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A WOMAN has been arrested after cocaine with an estimated value of €134,000 was seized at Dublin Airport. Revenue officers uncovered the drugs on Saturday after stopping and searching the baggage of a passenger who had arrived on a flight from Paris. Revenue say the discovery of the 1.9kg of cocaine was the result of an intelligence-led operation. A woman in her 30s was … [Read more...] about Woman arrested after cocaine worth €134,000 seized at Dublin Airport

A MAN has died in Co. Cork after he was stung by a swarm of wasps. Father-of-three Michael Sheehan passed away following the incident at his home in Macroom on Tuesday. According to RTÉ News, Mr Sheehan inadvertently disturbed a wasps' nest while trimming hedges, resulting in him sustaining multiple stings. It adds that he was no longer conscious when the ambulance arrived and … [Read more...] about Man dies in Co. Cork after being stung by swarm of wasps

A MAN has been found guilty of the 'utterly abhorrent' murder of a man in his 60s. Michael Joyce, 33, denied murdering 61-year-old Michael White by repeatedly striking him and inflicting blunt force trauma injuries to his head and body on April 22 or 23, 2023. However, he was today convicted by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh. Mr Joyce's partner, 28-year-old Antonia Gunn, … [Read more...] about Man faces life sentence after being found guilty of ‘utterly abhorrent’ murder

TAOISEACH Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump following his success in the US election. Mr Trump secured a return to the White House four years after the end of his first term having convincingly powered past the 270 electoral votes needed to win. With less than two dozen of the 538 votes still outstanding, Mr Trump has so far claimed 294, with Kamala Harris securing … [Read more...] about Taoiseach Simon Harris congratulates Donald trump on US Presidential Election victory

A MOTHER and her young child have been injured following an attack on a home in south Belfast, which police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. The incident occurred in the Roden Street area at around 7.40pm on Monday evening. Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey branded the attack 'appalling and disgusting' and called for a meeting with police to discuss such … [Read more...] about Mother and young child injured in racially-motivated hate crime in Belfast