METRO Wednesday, November 4, 2009 D TODAY: Windy and chilly with some showers. Max: 11C TOMORROW: Blustery with scattered showers. Max: 11C METRO Weather Weed priority for Dutch gardener A DUTCHMAN who grew cannabis in his bedroom in Phibsboro because he loved gardening has been jailed for three years. Arthur Nunnikhoven, 53, said he was sorry that his hobby had got him into trouble. This insulted Judge Katherine Delahunt, who, despite being glad to hear the man had at last pleaded guilty, concluded that his sentence was appropriate. MENU THE Home Digest 4 Guilty Pleasures Celebrity gossip 6 World Digest 10 MetroLife Arts and entertainment 12-13 60 Second Interview Comedian Jimmy Carr 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 Young Jack ORiordan, four, from Milltown and 18-month- old Kate Kennedy from Ranelagh were on hand for the launch of the Barnardos Training Resource To Tackle Bullying And Domestic Abuse resource. It provides practical and easy to understand materials which outline how to approach and support children dealing with those issues WE SAY NO TO bullYiNg Flu kills more than 10%SWINE FLU kills more than one in ten of those it affects severely enough to put in hospital, a US study has shown. Up to 20 per cent of older patients taken to hospital with the virus ended up dead, researchers in California found. Almost a third of cases required intensive care treatment, and deaths occurred among all age groups. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggest the H1N1 swine flu is potentially more dangerous than many people believe. Dr Janice Louie, from the California Department of Public Health, led the study of 1,088 swine flu cases resulting in being taken to hospital or death in the state between April 23 and August 11 this year. H1N1: Get the jab BY eD CARTY Shell is told to move 5.6km of Mayo gas pipeENERGY giant Shell was yesterday told to re- route part of the controversial planned Corrib gas pipeline because it posed a safety risk. An Bord Pleanla found more than half of a 9km onshore stretch, carrying unprocessed gas over bogland in north Mayo, must be altered because of the dangers to nearby homes. It ruled information supplied by the Corrib Gas Partners was not a complete, transparent or ade- quate demonstration that the high-pressure pipe does not pose an unacceptable risk to the public. Developers now have three months to plan another route up Sruwaddacon Bay further away from Rossport village. Opponents claimed the Plan- ning Boards decision vindicated the stand taken by a number of groups over the last decade. John Monaghan, spokesman for community or- ganisation Pobail Cill Chomain, said planners had eventually stepped in after ten years of fighting. It is clear that the project as proposed does not meet basic health and safety requirements, as we have known all along, he said. Its long overdue recognition of the concerns but its worth noting that this is the first time the pipeline part of the project has been assessed by the planning process, and it has failed that test. This should have been done at the outset of the Corrib development a decade ago, and the conflict around it would have been entirely avoided. But Shell said it remains firmly of the view that the pipeline, as designed, is safe and meets all in- ternational standards and in- dustry best practice. The State-sanctioned project has seen daily protests and a multi-million-euro Garda bill. Homes near the 5.6km stretch of pipeline beside Rossport village are just 150m to 300m away, but best international practice suggests high-pressure pipes should be at least 300m from homes. Planners also objected to the use of bogland where heavy goods vehicles and construction ve- hicles would be travelling narrow country roads to prepare for laying the pipe. Sceptical Klaus signs up to Lisbon THE charter meant to transform Europe into a more unified and powerful global player passed its last major hurdle yesterday and looks set to become law within weeks. Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who has been highly sceptical of increasing the EUs powers, signed the Lisbon Treaty at the Prague Castle hours after his nations Constitutional Court struck down a complaint against it. Mr Klaus has been tirelessly, attacking and stalling the document, claiming it would hand too much power to European Union institutions in Brussels. He was awaiting the Brno-based courts ruling before deciding whether to endorse it. I expected the decision of the Constitutional Court and respect it, Mr Klaus said, but added he vehemently disagrees with the verdict. The Czech Republic will cease to be a sovereign state, once the treaty enters into force, he said. Vaclav Klaus: Still has concerns This should have been done at the outset index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html