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A KNIFE-WIELDING man who threatened hospital staff in an Accident and Emergency department has been jailed for five years. Joshua Byrne, 32, also threatened members of the public at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton on October 3, 2023. During the incident, Byrne lunged at a security guard, threatening to stab him in the face. CCTV captured the moment when he was … [Read more...] about Knife-wielding man who threatened hospital staff during A&E incident is jailed for five years

A MAN has been jailed for 30 years for his role in the supply of industrial quantities of drugs and firearms.  Peter Riley, 51, was snared after police infiltrated messages from his encrypted mobile phone as part of the National Crime Agency's Operation Venetic. He was sentenced on Monday, February 26, after pleading guilty to a series of charges, including conspiracy to supply … [Read more...] about Man jailed for 30 years for supplying industrial quantities of drugs and firearms

THE FUNERAL has taken place of a homeless women who died in Dublin last week. Ann Delaney, 47, was found unresponsive on Aungier Street in the capital last Sunday and was later pronounced dead at St James's Hospital. The mother-of-one was laid to rest in her native Co. Laois on Thursday. Mourners and family members outside St Abban’s Church (Image: Eamonn Farrell / … [Read more...] about Funeral held for homeless woman who died in Dublin as memorial planned

THREE men have been arrested in Co. Cork as part of an investigation into human trafficking. The men were detained following a series of searches on Saturday morning involving more than 100 gardaí. Following the arrests, gardaí said they were investigating a criminal gang involved in trafficking people into Ireland. "Gardaí are investigating the activities of an Organised Crime … [Read more...] about Three arrested in Co. Cork as part of human trafficking investigation