A MAN has been arrested after gardaí seized drugs and cash worth more than €200,000 in Co. Carlow. The discovery was made during a search of a house in Hacketstown on Tuesday as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region. Among the items seized by the Carlow Drugs Unit was suspected cannabis with a street value of €136,000, cocaine with a … [Read more...] about Arrest after drugs and cash seized in Co. Carlow
Man will require reconstructive surgery to his face following brutal attack
A MAN who was attacked following an altercation in Omagh will require reconstructive surgery due to the injuries sustained to his face. The 48-year-old was brutally assaulted after remonstrating with a man near a bus depot on the Mountjoy Road in the early hours of December 28. PSNI officers investigating the assault say he reported being attacked after “remonstrating with … [Read more...] about Man will require reconstructive surgery to his face following brutal attack
More than 5500 cases of cervical cancer prevented in Ireland through screening
NEW research has shown that Ireland’s cervical cancer screening programme has prevented more than 5500 cases of the disease. The figure was revealed through a study undertaken by researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The research team found that the Irish Cervical Cancer Screening programme has “prevented over 5500 cancers in Ireland, that would otherwise have occurred … [Read more...] about More than 5500 cases of cervical cancer prevented in Ireland through screening
Police name young woman who died on St Stephen’s Day following collision earlier this month
POLICE have identified a young woman who died on St Stephen’s Day after being involved in a collision in Co. Fermanagh earlier this month. Ukrainian national Hanna Tanasova was seriously injured in the incident which happened in Liskenea on December 5. Hannah Tanasova died in hospital weeks after the collision in Co. Fermanagh (Pic: PSNI) The 28-year-old, who had been living in … [Read more...] about Police name young woman who died on St Stephen’s Day following collision earlier this month
The news that hit the headlines in the year gone by…
FROM travel chaos and storm damage to the arrival of a new pope, we look back at some of the stories that hit the headlines in the year gone by,,, Headaches at Holyhead The year begin with the continued closure of Holyhead port. All sailings were cancelled at the port from December 7, 2024 after Storm Darragh caused significant damage to two of its berths. When the new year … [Read more...] about The news that hit the headlines in the year gone by…