MORE than €530k worth of drugs have been sniffed out in Dublin over the past week. Contraband worth approximately €533,000 has been seized by Revenue officers with the assistance of their detector dog Grace. Revenue's detector dog Grace During the period from May 20 to May 27, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized over 7kgs of herbal cannabis with an … [Read more...] about Detector dog sniffs out drugs worth more than €530k
Detector dog sniffs out drugs worth more than €530k
Ireland, Spain and Norway formally recognise Palestine from today
THE governments of Ireland, Norway and Spain will formally recognise Palestine as a state as of today. The joint decision by the European nations is in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. They believe formal recognition of the state of Palestine is the starting point to an end to war based on the two-state solution they hope to see in the Middle East – where Israel and … [Read more...] about Ireland, Spain and Norway formally recognise Palestine from today
Community condemns ‘disgusting’ racist graffiti found on school
‘DISGUSTING’ graffiti which appeared on a school in Northern Ireland has left local community members ‘shocked and horrified’. The grafitti – which depicts nazi symbols and uses aggressive racist language - appeared on a number of buildings in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone including a school. PSNI officers investgating the incident confirmed “it has been noted in several areas, … [Read more...] about Community condemns ‘disgusting’ racist graffiti found on school
BBC commission ‘weird, wonderful, charming’ sitcom set in Northern Ireland
A NEW sitcom filmed and set in Northern Ireland has been commissioned by the BBC. Funboys, which has been developed from a 2023 BBC iPlayer short comedy film, is described as being 'weird, wonderful, charming, and always funny', Story writer Simon Mayhew-Archer also bizarrely promises there will be 'a decent amount of live pig action'. 'High hopes' Made by Mayhay Studios, … [Read more...] about BBC commission ‘weird, wonderful, charming’ sitcom set in Northern Ireland
‘Loveliest boy’: Tributes paid after 17-year-old dies in Co. Down collision
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who died in a single-vehicle collision in Co. Down. Jack Morrow died at the scene of the incident on the Banbridge Road in Rathfriland at around 2.30am on Saturday. A 19-year-old who was also in the vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries. In a separate incident, a man in his 60s died in a two-vehicle collision on the … [Read more...] about ‘Loveliest boy’: Tributes paid after 17-year-old dies in Co. Down collision