Garda statement confirming death of Mirjana Pap is now a murder investigation.

Yesterday.

Spent all year collating disclosed seizures by Gardai and Customs. It was €225 million when I filed, but there was a couple afterwards. Figure so far is €228 million. Cannabis the most seized drug, then cocaine. The biggest seizure was €32 million of Crystal Meth. Last year: €240 million.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris unveiling the memorial to Recruit Garda Gary Sheehan and Private Patrick Kelly outside Ballinamore Garda Station, 41 years to the day since the men were murdered by the IRA near the Leitrim village.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris unveiling the memorial to Recruit Garda Gary Sheehan and Private Patrick Kelly outside Ballinamore Garda Station, 41 years to the day since the men were murdered by the IRA near the Leitrim village.

Gardai investigating the death of a man in his 50s whose body was found at a property in Cork City overnight.

I meant to post this super headline yesterday, but was busy.

The family of murder victim Malika Noor Al Katib have released this image via gardai Suspect still in custody.

Gardai have arrested a suspect in New Ross for the murder of Malika Al Katib.

Gardai at the scene of last night’s incident in New Ross, Co Wexford. A child died and two adults were injured.

Garda DOCB seize €2.6 million of suspected cocaine and €66,000 in cash in an operation that had aspects in north and south Dublin. Two suspects in.
First quotes, I think, from Angela Willis in her new position as A/C serious crime.

UNIFIL says four Italian peacekeepers injured in a rocket attack on the camp at Chama/ Shamaa (third in a week). None of the personnel was seriously injured.
The UN is blaming Hezbollah, or associated groups.

Nice headline in The Star today.

The latest attacks on UNIFIL positions in orange icons on map. Four Ghanian soldiers injured in an attack on their post at Ramyah. Non state actors blamed.
Then rockets hit the camp at Shamaa. No injuries. Then someone fired at a patrol in Kherbat Silim. No injuries.

Gardai say four more males, one of them a juvenile, arrested over last November’s riots in Dublin. That’s now 57 suspects arrested.

UNIFIL says French and Finnish peacekeepers were attacked by “non-state actors” in the village of Maarakeh yesterday. Some 40 shots were fired at them. No injuries.

Chama (شاما) where the two UNIFIL incidents happened

What a photo of an Irish soldier on UNIFIL duty in southern Lebanon.

I do like this feature.