A GYM owner in Co. Antrim has been fined £1k after being found unlawfully in possession of weight-loss drugs. Daniel O’Neill appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court this week, where he pleaded guilty to an offence in breach of the Human Medicines Regulations. The 59-year-old, who is from Ballymena and is the owner of DISQ Gym in the Ross Court area of the town, was fined … [Read more...] about Gym owner fined for unlawful possession of weight-loss drugs
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Bord Bia cites farmers’ protest as ‘most significant’ breakdown in relations in 30 years
BORD BIA has described an ongoing protest by members of the Irish Farmers’ Association at its Dublin offices as the “most significant” breakdown in relations between them in three decades. IFA members have staged a rolling protest, both inside and outside of the Bord Bia headquarters on Pembroke Street in Ballsbridge, since last month. The farmers are protesting against the … [Read more...] about Bord Bia cites farmers’ protest as ‘most significant’ breakdown in relations in 30 years
Search at Wicklow quarry in connection with missing Irish women called off
A SEARCH of a disused quarry in Co. Wicklow in connection with the disappearance of two Irish women in the 1990s has come to a close. The site, near the Wicklow/Kildare border, was excavated this month by Gardaí investigating the separate disappearances and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob. The search of the site in Co. Wicklow has now been called off Ms Dullard went … [Read more...] about Search at Wicklow quarry in connection with missing Irish women called off
Drugs worth €1.54m seized after car stopped and searched in Limerick
DRUGS worth €1.54m has been seized following a series of searches on cars and a property in Limerick. Limerick Gardaí stopped a vehicle in the city and conducted a search of the vehicle yesterday (February 25). During the course of the search officers discovered suspected cocaine worth an estimated €70k. The driver of the vehicle, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested and is … [Read more...] about Drugs worth €1.54m seized after car stopped and searched in Limerick
Taoiseach issues public apology to institutional abuse survivors
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has issued a public apology to survivors of institutional abuse in Ireland. Delivered in the Dáil yesterday afternoon, the statement followed a commitment made by Mr Martin last November after meeting with four survivors who had gone on hunger strike to highlight what happened to them as children. "In May 1999, on behalf of the State and of all the … [Read more...] about Taoiseach issues public apology to institutional abuse survivors