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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

FRIENDS and well-wishers have paid tribute following the death of a 108-year-old woman in Co. Cavan. Bridget Tierney died on Wednesday, February 28, “peacefully, in the tender care of her very devoted family, in her 109th year,” her family has confirmed. Born in July 1915, Ms Tierney (née Reilly) was a mother of nine, who had 30 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and four … [Read more...] about ‘What a wonderful long life’: Tributes paid following death of 108-year-old Irish woman

AN Andy Warhol Exhibition has proven a record-breaker in Ireland after attracting 135,000 people to a Dublin gallery. The Andy Warhol Three Times Out exhibition was open at the Hugh Lane Gallery from October 6, 2023 to January 28, 2024. During that time it drew a record-breaking 135,000 people to the venue, which is the highest visitor count in the gallery’s history. The … [Read more...] about Warhol exhibition draws record number of visitors to Dublin gallery

NO prosecutions have been secured following a lengthy investigation into the Troubles-era practices of a former double agent known as Stakeknife. Operation Kenova has been underway at Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) since 2016. It was set up to investigate the practices of the head of the IRA’s internal security unit, Freddie Scappaticci, who was also … [Read more...] about Stakeknife: No prosecutions secured following lengthy Operation Kenova investigation

CELEBRITY chef Dave Myers has died, aged 66, his family has confirmed. The television star, who was one half of the popular Hairy Bikers duo, died following a battle with cancer which he had been fighting for the past few years. In a statement his Hairy Bikers partner and best friend Si King shared the “sad news”. The statement, made via the chef pair’s Hairy Bikers social … [Read more...] about Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers dies following battle with cancer