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24/10/2014
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Gardai Appeal For Information On Co Donegal Murder Victims Car
Gardaí in Co Donegal have issued a new appeal for information on the deaths of Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy in Carndonagh.
The superintendent in charge of the investigation appealed for information from anyone who may have seen the family car between 16:00 on Wednesday 22 October and 09.35 on Thursday 23 October.
The silver Skoda Octavia saloon (reg 10 DL 274) was found on Thursday morning at a lakeside in the townland of Mindoran, Clonmany.
Anyone who saw the car is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station.
First Irish Water Bills To Be Issued At End Of January
The first water bills will be issued at the end of January, Irish Water has announced.
Commission for Energy Regulation has accepted a proposal from Irish Water to extend the validation campaign beyond the end of October. It will now run until the end of November, with the first bills issued in January.
New Hep C Drug Available 'Within Weeks'
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced an new early access programme for a new Hepatitis C drug.
Up to 200 patients will be given access to the drug "within weeks", subject to an agreement with the drug makers on price.
The drug, Sovaldi, has been shown to cure the virus.
(MH)
Gardaí in Co Donegal have issued a new appeal for information on the deaths of Jimmy and Kathleen Cuddihy in Carndonagh.
The superintendent in charge of the investigation appealed for information from anyone who may have seen the family car between 16:00 on Wednesday 22 October and 09.35 on Thursday 23 October.
The silver Skoda Octavia saloon (reg 10 DL 274) was found on Thursday morning at a lakeside in the townland of Mindoran, Clonmany.
Anyone who saw the car is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station.
First Irish Water Bills To Be Issued At End Of January
The first water bills will be issued at the end of January, Irish Water has announced.
Commission for Energy Regulation has accepted a proposal from Irish Water to extend the validation campaign beyond the end of October. It will now run until the end of November, with the first bills issued in January.
New Hep C Drug Available 'Within Weeks'
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced an new early access programme for a new Hepatitis C drug.
Up to 200 patients will be given access to the drug "within weeks", subject to an agreement with the drug makers on price.
The drug, Sovaldi, has been shown to cure the virus.
(MH)
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The misuse of drugs is firmly in the spotlight today with Róisín Shortall, Minister of State with responsibility for Drugs Strategy, speaking at the opening of the National Drugs Conference of Ireland under the theme 'Drug Interventions: What Works?' She said: "It is very important that the initiatives we take to address problem drug use are effect
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The misuse of drugs is firmly in the spotlight today with Róisín Shortall, Minister of State with responsibility for Drugs Strategy, speaking at the opening of the National Drugs Conference of Ireland under the theme 'Drug Interventions: What Works?' She said: "It is very important that the initiatives we take to address problem drug use are effect
17 December 2010
Gardaí Arrest 45 In Major Drugs Operation
A total of 45 people have been arrested in the past 48 hours in Gardaí a crackdown on the sale and supply of heroin and “crack” cocaine in the Dublin region. The operation, which involved Garda drug units from Kevin Street, Pearse Street and Store Street stations, resulted in 150 charges being brought, according to Gardaí this morning.
Gardaí Arrest 45 In Major Drugs Operation
A total of 45 people have been arrested in the past 48 hours in Gardaí a crackdown on the sale and supply of heroin and “crack” cocaine in the Dublin region. The operation, which involved Garda drug units from Kevin Street, Pearse Street and Store Street stations, resulted in 150 charges being brought, according to Gardaí this morning.
14 January 2015
Two Arrested In Connection With Dublin Drug Supply
Two men have been arrested in Dublin as part of a gardaí investigation into the supply of drugs in the city. Gardaí said the men, from Eastern Europe, were arrested by the Ballymun Drugs Unit in an underground car park on Tuesday night. It is understood the drugs, worth an estimated €500,000, were seized during the operation.
Two Arrested In Connection With Dublin Drug Supply
Two men have been arrested in Dublin as part of a gardaí investigation into the supply of drugs in the city. Gardaí said the men, from Eastern Europe, were arrested by the Ballymun Drugs Unit in an underground car park on Tuesday night. It is understood the drugs, worth an estimated €500,000, were seized during the operation.
27 April 2010
International Drug Lord Suspected Over 'Don' Murder
It has emerged that Gardaí are pursuing a theory that the weekend murder of Eamon 'the Don' Dunne was ordered by an international drug lord. Reports today suggest that the gang leader Dunne may have upset an overseas trafficker, who regularly imported large drugs shipments here.
International Drug Lord Suspected Over 'Don' Murder
It has emerged that Gardaí are pursuing a theory that the weekend murder of Eamon 'the Don' Dunne was ordered by an international drug lord. Reports today suggest that the gang leader Dunne may have upset an overseas trafficker, who regularly imported large drugs shipments here.
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