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1 week ago |
rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy
Seven men have been returned for trial to the Special Criminal Court charged with conspiring to import drugs into the State between 18 December last year and 15 January this year. They were arrested following a joint garda and Revenue operation off the Kerry coast in January. All seven are charged with conspiring with each other and with others to import drugs with a value of more than €13,000 into the State between 18 December 2024 and January 15 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy
The funeral of 56-year year old sheep farmer Mike Gaine takes place at 10.30am today, 11 weeks after he went missing from his farm in Kenmare, Co Kerry. Human tissue found at Mr Gaine's farm was later confirmed by gardai to belong to Mr Gaine. His death is being treated as murder. Mike Gaine's disappearance was initially treated as a missing person's case before it was re-classified by gardai on 29 April when a criminal investigation began.
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3 weeks ago |
rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy
Hundreds of people have been gathering in Kenmare, Co Kerry, to pay their respects to the family of Mike Gaine. The 56-year-old sheep farmer went missing from his farm 6km north of the town on 20 March. Eight weeks later, remains found on his land were subsequently confirmed by gardaí to be human tissue which belonged to him. More human tissue was found during a search of his farmyard and adjoining fields in the days that followed.
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3 weeks ago |
rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy
A group of voluntary first responders is spending the week running between towns and villages in west Cork, delivering talks and presentations on workplace safety in order to increase awareness about the risks of farm accidents. West Cork Rapid Response members have been providing critical emergency medical care at accident scenes in some of the most isolated parts of the country since it was established 17 years ago.
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1 month ago |
rte.ie | Paschal Sheehy
Méabh White has just finished her second year of pharmacy studies, almost a decade after she suffered severe injuries in a car collision. She is 20, going on 21. She has just finished second year pharmacy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin and is looking forward to a bit of free time over the summer. At least some of that time will be spent with her family in Co Roscommon: mum, Clodagh, and younger brother and sister, Rían and Sadhbh.
Journalists covering the same region
Jennie O'Sullivan
Reporter at RTÉ
Jennie O'Sullivan primarily covers news in County Kerry and County Cork, Ireland, including areas around Tralee and Killarney.
David Forsythe
Screewriter at Freelance
David Forsythe primarily covers news in County Cork, Ireland, including areas around Cork City and surrounding towns.
Maire Nolan
Broadcast Journalist at Cork's RedFM 104-106
Maire Nolan primarily covers news in County Cork, Ireland, including areas around Cork City and surrounding towns.
Kieran O'Mahony
Journalist at The Southern Star
Kieran O'Mahony primarily covers news in County Kerry, Ireland, including surrounding areas like Tralee and Killarney.
Siobhan Cronin
Editor at The Southern Star
Siobhan Cronin primarily covers news in County Kerry, Ireland and surrounding areas.
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