Two men arrested yesterday on drug charges have been charged and are due to appear in court tomorrow morning. The two – aged 26 and 29 years old — were among four who were arrested when cannabis resin was found in a vehicle in Finglas. All of the men had been detained under section two of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. Gardai estimated that the street [...]
“30kph limit for rush hour cars on Long Mile” cried the Evening Herald’s headline yesterday. Why is the zone only for certain times of the day? Only half way down the Herald’s news report is a council official quoted saying that the limit applied during the school year. No other mention that the limit is there because of school children or that there are school buildings [...]
Joe Higgins, searing political wit and staunch defender of the working classes, is a tough act to follow. But 27-year-old Paul Murphy is quietly confident that he can fill the shoes of the great Socialist when he takes over as Dublin MEP next month. A native of Ballinteer who has been assistant to Joe Higgins [...]
Dublin’s four local authorities are to benefit from EU funding to buy hundreds of electric cars and develop possible “smart energy zones” throughout the city. A total of €1.5 million will be shared between Trinity College, ESB and CODEMA, the agency which advises Dublin’s local authorities on energy policy. Cork City Council will also get a [...]
South Dublin County Council are asking for the public’s input into the pre-draft stage of the Local Area Plan for Fortunestown. Fortunestown is to be served by Citywest Luas extension of the Luas Red Line. The tram line is at an advance stage of construction and due to be opened this summer, possibly as soon as June. The area covered by the [...]
Gardai searching a vehicle found cannabis resin with a street value of €420,000 yesterday, subject to analysis. The search was described as part of an on going cross border operation involving An Garda Siochana and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Gardai say that officers attached to the Garda National Drugs Unit and Organised Crime Unit stopped [...]
Gardai say they have made three more arrests in connection with the murder of David Byrne on March 19. “Three males all aged in their late teens were arrested this morning and are currently detained at Garda Stations in the south inner city. Two of the men are detained under Section 30 of the Offences [...]
Gardai are appealing for information and witnesses to a shooting this morning. Three men in their 20s were shot – one remains in a critical condition, while the other two men are described as being in a serious condition. “The victims were standing in the middle of Corduff Public Park at approximately 1115am when they [...]
Blanchardstown Gardai say one man is in a critical condition after three men were shot this morning in Dublin. The three men, in their 20s, were shot at around 11.20am at Corduff Park, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. “The men were taken by Ambulance to Connolly and the Mater Hospitals. One of the men is believed to [...]
Dublin Bikes has gone from predictions of mass theft and vandalism, to one of the most successful on-street bicycle rental schemes in the world, so the big question is: “When will it expand?” On the back of the scheme smashing all expectations in its first year, Dublin City Council has drawn up a plan to expand across the [...]
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