A MAN has been arrested after cannabis worth an estimated €184k was found in luggage on a flight which arrived in Dublin from Spain. Revenue officers seized 9.2kgs of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport yesterday afternoon. The drugs were found when officers stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Barcelona. The drugs were found in a … [Read more...] about Drugs worth €184k found in suitcase on flight from Spain to Dublin
Drugs worth €184k found in suitcase on flight from Spain to Dublin
President of Ireland to receive honorary doctorate from University of Manchester
IRELAND’S President Michael D Higgins will be conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester today. Later this evening, President Higgins will be conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Chancellor of the University of Manchester, Nazir Afzal. The honour is in recognition of “his extensive and significant contributions to … [Read more...] about President of Ireland to receive honorary doctorate from University of Manchester
‘Further blow’ to Bloody Sunday families as former soldiers will not face prosecution over perjury allegations
FORMER soldiers accused of giving false evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry will not face prosecution over the claims the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has confirmed. Thirteen people were shot dead when soldiers opened fire on marchers during a civil rights march in Derry on January 30, 1972. The report of an inquiry into the massacre, led by Lord Saville and published in … [Read more...] about ‘Further blow’ to Bloody Sunday families as former soldiers will not face prosecution over perjury allegations
POIGNANT PILGRIMAGE: Walk from Ireland to England will trace steps of Irish migrants fleeing Famine
A POIGNANT pilgrimage will take place next month where walkers will retrace the steps of hundreds of people forced to leave Ireland due to the Famine. The Famine Walk will honour the route taken by some 1,490 men, women and children at the height of An Gorta Mór – or The Great Hunger – in 1847. Evicted from their homes, and guided by a landlord’s land agent, those migrants left … [Read more...] about POIGNANT PILGRIMAGE: Walk from Ireland to England will trace steps of Irish migrants fleeing Famine
Cillian Murphy collects Lead Actor gong at Irish Film and Television Academy awards
CILLIAN MURPHY has added another gong to his trophy collection after winning the Lead Actor in a Film award at the annual Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) ceremony. The Cork native was named Lead Actor in a Film for his role in Chris Nolan’s blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. Last month Murphy, who hails from Douglas, won Best Actor at the 96th Academy Awards in the Dolby … [Read more...] about Cillian Murphy collects Lead Actor gong at Irish Film and Television Academy awards