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'Bureaucratic rubbish'
A judge has described as "bureaucratic rubbish" a case where payment for a fine was returned to a defendant as he did not include his second name when he was paying it.
Alan Vial, from Drumando Head, Killybegs, Co Donegal, appeared before Judge Geoffrey Browne in Roscommon District Court for non-payment of a traffic fine. He was issued a penalty for crossing a continuous white line at Carrowalasson in Roscommon on July 25 last year. The judge struck out the charge.
Missing girl appeal
GARDAI have appealed for help in tracing a 16-year-old girl who has been missing from her home for more than a week. Sheena O'Connor (pictured) was last seen at her home in Navan, Co Meath, on February 10.
Gardai believe the teenager may have travelled to Dublin. Sheena is described as being 5ft 2in in height, of average build and with long coppery/brown hair, which she normally wears in a bun. She has blue eyes and a pale complexion.
Anyone who has seen Sheena is asked to contact Navan garda station on 046 9079930 or the garda confidential line 1800 666111.
Knock suffers blow
KNOCK Airport has been dealt a blow after Ryanair opted to cut two European routes. Chairman of Ireland West Airport Liam Scollan said the routes to Paris Beauvais and Frankfurt Hahn would not operate this year.
Uptake on the routes last year had not hit expectations. Mr Scollan said the loss was a challenge to review tourism initiatives in the west, but added that the airport's relationship with Ryanair remained strong.
Apology for licences
THE Road Safety Authority has apologised for delays of up to three weeks in the processing of some new "credit-card" driving licences.
Technical issues led to backlogs in processing the new licences. An RSA spokeswoman said the issues had now been resolved and all efforts were being made to clear the backlog.
Irish Independent
