AN ESTIMATED €2.4m worth of cannabis has been seized following an intelligence-led operation in Co. Meath this week. On Tuesday, a joint operation involving Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) was carried out in the Meath area. Revenue officers seized approximately 120kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of … [Read more...] about €2.4m worth of cannabis seized in Co. Meath
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Man arrested after assaulting four police officers in Co. Armagh
A MAN has been arrested after a member of the public and four police officers were assaulted in Co. Armagh. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Saturday in Portadown, during which the man spat, kicked, urinated and attempted to bite officers. He also brandished an imitation firearm as police attempted to arrest him. "Assaults on our officers, who are there to keep … [Read more...] about Man arrested after assaulting four police officers in Co. Armagh
Rwanda Bill fuelling Ireland’s asylum seeker crisis
Tánaiste Micheál Martin believes the UK’s Rwanda Bill is contributing to Ireland’s immigration predicament AN TÁNAISTE Micheál Martin has said that the British government’s Rwanda Bill is causing a surge in migrants entering Ireland. The Telegraph reports Tánaiste Martin saying that the threat of being deported Rwanda is causing an influx of asylum seekers into the … [Read more...] about Rwanda Bill fuelling Ireland’s asylum seeker crisis
Police missed opportunities to warn Jim Donegan of threat to his life before he was killed
PSNI officers missed opportunities to identify and warn a man who dissident republicans had threatened to kill six months before they executed him. James ‘Jim’ Donegan was shot numerous times by a lone gunman while he waited to collect his 13-year-old son from school. Aged 43, the father-of-two was targeted as he sat in his car, a red Porsche Panamera, in Glen Road, Belfast at … [Read more...] about Police missed opportunities to warn Jim Donegan of threat to his life before he was killed
£100m investment confirmed in ‘landmark agreement’ for borough in Northern Ireland
A JOINT funding injection by the British and Northern Irish governments will see £100m invested in the Causeway Coast and Glens. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has announced their "landmark agreement" this week, which will see the substantial figure invested in the borough over the next 10 years. Some £36m of the total fund will come from the UK Government, while the … [Read more...] about £100m investment confirmed in ‘landmark agreement’ for borough in Northern Ireland