Cannabis farms discovered in raids on properties across Northern Ireland

CANNABIS with an estimated street value of £500k has been seized after a series of raids on properties across Northern Ireland. Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch carried out searches at five addresses yesterday (August 13) and made five arrests after uncovering a number of cannabis factories. “As a result of ongoing enquiries into an organised criminal gangs … [Read more...] about Cannabis farms discovered in raids on properties across Northern Ireland

A MAN has been jailed for multiple sexual abuse offences against a child which began when she was aged just six. Jason Harkness was sentenced at Laganside Courts yesterday (August 13) for a total of 15 offences against the girl which took place between 2017 and September 2021. Jason Harkness was sentenced at Laganside Courts in Belfast They included sexual assault of a child … [Read more...] about Man jailed for ‘sickening’ child abuse offences

A YOUNG man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in Co. Kerry. The incident occurred in the River Flesk in Killarney at around 3.30pm on Tuesday. Gardai and emergency services were alerted to the incident and the man, aged in his 20s, was removed from the water. "He was later pronounced deceased at the scene," read a statement from gardaí. "A post-mortem … [Read more...] about Young man dies after getting into difficulty while swimming in Co. Kerry

A CONFIRMED sighting of an Asian Hornet in Cork has sparked a biosecurity alert from the Irish Government. The hornet, native to Southeast Asia, has spread through continental Europe and poses a major ecological risk, with a single nest able to devastate local honeybee populations. Ireland has remained largely free from the invasive species, however, the sighting has led the … [Read more...] about Asian Hornet sighting in Cork sparks biosecurity alert

A 64-year-old Irish man from the Midlands has died in an Ecuadorian prison just days after being arrested in connection with a significant cocaine trafficking case, authorities have confirmed. The man was detained on August 1 at Guayaquil Airport after police allegedly found 15 kilograms of cocaine in his luggage. According to Ecuador’s national police, the drugs were bound for … [Read more...] about Irishman accused of drug smuggling dies in Ecuador prison