A 22-year-old man accused of stabbing an Isle of Man tourist at a Swedish House Mafia concert in the Phoenix Park in Dublin has been granted bail.

Raymond Donnan of Greenfort Crescent in Clondalkin appeared at Cloverhill District Court on a charge of assault causing harm to 28-year-old Andrew England on July 7th.

He is also charged with production of a knife, violent disorder, breach of the peace and intoxication in a public place.

It has emerged he was granted bail by the High Court on July 16th.

The prosecution asked Judge John Lindsey for a further remand of 8 weeks because there may be a delay with a medical report.

Donnan will appear at Dublin District Court on September 28th.

Getting around the Capital is about to get much easier.

The link-up of the red and green Luas lines in Dublin has been given go ahead by An Bord Pleanala.

It means services beginning at the Green Line terminal at St. Stephen’s Green will now go all the way to Broombridge in the north-west of the city where it will join up with Maynooth train services.

Work on the 6 kilometre stretch will begin next year creating 800 new jobs.

It is hoped it will be completed by 2017.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is welcoming the development saying it will bring Dublin into line with other modern cities where an integrated rail and light rail network is the norm.

Director of Corporate Services at the RPA Ger Hannon says the project will be funded, because of its exceptional importance to the economy and the public.

“In the economic climate in which we exist, many projects have been deferred or delayed or in some instances cancelled” he said.

“But there are some projects which have always shone out – this one is a missing link for starters”.

“The other thing is that it also will help the economic development when things start to turn”.

“Projects like this must be perused” he added.

The N5 Longford bypass has opened after 16 months of construction and an investment of €26 million.

The National Roads Authority (NRA) says it is opening 2 months ahead of schedule and on budget.

The 2.6 kilometres stretch of carriageway will reduce journey times between the Greater Dublin area and Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon by removing a significant bottleneck at Longford.

Sean O’Neil is from the National Roads Authority.

He says the bypass is open for business this Bank Holiday weekend.

“Open for business – you can enjoy Longford town if you’d like to go there, there’s obviously access to that” he said.

“But if you’re heading to Dublin or heading to Mayo, you can just bypass Longford as well – and that’s save a lot of time on your journey (of) approximately 20 minutes” he added.

40 new jobs have been announced for Co. Mayo.

The Lafferty Group is to set up an International Academy of Retail Banking in Westport.

Based in London and with offices in various locations around the world The Lafferty Group is a major provider of advanced knowledge services for the global financial industry, with particular specialisations in the fields of retail banking, cards and payments and central banking.

People are being reminded to drive safe this bank holiday weekend.

Gardaí say they will be out in force across the country.

Newstalk’s Jack Quann has more.