A round-up of today's regional news stories in brief.
Interview of shot Gort man next week
Gardaí anticipate that it may be next week before they can interview the 40-year-old south Galway man at the centre of an armed stand-off in Gort earlier this week, writes Lorna Siggins.
Anthony Burke was described as still in a serious but stable condition in the intensive care unit of University College Hospital, Galway yesterday .
Mr Burke, who held two licensed shotguns, barricaded himself into his home in Crowe Street, Gort on Sunday night and was shot by a Garda sniper when he emerged, armed, from his home on Monday night.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) West has established a critical incident response team, including counsellors, community psychiatric nursing and public health nursing in Gort to offer to support Mr Crowe's neighbours, many of whom were able to return to their homes yesterday. Six houses are still sealed off while the technical work is completed.
The HSE West said that the team members would meet any person in the neighbourhood who was affected by the incident in Crowe Street, and could be contacted during office hours at tel (094)9372882.
Windows broken in Donegal school
More than 400 students were sent home yesterday after vandals went on a wrecking spree at their school. The main entrance and more than half the windows were smashed at Coláiste Cholmcille secondary school in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.
Gardaí believe hurleys were used to smash the windows in the overnight attack. School authorities estimated that up to €20,000 damage was caused.
School principal Jimmy Keogh said several classrooms were unusable because desks and floors were covered with glass. All pupils, except those preparing for their Leaving and Junior Certificate were sent home. Two youths, cousins aged 15 and 17 who were arrested near the school, were later charged with causing criminal damage and possession of offensive weapons.
Flight diversion woman in court
A woman whose behaviour caused a transatlantic flight from Rome to Toronto, with 370 passengers and 13 crew on board, to be diverted to Shannon, has appeared before Athenry District Court.
Canadian Wanda Hepditch (51) was charged with threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour on her arrest at Shannon and with a second charge of engaging in behaviour likely to cause serious offence or annoyance to cabin crew and passengers.
Judge Aeneas McCarthy remanded Ms Hepditch on bail of €€500 to Shannon Court and her passport was seized.