METRO Tuesday, October 13, 2009 D SPANISH TOURISM OFFICE 1, Westmoreland Street DUBLIN 2 Information number: 081 846 2960 Office inquiries: 01 635 0200 Fax: 01 635 0205 dublin@tourspain.es ParadorofSantoEstevoParadorofSantoEstevoParadorofPlasencia www.spain.infowww.spain.infowww.spain.infowww.spain.infowww.spain.info The Spanish Paradores - where history and legend await your arrival. The historic setting and excellent service at each Parador make this a truly magical experience. Paradores: 00 34 91 516 66 66 Keytel International: 095 23511 www.parador.es TODAY: A dull, misty start, clearing later. Max: 17C TOMORROW: Mainly dry with a mild breeze. Max: 16C METRO Weather Drug addict faces life for attack A DRUG addict who shot a bouncer in the face before assaulting two arresting garda faces up to life imprisonment when he is sentenced later this month at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Wayne McNally, 24, shot the bouncer after he was refused entry into Hush Nightclub in the Red Cow Inn. He then escaped in a stolen car but was later apprehended by two garda on patrol in Dolphins Barn, whom he assaulted before being arrested. The court heard McNally, with addresses at Lakeshore, Holiday Village, Blessington and Ross Road, Christchurch, has 55 previous convictions. He pleaded guilty to possession of the handgun with intent to endanger life, attempting to cause serious harm to Mr David Gilsenan and being in possession of a stolen car on February 10, 2008. bY eD CARTY Two feared dead in Air Corps crash TWO Air Corps members were feared dead last night after their plane crashed. The aircraft went down near the Galway- Mayo border after 6pm during a training ex- ercise. It is understood the Pilatus PC-9 had been on a routine exercise with two other planes when it crashed. Two people were on board, an Air Corps flight instructor and a cadet. A spokesman for the Defence Forces said: I can confirm that an Air Corps aircraft is missing on the Galway-Mayo border, north of Lough Corrib. Air accident investigators from the Depart- ment of Transport were en route to the crash site in Cornamona, Connemara. Garda and emergency services were also at the scene. The stricken plane was reported flying low near the village before a loud bang was heard from a distance.A spokeswoman from the Irish Aviation Authority said a local woman raised the alarm. Road to nowhere: Farmers block traffic in Swords Picture: PA Doherty forced to postpone concerts PETE Doherty has had to postpone his Irish gigs after being admitted to hospital over the weekend. The singer was due to play in Galway, Belfast and Dublin this week. In a statement, his agent said: Peter Doherty was admitted to Swindon Hospital with exhaustion and breathing difficulties. He is currently under observation by doctors. MENU THE Home Digest 4 Guilty Pleasures Celebrity gossip 6 World Digest 10 MetroLife Arts and entertainment 12-13 60 Second Interview Singer Jody Watley 14 TV 14-15 Puzzles & Letters 16-17 Classifieds 18-20 Sport 21-24 Help keep Dublin clean and tidy for everyone by taking your Metro with you and recycling it Tied to fence and beatenTHREE men who tied an elderly woman to a fence and beat her during a violent robbery are being hunted by detectives. Senior officers said the 68-year-old victim suffered an absolutely horrific ordeal when she was assaulted at her isolated home in Co Waterford. Age Action described the robbery as deplorable. Attacks like this on an older person are the lowest form of crime, said spokesman Eamon Timmons. The three men broke into the womans house at Drumgelane, Grange, near Ardmore, at about 4.30am on Saturday. Garda Inspector Paul Heffernan said the raiders went into her bedroom where they tied her to a bed and demanded cash which was handed over. Then she was dragged outside in to her back yard, tied to a stake, and beaten again, he said. The culprits searched the house for more money but fled the scene in a car when they couldnt find any. The men are said to be in their 20s, with one of the three having a larger frame than the others. The victim is recovering in Waterford Regional Hospital, where garda hope to question her again over the attack. Garda urged anyone who saw suspicious people or a car between 2am and 5am on Saturday morning to come forward. Worst ever fire season feared in Oz AUSTRALIA has begun preparing more than 1,000 fire refuges and reforming its alert system as a new fire season threatens to eclipse the blazes that this year killed 173 people. Nathan Rees, Premier of New South Wales, warned that December to February could be the highest risk summer we have ever faced, with drought, climate change and dry undergrowth combining to create perfect fire conditions. With the fire season two weeks away, authorities were preparing neighbourhood safer places. The refuges, buildings such as school halls or sports grounds, will have to meet tough fire protection standards. Authorities in some states have also changed their system of alerts for days of catastrophic danger, warning people in bushfire-prone areas to leave their homes on days of severely hot weather. Farmersprotests cause road chaosMOTORISTS across the country faced major traffic delays yesterday as hundreds of farmers held tractor protests in 29 towns and cities. The motorcades clogged up roads, highlighting concerns about falling farm prices and Government cuts to the sector. The Irish Farmers Association said families were facing the worst crisis in a generation. President Padraig Walshe said: Almost every town throughout rural Ireland is dependent on agriculture and the income collapse will lead to significant downturn in business across the rural economy. Motorists in Waterford faced delays as tractors clogged the countys roads, while 250 tractors travelled through Kilkenny and 400 poured into Portlaoise, causing tailbacks. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html