Cocaine worth €100k found in Limerick home

GARDAÍ have seized 1.5kg of suspected cocaine following a raid on a home in Co. Limerick. The drugs, which are estimated to have a street value of €105k, were discovered as part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the county. Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by members of the Armed Support Unit, carried out the search at a … [Read more...] about Cocaine worth €100k found in Limerick home

A JOINT statement has been issued by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlining their commitments to strengthen relations between Britain and Ireland. The pair issued the document, which consists of more than 30 pledges designed to improve the ties between the two nations, after attending the first UK-Ireland Summit which took place in Liverpool … [Read more...] about Joint statement by Taoiseach and Prime Minister gives key commitments on strengthening British-Irish relations

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has marked World Book Day by making a special donation of books to a library in Dublin. The President has gifted 250 booked to the Cabra public library, including books he himself has purchased as well as those given as gifts to him by the books’ authors and related groups. “World Book Day is an important reminder of the importance of reading and of … [Read more...] about President Higgins marks World Book Day with special donation

OFFICIAL STATISTICS released today show that among drug-related deaths mentioned in Northern Ireland between 2023 and 2024, a significant proportion had a connection to the prescription medication Pregabalin. 67 of the 169 registered drug-related deaths in the region during that time period were linked with the drug, which is prescribed for a number of conditions, including … [Read more...] about Pregabalin responsible for significant number of NI drug deaths

A SCHOOLGIRL has died after being involved in a collision in Co. Derry. The girl, aged 12, was hit by a car as she got off a schoolbus in the Castledawson area of the city yesterday afternoon (March 5). The incident happened on the Hillhead Road shortly after 4pm, the PSNI have confirmed today. "There was a large number of people in the vicinity at the time who may have … [Read more...] about Girl dies after being struck by car as she got off schoolbus in Derry