Irish America Team

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TWO men wanted in Belgium have been arrested in Northern Ireland. One man, aged 36, was arrested in Omagh last night, while the second man, aged 39, was arrested in the Castlederg area. Both men are wanted to serve a four-year prison sentence for drugs trafficking – relating to offences that occurred in the West Flanders area of Belgium in 2021. The pair were detained on … [Read more...] about Two men wanted to serve time in Belgium arrested in Northern Ireland

SMUGGLED cigarettes with an estimated street value of €7.7m have been seized in Wexford. More than 7.7million cigarettes, branded L&B, were discovered during a search of an unaccompanied trailer at Rosslare Europort in Wexford yesterday (July 15). The smuggled cigarettes seized in Wexford They were discovered as part of an intelligence led operation involving Revenue … [Read more...] about Smuggled cigarettes worth €7.7m seized in Wexford

DANNY O’DONOGHUE has lent his support to a motion proposed in the Dáil this week to protect Irish artists against the rise of AI. The Script frontman was in Leinster House as the Sinn Féin motion was debated on July 14 during the party's private members’ business time. The motion was proposed by Aengus Ó Snodaigh who is the party’s spokesperson for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Arts and … [Read more...] about Danny O’Donoghue backs motion to protect Irish artists from AI

A WILDFIRE which swept through a popular beauty spot in Co. Kerry this week is believed to have been started by ‘reckless’ human activity. The fire broke out at Killarney National Park on July 14, with emergency services battling overnight to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters worked overnight to tackle the wildfire in Killarney National Park (Pic: Kerry County Council) “The … [Read more...] about ‘Devastating’ wildfire in Irish beauty spot ‘caused by human activity’