Dublin drugs gang linked to €10.6m cocaine shipment concealed in truck
The estimated 152 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in what gardaí called 'a sophisticated vehicle concealment'. READ MOREHe has been a target of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB) for some time. Gardaí believe the suspect has links to the Dublin-based gang that is sometimes referred to in media reports as “The Family”. When the precise location and structure of the compartment was established, it facilitated the retrieval of the cocaine. The man being questioned by gardaí about the cocaine find in the truck on Tuesday was a suspect at the time.
Source:The Irish Times
March 19, 2025 11:56 UTC
Why did Donald Trump bring Conor McGregor to the White House?
Conor McGregor speaks to the press at the White House before a meeting with US president Donald Trump. Just as he promised, McGregor was in the White House to meet president Donald Trump. What was in this for the Trump White House? US president Donald Trump with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary O'Shea at the White House last week. “We couldn’t think of a better guest to have in the White House on St Patrick’s Day,” Leavitt said while introducing McGregor.
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March 19, 2025 01:21 UTC
‘People shouldn’t have to live the way we are’: Limerick housing crisis pushing people into homelessness
Limerick city saw the largest annual increase in rents, for both existing and new tenancies, in the country last year, according to the latest Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) data. Conor Sheehan, Labour Party housing spokesman and Limerick City TD, says the city has become “a victim of its own success”. Labour housing spokesman and Limerick City TD Conor Sheehan. Sean Begley lived with his brother while looking for a place, until the Savoy organised rental accommodation for him. Una Burns, head of advocacy and communications at Limerick housing charity Novas.
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March 17, 2025 07:32 UTC
Trump EU alcohol tariff could be ‘devastating’ for Irish whiskey, industry warns
A massive 200 per cent tariff on Irish whiskey exports to the US would deal a “very serious blow” to the industry here, whiskey entrepreneur John Teeling has warned. “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200 per cent Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. Irish Whiskey Association director Eoin Ó Catháin said he was disappointed by the announcement and concerned that “it had come to this”. Having our sector implicated in this dispute puts jobs, investments and businesses at risk and has the potential to be devastating for Irish whiskey,” he said. Mr Trump also pledged another round of tariffs in just three weeks, saying he will begin rolling out reciprocal duties.
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March 14, 2025 16:22 UTC
Trump-Martin meeting live updates: US president says he will address ‘massive’ trade deficit ‘in a nice way’
Then, at around 4pm (8pm Irish time), Mr Martin and Mr Trump will take part in the traditional Shamrock Ceremony the White House. US president Donald Trump has discussed trade with Ireland and tariffs on EU goods during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Mr Trump compliments his tattoos and Mr Trump nods to Mr Martin and says “he is great right?” Could be a problematic question for Mr Martin but it quickly turns to his advantage when Mr Trump mentions that the Taoiseach’s father was a fighter after which he compliments Mr Martin for his physical condition. There is a live stream of the upcoming meeting between the US President Donald Trump and the Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Mr Swenson said the EU’s trade surplus with the US is “one of the things that is semi-annoying to Mr Trump”.
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March 12, 2025 16:38 UTC
Amy Broadhurst: ‘I was on the Irish team, then on the British team, now I’m on no team'
Up in the stands, members of Team Ireland watched on as their former, recent, training partner boxed for Great Britain. READ MOREIn advance of that Olympic qualifier last May, Team Ireland and Team GB pitched up at the same camp. [ Amy Broadhurst named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year 2022Opens in new window ]And there was no time to waste. Everything changed the moment I found out I was pregnant.”Boxer Amy Broadhurst pictured near her home in Dundalk, Co.Louth. This time last year I was on the Irish team, then I was on the British team, now I’m on no team, I’m pregnant, I’m sitting at home watching TV.
Source:The Irish Times
March 09, 2025 16:30 UTC
Learner drivers face having to start again if they have more than four permits without passing a test
The ministerial briefing for transport suggests there should be no more than two consecutive learner permits without taking a driving test. Photograph: Chris Hepburn/Getty ImagesLearner drivers should only be allowed four consecutive learner permits if they do not pass their driving test, the Department of Transport has suggested. Currently a learner driver can have an unlimited number of learner permits if he or she does not pass their drive test. Currently the first two learner driver permits last two years each and subsequent ones one year each. The brief also suggests there should be no more than two consecutive learner permits without taking a driving test.
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March 09, 2025 15:49 UTC
Prof Aoife McLysaght: ‘Mum just said, do what you love and the job will follow. Which is very optimistic and brave advice’
Aoife McLysaght recalls how she heard about her first job in genetics. READ MOREStamp features Prof Aoife McLysaght, Chair of Evolutionary Genetics at Trinity College Dublin and one of the world's leading genetics researchers. In January, McLysaght started her new job as Government science adviser. “My mum just said, do what you love and the job will follow. “I don’t know if I’d call it a gamble, but I decided, my life decisions and career decisions are separate.” It helped that academic careers are “judged in the round.
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March 08, 2025 18:01 UTC
Fast boats and military-grade guns are new trends in Irish drugs trade, says assistant Garda chief
Assistant Commissioner Angela Willis says the Irish drugs trade is now global, and gangs are arming themselves with 'military grade' guns. Now, it is truly “global”, while Irish gangs have armed themselves with “military grade” guns. She was speaking on the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Garda’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (DOCB), which she once led. It was created in 2015 under then Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan by merging the Garda National Drugs Unit and Organised Crime Unit. This “footprint” would grow and strengthen to meet the new challenge of global cartels.
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March 08, 2025 16:52 UTC