Two arrested as gardaí seize €5m worth of cocaine in Co. Kildare

TWO men have been arrested after gardaí seized €5m worth of cocaine in Co. Kildare. The men, aged in their 50s and 60s, were detained following the 'significant seizure' on Tuesday. During the operation, gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle and also carried out a search of a residential premises in the Allenwood area. The searches saw gardaí recover approximately 72kg of … [Read more...] about Two arrested as gardaí seize €5m worth of cocaine in Co. Kildare

GARDAÍ have released a CCTV image in a bid to trace the owners of two vehicles as part of their investigation into a two-car collision in Co. Donegal that claimed three lives. Two men in one of the cars, both aged in their 30s, were fatally injured in the collision, which occurred on the N15 at Liscooley, near Castlefinn, at approximately 10pm on November 22, 2024. A man in the … [Read more...] about CCTV image released in bid to find vehicle owners who may have information about fatal Co. Donegal collision

GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses after a driver was killed in a collision in Co. Offaly. Officers were called to the incident in Daingean yesterday afternoon (February 10). “Shortly after 12pm, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a collision involving a single vehicle at Killaderry, Daingean,” the police force said in a statement. “The sole occupant of the car, a man … [Read more...] about Witness appeal after driver killed in Offaly collision

THE Social and Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) will not send any party members to St Patrick’s Day events in Washington this year due to President Donald Trump’s controversial plans to relocate people living in Gaza. SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP has confirmed her party will “not endorse” values that are “incompatible” with its own. “Last year the SDLP made the decision not to … [Read more...] about SDLP will not attend St Patrick’s Day events in Washington due to President Trump’s Gaza proposals

NINE police officers were assaulted in Northern Ireland over the weekend the PSNI have confirmed. In a statement PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the number of incidents where officers were injured while on duty in Derry and Strabane was “absolutely shocking”. “My message to those who think this behaviour is acceptable, it is that, unequivocally, it is not; and it should … [Read more...] about Nine police officers assaulted in series of ‘disgraceful’ attacks