Gardaí say they have completed their inquiry into the death of a Strabane man who was found dead outside his apartment in Mullingar yesterday morning.

They say they are not seeking to question anyone in relation to the death following a post mortem this morning.

The body of Anthony Kelly was found in the hallway outside the front door of his ground floor apartment in the Grove Court complex in the town.

Mr Kelly was in his late 20s and had lived in Mullingar for several years.

A 20-year-old Derryman has appeared at the local Magistrate’s Court charged with throwing petrol bombs during disturbances following the annual Apprentice Boys parade in the city on August.

Stephen Aaron McFadden of Foyle Park was charged with possessing petrol bombs, throwing them and riotous behaviour on August 8 2009.

A solicitor told the court he was in communication with the prosecution service about the case and it was adjourned until March 8.

A 3 year old boy has been killed in a road traffic incident in Letterkenny.

It is understood the child was killed in an incident involving a truck in a cul-de- sac in the Ballymcool area at 11.40am this morning.

The toddler was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Gardai are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

Buncrana Town Council is to throw its weight behind Derry City Council’s bid to have the city declared European City of Culture in 2013.

The issue was raised by Cllr Peter Mc Laughlin, who says given the ties between the two ties, Buncrana is well placed to benefit directly by hosting events, and also indirectly, in terms of accomodation and hospitality.

He says Buncrana and Derry are inextricably linked, and what benefits one also benefits the other.

Letterkenny Town Council is seeking an urgent meeting with Bennett Construction to ask why the long promised Joe Bonner link road has not been completed.

The new link will connect Pearse Road and Neil T Blaney Road, opening some land up for development.

It was to have been constructed by Bennett as part of the deal which has seen the civic offices built by the company in exchange for a favourable lease on a landbank in the area owned by the council.

Cllr Ciaran Brogan, who was one of the staunchest defenders of the deal, says the council has fulfilled it’s role in the deal, and options will soon be open to it.

Councillor Barry O’Neill has been selected to contest the Donegal South West bye-election for Fine Gael.

He defeated fellow Councillor Martin Harley to secure the nomination.

A packed Highland’s Hotel last night heard a rallying call from party leader Enda Kenny who expressed his confidence that the party will be successful in the bye-election for which a date has yet to be set.

Donegal South West Fine Gael Selection convention

Before local issues were allowed dominate proceedings this evening in Glenties the Fine Gael leader faced questions on a number of issues. Not least on his own leadership role within the party given recent events and a poor poll showing , but also on the ongoing public row between Tanaiste Mary Coughlan and Ryanair Chief Michael O’Leary.

Tánaiste Mary Coughlan’s office has contacted Ryanair with a view to meeting with the airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary tomorrow to discuss his potential plans to create 300 aviation maintenance jobs at Dublin Airport.

It is expected that a time for the meeting will be confirmed in the morning. It follows widespread criticism of the Tanaiste and her handling of the situation.

Speaking in the heart of her constituency Deputy Enda Kenny pulled no punches:  

Deputy Kenny also responded to questions over his leadership of Fine Gael and his handling of the George Lee saga:

The man – thought to be in his late 20′s or early 30′s, and originally from Strabane, was discovered in an apartment in Mullingar this morning.

Gardai found the man’s body when they were called to an apartment on Grove Street in Mullingar at around 7.30 this morning.

Originally from Strabane the man had been living in the town for a number of years.

They’re treating his death as suspicious.

The state pathologists office was notified and a full post mortem examination will be carried out tonight or tomorrow morning.

Gardai have also technically examined the scene.

A US-based Irish priest, who is accused of raping a 15-year-old boy in Donegal, has just 48 hours left to fight his extradition to Ireland to face abuse charges.

For the past 18 months 82 year-old Fr Francis Markey  has been fighting the attempts by the Director of Public Prosecutions to bring him back to Ireland, but a US judge has ruled that he must face the charges.

The priest, from the Catholic diocese of Clogher, is wanted in Ireland on charges of twice raping a 15-year-old boy in 1968.

Fr Markey’s alleged victim made the accusations against him in 2006, nearly 38 years after he said the rapes took place.

The priest’s accuser said he was 15 years old when Fr Markey, who was considered a family friend, allegedly raped him once in Lough Derg and once in Co Galway, after his father’s funeral.

In court at the weeked the preciding judge said he accepted that the evidence of a crime — which was based soley on the alleged victim’s claims — may be “weak”, but he said that was up to the Irish courts to argue and that the retired priest must face the charges.

He has now given the two sides until Wednesday to make further motions and Fr Markey’s attorney has pledged to file more motions to block the extradition.

The judge has agreed to allow the elderly priest to remain free on bail until then. However, he could be taken into custody on Wednesday and extradited to Ireland.

Community allotments could soon be a reality in Letterkenny after the local town council decided this afternoon to progress the issue at its next meeting.

A group has been established locally to progress the issue, and it has identified lands opposite the council offices on Neil T Blaney Road as the best possible site.

A decision to provide allotments on council land was tasken six years ago, but never acted on.

Recently, the council suggested that a HSE project to provide community gardens in St Conal’s might be an option, but they are for communities rather than individuals.