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FIVE people have been arrested by officers investigating cocaine smuggling from the Republic of Ireland into the North. Two women and three men were arrested following searches by PSNI officers at ten properties in Belfast this week. Cars, cash and drugs were also seized during the operation, which took place across December 10 and 11. A range of cars were also seized in the … [Read more...] about Two women and three men arrested over cross-border cocaine smuggling in Ireland

A TEENAGER has been hospitalised following a collision between a scrambler and a car in Belfast. The incident happened at around 5.30pm last night, the PSNI has confirmed. “We received a report shortly before 5.30pm that a car and scrambler were involved in a collision in the Bloomfield Road area,” they said. “Officers attended, alongside colleagues from NIAS. “One man, aged in … [Read more...] about Teen injured in collision between scrambler and car

EGYPT’S President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has met with Taoiseach Simon Harris and President Michael D Higgins during a brief visit to Ireland this week. The Egyptian leader was in Dublin yesterday, as he concluded an international trip which also included stops in Norway and Denmark. President Michael D Higgins shakes hands with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during his … [Read more...] about President of Egypt discusses ‘outrageous suffering’ in Gaza during Irish visit

A MAN has been arrested after a woman was left in a critical condition following an assault in Co. Galway. The incident occurred at around 7pm on Monday at a residence in Ballinasloe. Gardaí said the woman, aged in her 50s, sustained serious injuries in the assault. "The injured woman was taken to Portiuncula University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition," read … [Read more...] about Man arrested after woman left in critical condition following Co. Galway assault

A MAN who is serving an indeterminate custodial sentence for the manslaughter of a police woman has been sentenced for being unlawfully at large. Shane Frane, 37, was jailed in 2013 after the stolen car he was driving in Derry crashed into a police vehicle in which Constable Philippa Reynolds was a passenger, killing her instantly. On January 17 this year, police received a … [Read more...] about Man who killed police woman is sentenced for being unlawfully at large