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Thursday 26 November 2020
Burglaries and related crimes generally increase in the winter months.
The males were arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
Gardaí will be targeting burglary gangs nationwide this winter.
The arrests were made in relation to recent incidents of burglary, theft and possession of drugs.
A high-powered car and property believed to have been stolen a short time earlier was seized.
West Cork gardaí held a day of action yesterday.
Operation Thor checkpoints were carried out yesterday in 15 districts.
The pursuit began when a man failed to stop for gardaí patrolling as part of Operation Thor.
At least seven areas have been targeted in recent months.
He is due to appear in court tomorrow morning.
It comes following a targeted investigation into a South Dublin crime gang.
The arrests were made as part of Operation Thor.
The offences for which people were arrested include theft, assault, and sale and supply of illegal drugs.
Gardaí made 17 arrests as part of Operation Thor in west Cork.
A teenage boy was also arrested but has been released without charge.
Eight people were arrested for drugs, burglary and theft offences.
The man is currently detained at Kildare Garda Station.
As part of Operation Thor, gardaí carried out a day of action in the Ennis area today.
The latest stats have been released Under Reservation by the Central Statistics Office.
Over €12,000 worth of drugs were also seized.
The burglaries took place in Co Wicklow and Co Wexford overnight.
The searches were carried out yesterday under Operation Thor.
They were arrested by gardaí in the Carlow/Kilkenny division.
The arrests took place yesterday by the Gardaí’s Carlow-Kilkenny division.
The gang is suspected of being involved in commercial burglaries nationwide.
Four people have been arrested.
The arrests were made as part of Operation Thor.
21 people have been charged with offences such as theft, assault and fraud.
The men were arrested as part of Operation Thor.
The operation was carried out as part of Operation Thor.
The burglary occurred in Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow.
The burglars set off an alarm in Sligo before fleeing.
Gardaí said the number of thefts had been steadily rising.
The man was unharmed by the intruders.
There have a number of burglaries in the area over the last few weeks.
The operation was carried out as part of operation Thor by members of the Divisional Task Force based in Ballymun.
The arrests were for a number of different offences including theft, assault and burglary.
Seven vehicles were seized for non compliance of various road traffic acts.
The man is aged in his 50s.
The five cars found to be in breach of Road Traffic Acts were seized in and around the shopping centres.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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