A roundup of today's other Ireland news in brief
Garda plea for information on murder
Gardaí in Dublin have again appealed to the public for assistance in their investigation into the murder of a man in Dublin last month.
Jason Martin died following a brawl in a car park at a pub on Park West Road, Ballyfermot, early on Sunday, September 27th.
Gardaí are appealing for information especially from taxi drivers who may have picked up or seen anything suspicious in the Park West area of Ballyfermot on the night of September 26th into the early hours of 27th.
Two gangland factions in Ballyfermot are believed to have been involved.
Gardaí at the scene found up to 20 people involved in the disturbance.
Guilty plea over heroin seizure
An aviation broker from Co Meath has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import 50kg of heroin valued at €10 million from Belgium.
John Kinsella (38), Carenwood, Johnstown, Navan, pleaded guilty the day before his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiring with others to import heroin and cocaine between September 22nd and 26th, 2006.
Four people, including two pilots, were arrested at Wevelgem in south Belgium when authorities found the drugs in the luggage of a passenger trying to board a private jet.
The aircraft had flown from Weston Airport in Kildare to Wevelgem on September 26th, 2006.
Passwords on Hotmail hacked
Users of Microsoft’s Hotmail service have been advised to change their security settings after more than 10,000 passwords were reported to have been hacked and posted online.
Microsoft said it had not yet been able to confirm the report, but it was “actively investigating the situation”.
Technology blog neowin.net reported that an anonymous user had posted the details of Windows Live Hotmail accounts on pastebin.com on October 1st.
Neowin administrator Tom Warren wrote on the blog: “The details have since been removed but Neowin has seen part of the list posted and can confirm the accounts are genuine and most appear to be based in Europe.”