Jack Quann

1 week ago | rte.ie | Jack Quann

Shop thefts have risen by nearly 47% over the past decade, figures from the Central Statistics Office show, with significant increases recorded in almost every Garda division across the country. The only divisions to see a decrease over that period were Cork West and Dublin's North-Central region, which includes Mountjoy, Store Street and Bridewell Garda stations. Areas with the largest increases in the same period include Meath (138%), Sligo/Leitrim (111%) and Galway (96%).

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack Quann

A Government Minister has said a supervised injection centre could be open in Cork "sooner" than June 2026. Minister for Higher Education James Lawless was responding to a plea from Christine Kavanagh, a mother from Cork. Three of her sons were addicted to drugs and in the space of four years all three were dead. Ms Kavanagh spoke to Upfront in her first TV interview, calling on the Government to do more to help families like hers.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack Quann

A Cork mother whose three sons were addicted to drugs and died - two of them just 15 days apart - is appealing to the Government to help families like hers. Christine Kavanagh's 30-year-old son Dillon died of a suspected overdose in January. Just 15 days earlier, her 36-year-old son Damien died in his apartment in Wales. Another son, Leon, died in 2021 of a heroin overdose. Dillon and Damien's deaths were so close together they held a double funeral.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack Quann

A Cork mother whose three sons were addicted to drugs and died - two of them just 15 days apart - is appealing to the Government to help families like hers. Christine Kavanagh's 30-year-old son Dillon died of a suspected overdose in January. Just 15 days earlier, her 36-year-old son Damien died in his apartment in Wales. Another son, Leon, died in 2021 of a heroin overdose. Dillon and Damien's deaths were so close together they held a double funeral.

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Jack Quann

Michael Healy-Rae has defended proposals to plant trees on peatlands and expand Ireland's gas infrastructure, saying both are needed to meet climate targets in a "real world" context. Speaking on Upfront with Katie Hannon, the Kerry TD said his department was examining whether afforestation on peatland could help the country reach its reforestation goals — despite current policy prohibiting planting on deep peat due to environmental concerns.