[16:31] Revealed: €300k hotel bill for garda members who police major events in Irish cities

Garda management spent almost €300,000 in the first half of last year on hotel rooms for members of the force deployed to police public events.

https://www.independent.ie/news/revealed-300k-hotel-bill-for-garda-members-who-police-major-events-in-irish-cities/a858630569.html

#almost€300,000 #thefirsthalfoflastyear

[17:44] Woman caught transporting €600,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport jailed

A woman caught transporting almost €600,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport told gardai she believed she was carrying gold and watches, a court has heard.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/woman-caught-transporting-600000-worth-of-cannabis-at-dublin-airport-jailed/a2119947564.html

#almost€600,000 #DublinAirport

[18:00] Man caught helping to launder almost €150,000 jailed for four years

A man who was caught helping with the money laundering of almost €150,000 has been jailed for four years.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-caught-helping-to-launder-almost-150000-jailed-for-four-years/a200238101.html

#almost€150,000 #fouryears

[13:52] Ex-Limerick hurler gets €944k after workplace accident

Former Limerick senior hurler Mark Keane has been awarded almost €950,000 in damages for the severe injuries he suffered while coming to the rescue of a co-worker at a Johnson & Johnson plant during a workplace accident seven years ago.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0401/1505228-mark-keane-damages/

#Limerick #MarkKeane #almost€950,000 #Johnson&Johnson #sevenyearsago

[12:49] All Ireland-winning Limerick hurler Mark Keane awarded €950,000 following workplace accident

Former Limerick senior hurler Mark Keane has been awarded almost €950,000 by the High Court over injuries sustained in a workplace accident.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/all-ireland-winning-limerick-hurler-mark-keane-awarded-950000-following-workplace-accident/a833344936.html

#Limerick #MarkKeane #almost€950,000 #theHighCourt

[15:45] Man who used DHL job to move drugs jailed for five years

A man with no previous criminal records has been jailed for five years for using his job with DHL to hold and transport almost €1.4 million worth of drugs.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0331/1505047-drugs-sentence/

#fiveyears #DHL #almost€1.4million

[18:30] Dublin man jailed for trying to fly heroin into prison with a drone

A man found in possession of a controller for a drone attached to a copper pipe which contained almost €500 of heroin seen flying over Cloverhill Prison has been jailed.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/dublin-man-jailed-for-trying-to-fly-heroin-into-prison-with-a-drone/a932154402.html

#almost€500 #CloverhillPrison

[13:43] Receiver appointed to collect fines from Burke's salary

The High Court has appointed a receiver to collect unpaid fines from the salary of Enoch Burke which amount to almost €80,000.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0318/1502691-enoch-burke-court/

#TheHighCourt #EnochBurke #almost€80,000

[12:05] Cab orders Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley to pay €1m in tax debt – or warn they will sell his Dublin home

The Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) will be selling Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley’s home in 18 months time unless he comes up with almost €1million to pay off outstanding tax debts.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/cab-orders-martin-the-viper-foley-to-pay-1m-in-tax-debt-or-warn-they-will-sell-his-dublin-home/a1718126928.html

#TheCriminalAssetsBureau #Martin‘TheViper’Foley’s #18months #almost€1million

[13:58] Girl, 14, settles action over birth circumstances for €7m

A 14-year-old girl has settled her High Court action over the circumstances of her birth for almost €7 million.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0305/1500350-court-settlement/

#14_year_old #HighCourt #almost€7million

[17:23] Martin Foley fighting CAB bid to seize Dublin home

Veteran gangland criminal Martin Foley is fighting the Criminal Assets Bureau's (CAB) attempt to seize his home because he has failed to pay an outstanding tax bill of almost €1 million.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0304/1500171-martin-foley/

#MartinFoley #theCriminalAssetsBureau's #almost€1million

[19:33] ‘Respected barber’ jailed for holding almost €3m worth of cocaine in Dublin home

A “respected barber” has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for holding almost €3 million worth of cocaine in his Dublin home.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/respected-barber-jailed-for-holding-almost-3m-worth-of-cocaine-in-dublin-home/a1795437236.html

#sevenandahalfyears #almost€3million #Dublin

[16:43] Man caught transporting cannabis at Dublin Airport thought he was carrying gold or watches

A British man found with almost €600,000 of cannabis at Dublin Airport told gardai he thought he was carrying gold or watches.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-caught-transporting-cannabis-at-dublin-airport-thought-he-was-carrying-gold-or-watches/a1536555224.html

#British #almost€600,000 #DublinAirport

[15:47] The 2 Johnnies share directors' pay of almost €500,000

Podcast hosts and former 2FM presenters The 2 Johnnies shared directors' pay of almost €500,000 at their firm last year.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0202/1494348-2-johnnies/

#2FM #2 #almost€500,000 #lastyear

[16:18] Man jailed for agreeing to pick up drugs because he ran up drug debt

A man who agreed to pick up almost €150,000 worth of drugs from a van because he had run up a debt due to an addiction to Xanax has been jailed for three years.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-jailed-for-agreeing-to-pick-up-drugs-because-he-ran-up-drug-debt/a1429160725.html

#almost€150,000 #Xanax #threeyears

[13:35] Almost €800k bill for upkeep of canal asylum encampments

The bill for fencing, clean-up and patrols for dealing with asylum seeker encampments along the Grand Canal reached almost €800,000 last year.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0105/1489160-canal-fencing/

#theGrandCanal #almost€800,000 #lastyear

[19:42] Almost €228m raised for good causes by the National Lottery in 2023

Almost €228m was raised for good causes through the National Lottery in 2023.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/almost-228m-raised-for-good-causes-by-the-national-lottery-in-2023/a245345629.html

#Almost€228m #theNationalLottery #2023

[10:53] Healthcare insurance premiums rise 32% in five years

Healthcare premiums have risen by almost €465 between 2020 and 2025 – an increase of 32% – according to research...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/healthcare-insurance-premiums-rise-32-in-five-years/

#Healthcare #almost€465 #2020 #2025 #32%

[16:01] Cash & Car(ry): Police road checks net almost €50m over 5 years

Police spot checks on cars have netted almost €50 million in cash over the last five years, new police figures...

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/12/cash-carry-police-road-checks-net-almost-e50m-over-5-years/

#almost€50million #thelastfiveyears