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A Garda mobile phone app came in handy last weekend to instantly show that a driver in Laois was banned from the road. Laois Offaly Gardaí report that an...
Bales of hay and straw are becoming a common sight in the middle of the road– and footpaths – after a number of reported incidents in recent weeks.
Laois Gardaí usually stop on the busy M7 motorway to get motorists off the busy road who shouldn't be on it but this time they were delighted to get a dr...
Smartphone app helps Laois Garda weed out another banned driver Reporter: '); Smartphone technology has helped gardaí in Laois catch another driver who should not have been behind the while on the open road. Laois Offaly Gardaí issued a statement after stopping the motorist on Friday, May 22. "Laois Roads Policing Unit on patrol near Abbeyleix yesterday evening stopped a vehicle and the driver of which was discovered to be disqualified from driving through the Garda Mobility App. Driver arrested and court proceedings commenced," said the statement. The smartphone app allows the traffic g...
WARNING: Cannabis jellies discovered by Offaly gardaí Reporter: '); '); Laois and Offaly Gardaí have made a number of drug seizures over the past 14 months. Amongst the substances recovered were cannabis sweets and jellies. A number of cases are before the courts. Nationally there have been incidents of children unknowingly consuming these products, thinking they were confectionery. "The use of cannabis-infused edibles, such as jelly sweets, chocolates, cookies, and confectionery, is a relatively new trend in Ireland. Any product infused with THC is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs ...