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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Maximum sentences
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Jennie O'Sullivan |Maximum sentences
Leading American blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa said he believes Rory Gallagher's famous 1961 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar is a national treasure and belongs in Ireland. Mr Bonamassa, who has sold over 10 million records, and has had 27 number ones on the Billboard blues chart, lent his support to calls for the famous guitar to be bought by the State or a private benefactor when it comes up for auction later this month.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
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A man has died in a single vehicle road traffic crash in Co Kilkenny. It happened on the R448 at Smithstown, Mullinavat at around 9.30am this morning. The man in his 70s was the driver of the car. The road was closed for a time but has since reopened. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and who were travelling in the area at the time to come forward.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Shane Ó Curraighín |Maximum sentences
Defective concrete block homeowners in Co Donegal are calling on the Housing Agency to stop downgrading redress applications until a review of the testing standard is complete. Over 100 defective concrete block homeowners in Donegal who applied to the defective concrete block redress scheme had their engineer's remediation recommendation downgraded.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Dyane Connor |Maximum sentences
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) has said the absence of details surrounding specific allocations of funding for climate change adaptation limits transparency. The C&AG was tasked with examining compliance with national guidelines and requirements in the area of climate change adaptation, to establish what funding and resources have been made available. It had a particular focus on the flood risk management sector.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Maximum sentences
Escow account holding Apple money incurred €6m in operating costsThe escrow account holding the Apple tax funds incurred operating costs of €6m last year. According to the C&AG report for 2023, the costs primarily related to fees for investment managers' and escrow agents. The €6m costs figure is roughly the same as it was in 2022. The report also details how the value of the assets in the fund rose by €400m last year to reach €13.774bn.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Maximum sentences
Hezbollah vowed to keep fighting Israel in support of Gaza after its leader was killed in a massive wave of air strikes on Lebanon that dealt the group a seismic blow. In a televised address, the Iran-backed group's deputy chief Naim Qassem said a new leader to replace Hassan Nasrallah, who enjoyed cult status among his supporters, would be selected "at the earliest opportunity".
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Fergal O'Brien |Maximum sentences
A 55-year-old has appeared in court charged in connection with seizure of €1.4m worth of gold bullion in Dublin. €460,000 in cash and €210,000 worth of cocaine and ecstasy were also seized during the operation last Friday and Saturday. Farhats Bathijevs, with an address at Earlsfort Court in Lucan, was brought before Blanchardstown District Court this morning. He was arrested on Friday by gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Maximum sentences
Two women have been arrested in connection with the seizure of €1.4 million worth of gold in Dublin last weekend. Gardaí also seized €460,000 in cash and €210,000 in suspected cocaine during searches of residential and business premises on 27-28 September. The women, aged in their 30s and 50s, were arrested this morning in the Dublin area. They were arrested under drug trafficking legislation and can be held for up to seven days.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Maximum sentences
A Senior Irish Officer in UNIFIL and the Deputy Force Commander of Sector West has said all Irish personnel in Lebanon are accounted for and safe, adding that morale is high. "We are continuing with our work here despite the intensive Israeli air campaign targeting Hezbollah leadership," Lt Col Seán Ó Fátharta said. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said that the situation is highly volatile and dangerous, but that every precaution is being taken.
