The 1st of February marks an important day in the Irish calendar—the feast of St. Brigid, one of Ireland’s patron saints along with Saints Patrick and Columcille. For many outside Ireland, the very existence of an Irish saint other than Patrick is a reve

LESS than one in five dealers caught with serious quantities of illegal drugs is being given the full "mandatory minimum" 10-year sentence, the Irish Independent has learned.Low-level drugs couriers or "mules" are instead those hardest hit by the draconi

27/01/2012 - 11:02:55 A judge today criticised the cost of bringing a charge of having a mobile phone in court against convicted drugs dealer John Gilligan. Mr Justice Paul Butler, who was presiding at the non-jury Special Criminal Court, said: "Does the

The DPP and gardai are considering the potential fallout from a legal ruling in a drug trafficking trial which last week saw charges dropped because the purity levels of the seized cocaine haul could not be proven.It has also emerged that despite a previ

ONE OF the best- known actors from Sligo is Maria Mcdermott Roe, who comes from a family long-associated with drama in the Northwest. Maria is recognisable from roles in a range of TV and film productions, as well as her appearances on stage. A glimpse o

The man responsible for waging war on drugs barons in Ireland after the murder of Veronica Guerin was hired by the government of the Indian Ocean islands to help combat corruption and money laundering. In the RTÉ series Hostile Environment, the former