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# Busted

All time
# Guilty
'Unacceptable' - Sale prop Pope banned after second failed drugs test
The 21-year-old has received a six-month ban after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis.
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Apr 9th 2019, 6:27 PM
# busted flush
'Even Jesus did not please everyone': Ronaldo artist defends sculpture of Madrid star
Emanuel Santos insists the Ballon d’Or winner is happy with his effort.
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Mar 30th 2017, 5:35 PM
# Busted
Wallaby O'Connor and ex-All Black Williams arrested for cocaine possession
Williams and O’Connor were arrested in Paris last night.
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Feb 25th 2017, 11:20 AM
# Busted
Two men arrested after drugs destined for Galway rag week seized
The drugs have an estimated street value of €50,000.
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Feb 10th 2017, 7:35 PM
# Busted
Gardaí describe cannabis found in delivery driver's car as 'spice bag ... with extra herbs'
The man, aged in his 20s, is due to appear in court at a later date.
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Jan 6th 2017, 3:10 PM
# Busted
Charity criticises Facebook after it deemed a breast cancer awareness video "offensive"
Communications director Lena Biornstad said she found the decision “incomprehensible”.
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Oct 20th 2016, 7:52 PM
# out in force
Busy day for gardaí on the roads: Cars seized and disqualified driver arrested
A disqualified driver was found driving a heavy goods vehicle.
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Oct 17th 2016, 10:53 PM
# Busted
Man arrested after bags of drugs found in car during routine speed checkpoint
Cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €60,000 was discovered.
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Sep 9th 2016, 1:39 PM
# put it away
Gardaí crackdown on drivers using mobile phones
Gardaí say they are planning to carry out more targeted operations over the coming days.
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May 13th 2016, 8:00 AM
# Busted
Alex Ferguson to new Masters champ Danny Willett: 'I had £8,000 on Spieth!'
Willett savours special evening after winning green jacket in unlikely circumstances.
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Apr 11th 2016, 3:00 PM
# a beaten docket
Gambling machines seized as part of busts on illegal casinos
Police in Northern Ireland arrested two men earlier today as part of a wider operation.
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Mar 14th 2016, 8:42 PM
# hotel fraud
Man who claimed to be a duke and billed airline for his luxury holidays gets three years in jail
The bookings were made using different email addresses that claimed to be making reservations for a British Airways employee.
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Dec 9th 2015, 8:00 PM
# Busted
Off-duty garda catches man robbing Dublin city centre pharmacy with hammer
The man was arrested after a foot chase along Custom House Quay.
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Nov 8th 2015, 11:16 AM
# donegal bust
This is what a million euro worth of cannabis looks like
The armed Regional Support Unit backed up local gardaí in a raid in Ballyshannon.
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Jul 24th 2015, 11:11 AM
# Hand it over
Weapon found on prisoner who was recaptured after posting to Facebook
He wrote on his Facebook page, “Who else is out today haha”.
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Jul 21st 2015, 10:30 AM
# Busted
Irish police officer praised for his role in record New York heroin seizure
Dave McIntyre, originally from Co Mayo, helped locate $50 million worth of heroin.
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May 20th 2015, 11:57 PM
# Busted
Watch as this TV host calls out a surfer live on air for texting his girlfriend
Dammit man, be cool.
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Feb 17th 2015, 1:56 PM
# Busted
Police catch cannabis growers after spotting snow-free roof
Growing more than five plants is illegal in the Netherlands.
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Feb 13th 2015, 11:33 AM
# found out
This 9-year-old girl busted her parents as the 'tooth fairy', and wrote them a letter
Hard lessons.
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Oct 19th 2014, 10:49 AM
# Busted
Man arrested after €100,000 worth of drugs found in Cavan house
Growhouse equipment and other paraphernalia was also discovered.
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Aug 15th 2014, 4:06 PM
# Busted
Convict captured after 41 years by facial recognition technology
Ronald Dwaine Carnes eluded authorities for 41 years using the IDs of two dead boys.
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Jun 26th 2014, 9:59 PM
# Busted
The largest cigarette seizure in Europe happened in Drogheda this morning
Over €32 million worth of cigarettes were seized at Drogheda Port.
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Jun 24th 2014, 10:50 AM
# Busted
Man arrested after drugs worth €40,000 found in Mayo house
Thirty cannabis plants were discovered at the house near Bangor Erris.
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May 30th 2014, 9:16 PM
# Fake
Counterfeit vodka material seized in a shed in Louth
Two people were questioned after the seizure on Wednesday night.
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May 23rd 2014, 4:26 PM
# Discovered
Man due in court after nearly half a million euro worth of drugs seized in Meath
A man was also arrested after a separate drugs bust in Cork yesterday.
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May 15th 2014, 10:25 AM
# Rage Inside The Machine
Two men arrested after being found inside an ATM
How did they even get in there?
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Apr 1st 2014, 3:44 PM
# Busted
Two Polish nationals arrested at Rosslare Port
The men were intercepted by Revenue officers at the port with €60,000 worth of drugs.
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Jan 28th 2014, 7:48 PM
# Busted
Police reply to man looking for a spliff on Twitter
He wasn’t serious though…seriously.
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Aug 14th 2013, 12:21 PM
# Spain
Pics: What police found when they busted alleged human smugglers
IDs, stamps, a gun and passports were among the items found by the alleged gang.
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Aug 10th 2013, 5:46 PM
# Over the counterfeit
Over €600,000 worth of counterfeit medicines seized
Weight loss tablets, insulin and erectile dysfunction medicine among 190,000 seized tablets.
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Jun 28th 2013, 2:44 PM
# seemed important
9 questions we were all asking in 2003
All these things are now a DECADE old.
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Apr 4th 2013, 8:30 PM
# Big Fat Traveller Myths
Pavee Point: Why these 6 Traveller myths are untrue
From grabbing, to marrying cousins, to bare-knuckle fighting, Pavee Point’s Martin Collins dispels some Traveller prejudices.
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Mar 29th 2013, 8:30 AM
# Busted
Mario Draghi and his VP caught joking on mic
They won’t move the markets with their words, it seems.
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Oct 9th 2012, 11:20 AM
# Burger King
Burger King sacks three workers after online lettuce photo is exposed
A photo was posted to 4chan showing someone jumping in tubs of lettuce – with the outlet identified within minutes.
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Jul 19th 2012, 9:56 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…
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Apr 17th 2012, 8:36 AM
# Busted
Watch: German finance minister plays Sudoku during Greek bailout debate
You would think that Wolfgang Schaeuble would have something better to do during an important debate…
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Feb 29th 2012, 3:09 PM
# Review 2011
Un-smooth criminals: nine not-so-clever crimes committed in 2011
Think criminals had to be smart to try and escape the clutches of the law? Turns out you don’t have to be very smart at all, as this motley crew proved.
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Dec 31st 2011, 1:00 PM
# Busted
Facebook's secret PR attack on Google blows up in its...face
Social networking giant is found out after hiring a PR firm to spread negative stories about Google. Cue lots of bad puns about egg on their face.
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May 12th 2011, 12:09 PM