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Man arrested as 1.75m euro of cocaine seized

Gardai have seized cocaine worth 1.75 million euro during an operation near Dublin. As part of Operation Tara, officers arrested a man in Clondalkin on Friday evening. It came as officers stopped a vehicle on St Cuthbert’s Road at about 5.30pm and ...

16 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Local News

Gardaí stop car and make incredible €1.75 million drugs discovery

Gardai have seized cocaine worth €1.75 million during an operation in Dublin. As part of Operation Tara, officers arrested a man in Clondalkin on Friday evening. It came as officers stopped a vehicle on St Cuthbert’s Road at about 5.30pm and ...

18 Apr 2022 at 20:33

Longfordleader

Mullingar District Court drugs charge struck out

A drugs prosecution before Mullingar District Court was struck out when the State body providing Gardaí with forensic and technical analysis refused to analyse a single tablet because of lab backlogs. Thomas McDonagh (34) of 2 O'Connell's ...

12 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Ireland

Suspected cannabis worth one million euro seized in Co Meath

Suspected cannabis worth an estimated one million euro has been seized in Co Meath. Gardai recovered the drugs on Thursday at a warehouse in Ashbourne. The suspected cannabis was discovered in vacuum-packed bags. The drugs are now ...

18 May 2024 at 15:08

Ireland

Drugs and cash seized in house searches

Gardai have seized drugs and arrested two men in separate operations in Cork city. As part of Operation Tara, officers carried out the operations in the Gurranabraher area on Friday. Shortly after 5pm, a house was searched under ...

30 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Longfordleader

Longford Court hears how glass fragments link burglar to crime scene

Four years ago a community childcare facility in Granard was robbed of over €3,000 in cash, and last week, Fergal Gannon (39) of Ferefad, Longford, was convicted of the offence. The defendant was before Judge Bernadette Owens ...

06 May 2023 at 09:33

Criminal Cases Review Commission will probe its role in Andrew Malkinson case

The body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice in England will review its role in the case of a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Andrew Malkinson, 57, had his 2003 ...

17 Aug 2023 at 17:24

Longfordleader

Longford District Court hears forensic lab delays put Gardaí ‘between a rock and a hard place’

Delays in the issuing of certificates of analysis by Forensic Science Ireland may see charges struck out in Longford District Court. The issue raised its head in two cases at last week's court sitting. Inspector Paddy ...

26 Feb 2023 at 19:33

Ireland

Ten arrested in large garda operation

Ten people have been arrested during a large-scale garda operation in Cork Armed gardai were among those that took part in the interdivisional operation, which also involved the dog unit, the stolen vehicle unit and ...

31 Mar 2025 at 19:57

Palm print found at 1967 murder scene matched accused, expert tells trial

A fingerprint expert denied she made a mistake in identifying a palm print found at the scene of the rape and murder of a pensioner in 1967, a court heard. Ryland Headley is accused of forcing entry into the home ...

19 Jun 2025 at 14:49

Ireland

Man arrested and drugs worth 2.2m euro seized

Gardai have seized drugs worth approximately 2.2 million euro and arrested a man following an operation. On Friday, as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara targeting drug trafficking networks, ...

12 Jul 2025 at 15:59

Jury retires to consider verdicts in 1967 murder trial

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of a 92-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of an elderly widow in 1967. Ryland Headley, then aged 34, is accused of forcing entry into the ...

26 Jun 2025 at 12:53

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