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Two people have been arrested and one was charged following an armed robbery in a Cork pharmacy.

Gardaí from Douglas and the Armed Support Unit attended the scene but a suspect was not located at the time. Detective Gardaí from Togher began investigating and gathered CCTV from the area. As a result of the investigation, a man in his 30s and a woman in their 20s were arrested following a search of a house in the city. A quantity of tablets believed to have been stolen during the robbery were also recovered. The two people were brought to Togher and Bridewell Garda Stations where they were...

Prison sentence for Limerick shooting victim who had gun and ammo Reporter: david.hurley@limerickleader.ie );  ); A LIMERICK man who was seriously injured when he was shot in the head over a decade ago has been jailed for possession of an improvised firearm and ammunition. Daniel Philips, 31, who has an address at Crecora Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston had pleaded guilty to possession of the gun and 88 rounds of ammunition on March 26, 2020. They were located at Shelbourne Park, Ennis Road after...

A Drogheda criminal has been jailed in relation to a violent incident which saw a man rescued by heavily armed gardaí after he was found stripped and badly beaten in a bathtub.

A judge has said there is no place for mob rule in Drogheda as he jailed a gang member who was involved in the abduction and gruesome torture of a man in the town in 2018. Armed gardai likely saved Aaron Rochford’s life when they stormed a house in the Moneymore estate in the Louth town November 2018 and found him stripped naked and heavily bleeding in a bath after being stabbed, sliced and beaten. They subsequently arrested a number men in a neighbouring property including Dean Thornton (23)...

Three men arrested following number of Garda raids in Co Laois The searches were carried out as part of an investigation into organised crime, drugs and firearms trafficking. By Hayley Halpin Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 7:42 AM Mar 4th 2021, 7:42 AM 21,273 Views 0 Comments File photo File photo Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie THREE MEN HAVE be...

Three men have been arrested by Gardai investigating organised crime, drugs and firearms trafficking across the Midlands area.  

Three men arrested as part of investigation into organised crime in the midlands

Men detained in Offaly as part of investigation into organised crime and firearms trafficking Reporter: );  ); Gardaí have arrested three men following a number of searches carried out in the Portarlington area on Thursday. The men have been arrested under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act and are being detained at Portlaoise, Tullamore and Birr Garda Stations. The searches were conducted as part of an investigation into organised crime, drugs and firearms trafficking across the Mi...

“There were no arrests at the time but there has been a major investigation since that seizure was made,” a senior source said. “In fairness, this particular crew has been under investigation by gardaí for many years now and some of its members are before the courts on drugs and other charges,” the source added. Gardaí announced details of their operation this morning. “Gardaí have arrested three men following a number of searches carried out in the Portarlington area of Co Laois, ...