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Gardaí seize €190,000 of drugs and make arrest after Tallaght operation - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)
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Gardaí have seized drugs with an estimated street value in excess of €190,000 and made one arrest in Tallaght on Thursday night. In a statement tonight, it said that as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Tallaght area, members of the Tallaght Drugs Unit, assisted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, stopped a vehicle travelling on the N7. During the course of a search, gardaí discovered cocaine with an est
Electric Picnic: Action gets underway under cloudy skies - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)
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The action gets underway on the main stage at Electric Picnic this afternoon. Jade opens proceedings at 6pm in Stradbally, followed by Zara Larsson, Sombr and Lewis Capaldi. It's estimated that 80,000 people are attending the Co Laois festival, where weather conditions have been mixed with dry and sunny spells this afternoon before showers arrived this evening. Early entry access to the site began at 2pm yesterday afternoon, and many of those who camped last night experienced extremely heavy rai
Pressure mounts on HSE funding decision for Friedreich’s Ataxia drug - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)
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The row over access to Skyclarys for people with Friedreich’s Ataxia is intensifying ahead of an HSE decision next week. Patients and families say Ireland is falling behind other countries where the treatment is already available. Campaigners argue the drug could slow the progression of the rare neurological condition and are urging the HSE to approve access without further delay. On August 11th, the HSE drugs group did not recommend the drug for reimbursement, largely based on a review by the N
Reports of hate crimes up 15% last year - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)
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Hate crimes and hate-related incidents reported to gardaí increased by 15 per cent last year. A record 780 hate crimes and hate-related incidents were reported last year, the highest figure since An Garda Síochána began collating the data in 2021. Anti-race was the most common discriminatory motive, accounting for 40 per cent of those recorded, followed by anti-nationality at 23 per cent. Public order offences made up almost a third of cases, while minor assaults accounted for 16 per cent and cr
More than half of cigarette packs in survey had no Irish duty paid - Privacy Policy - Western People (opens the original)
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More than half of the cigarettes examined in a new survey had not had Irish excise duty paid on them. The survey, commissioned by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland, looked at over 5,000 packs of cigarettes taken at random from towns and cities across the country earlier this year. It found 57 per cent of the packs had no exchequer duty paid on them, while 14 per cent of them were illegal counterfeits. Counterfeit cigarettes are cigarettes manufactured without the authorisation of the bra
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