over water supply dropped
A mother of two young children who travelled to the Four Courts on a number of occasions expecting to be sent to jail in a row over water supply learned yesterday that she no longer faces the threat of prison.
The High Court was told that the committal proceedings brought by Limerick County Council against Olga Kaiser (31), Kildimo, Limerick and another resident of Pallaskenry, had been resolved and could be struck out.
It is understood this follows meetings between local residents and the council over a waterpipe line to the communities of Kildimo and Pallaskenry.
The residents currently get their water supply from Bleach Lough, a spring lake. Limerick County Council wants to upgrade the water supply by connecting the parishes into the Shannon Estuary water scheme which is supplied by the local River Deel. A legal challenge to that proposal is to come before the High Court at a later date.
Coroner clarifies organ retention law
The Dublin City Coroner has released a statement clarifying the law in relation to organ retention at a coroner's autopsy following an inquest on Monday that heard a man's brain was retained without the family's knowledge.
Coroner Dr Brian Farrell said that while "the consent of the spouse or next-of-kin is not required for such retention" families are required to sign a hospital information form making them aware if organs are to be retained.
The family of Kevin Fox (84), Ontario Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin, were informed their father's brain had been removed on the day of his funeral, which caused them great distress, the court heard on Monday.
Inquest into crash death adjourned
A woman who was killed when her car was struck by a stolen bus on the Naas Road, Dublin, during a multiple-collision incident, died from multiple injuries, an inquest has heard.
A full inquest into the death of Marie Buckley (62), Donnycarney, Dublin, killed on May 7th this year, will not proceed until criminal proceedings in relation to her death have concluded, Dublin City Coroner's Court heard yesterday.
Det Insp Gabriel O'Gara, Kevin Street, sought an adjournment yesterday under section 25.2 of the Coroner's Act as "a person has been charged in relation to her death".