News Friday, January 15, 2010 D Fachtna Murphy to deploy the armed Emergency Response Unit onto the capitals streets. MORE than 1million people visited the Guinness Storehouse last year. Despite the downturn, visitors to Irelands biggest tourist attraction only fell by one per cent, bringing the total to 7.5million in its ten- year existence. It was no mean feat with the year that was, said boss Paul Carty (pictured). Guinness draws 1million visitors 5 years for man guilty of glassing A MAN who glassed an acquaintance has been given a five-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended. Sen Ceallachin, 52, smashed a pint glass into the face of David Blake, permanently blinding his right eye, meaning he can no longer work as a crane operator. Ceallachin said he thought Mr Blake, 39, had called his dead brother a scumbag. Garda divers search for gun GARDA divers broke through ice on the frozen Royal Canal yesterday to search for a gun used in a double murder at the weekend. Detectives believe the weapon used to kill Brendan Molyneaux and Paddy Mooney at a flat on Dublins Pearse Sporty: Louise Kavanagh at the launch of Kickstart 2010, a free family fun day to get people up and out after the excesses of Christmas. It takes place on Sunday, January 24, from noon to 3pm in the Peoples Park, Dn Laoghaire Picture: Brian McEvoy and finally... MARTIN GIBBONS, 48, thought his luck was in when he found and cashed a winning betting slip worth 150. But he was stunned to later see his face in the news wanted for theft by finding. Gibbons, of Taunton, England, handed himself into police and paid back the cash. Street was thrown into the canal. Fears of more bloodshed prompted Garda Commissioner homedigest IT WAS only a matter of time before there was a celebrity version. Bill Cullen (pictured) is looking for a new apprentice but he might find it hard to sack the next guy. Bookmaker Paddy Power has placed former taoiseach Bertie Ahern as 4/1 favourite to take part in TV3s new Celebrity Apprentice. Apprentice set for celeb version Race death was likely to happen THE death of a motorcyclist sent hurtling through the air at 100mph at a race in Northern Ireland was an accident waiting to happen, an inquest heard yesterday. John Donnan, 42, from Ardglass, Co Down, hit a straw bale chicane after the rider in front dislodged it as he passed at the Tandragee 100 event in May 2007. Last September the Board gave Mum- ba a month to return the money to Mr Carley, but she failed to do so. The court granted Mr Carley a Deter- mination Order for 3,950, which enti- tles him to seek an Order of Execution against Mumba if the refund is not paid. This will direct the Dublin City Sheriff to seize goods and chattels belonging to her to the value of the order. Mumba told: to return 4k rent deposit LANDLORD Samantha Mumba was ordered by a judge yesterday to pay a tenant back his rent deposit of almost 4,000. The Irish actress and singer had held on to the deposit after Damien Carley vacated her property at The Copse, Grif- fith Avenue in Dublin Judge Jacqueline Linnane at the Cir- cuit Civil Court heard the house had been rented by solicitor Damien Carley, while he was renovating his home. When Mr Carley vacated the property Mumba had failed to return the one- months rental deposit of 3,950 and he had made a complaint to the Private Residential Tenancy Board, which deals with tenant and landlord disputes. By Ray Managh Man charged over bomb threat A DUTCH man was yesterday charged with making bomb threats aboard a transatlantic jet. Jorge Flores, from Limburg in the Netherlands, allegedly claimed he was carrying an explosive, forcing the pilot to divert the flight to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport. Following an extensive search, the plane was given the all-clear by garda. Flores, 44, was remanded in custody at Ennis District Court in Co Clare, and will appear again today. Ma, look at me: Ryan Brady, ten, from Holy Spirit Boys National School, at The Reco, a state-of-the art youth facility in Ballymun, which was officially opened by President Mary McAleese yesterday Picture: Jason Clarke Samantha Mumba: Taken to court
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