METRO Wednesday, October 7, 2009 D Helping to launch the Junior Painter Of The Year Awards at The National Gallery were Lily Dunne- Fleming, Finn Tierney, Callan Casey and Poppy Dunne- Fleming. For World Sight Day tomorrow, Sightsavers is inviting children to paint The sight they would most like to see for the competition Picture: Leon Farrell through the eyes of a child THE Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the US, because it believes there is a high risk the director (pictured) will flee if he is granted bail. The 76-year-old was arrested on September 26 as he arrived in Zurich to receive an award from a film festival. He is wanted in the US for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski release rejected by swiss THE Virgin Mary will appear in Knock on Sunday, a clairvoyant claimed yesterday. Spiritual healer Joe Coleman said that Our Lady will appear at the Apparition chapel at precisely 3pm. Our Lady will make the biggest statement she has ever made on this earth, Mr Coleman said. I believe that this is happening more frequently because of all the negative energy we are experiencing on the Earth at present including wars, famine and the natural disasters we are witnessing. Virgin to appear at chapel at 3pm BY BriAN HuTTON Mayor wants distance limits for safer cycling DUBLINS Lord Mayor wants the new 30kmh city centre speed limit backed up with overtaking restrictions to protect cyclists. Emer Costello (pictured) said she would like the city council to examine the possibility of forcing motorists to keep a minimum distance away from bikes and cycle lanes. In principle, I do ac- tually believe it is a good idea and I think in other European cit- ies there is that kind of provision and that sep- aration distance be- tween vehicles and cy- cle lanes, she said. The mayor who said she used to cy- cle around the city but doesnt get the chance anymore, said she would fa- vour Dublin City Councils transporta- tion and traffic strategic policy com- mittee drawing up a report before discussing it with other parties. But city manager John Tierney said he believed the existing policy which requires drivers to keep an unspecified safe distance from cyclists was appropriate and would continue to be the official policy. v1 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html