NUIG SU say blame game won t decrease cases in Galway City Published: Saturday, 27 February 2021 10:34
A students union says negative messaging shouldn t be used to address the sharp rise in Covid cases in Galway city centre.
The local electoral area has an incidence rate that s five times the national average, and the highest in the country.
It s partly linked to the return of students to their accommodation in the city.
Pádraic Toomey, the president of NUI Galway Students Union, says the blame game won t work.
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Gardaí seized approximately €16,000 worth of cannabis herb during a search operation in Achill on Good Friday. As part of an investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Mayo Division, Gardaí executed a search under warrant at a residence in Achill.…
Drugs seized in North Mayo
Gardaí have seized a quantity of suspected cannabis herb and cash in Ballina.
Members of the Garda local community engagement team stopped a motorist while on mobile patrol in the town last night.
A search was conducted of both the driver and the car resulting in the discovery of cannabis with an approximate value of €1,000, along with over €1,900 in cash.
The driver was arrested and interviewed at Ballina Garda Station.
A follow up search of a house in Ballina was conducted under search warrant and a further €17,000 in cash was seized.
Gardaí say investigations are ongoing and a submission will be sent to the DPP in relation to these findings.
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