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# crackdown - Monday 29 July, 2019
Gardaí have prevented 64 gangland hits since the Regency Hotel shooting
In the first six months of this year, there were 133 arrests in relation to organised crime.
# crackdown - Sunday 2 June, 2019
China defends bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'correct' policy days before 30th anniversary
Hundreds, or possibly more than 1,000, were killed, although the precise number of deaths remains unknown.
# crackdown - Monday 18 March, 2019
Spotlight on New Zealand gun laws after mosque shooting
The owner of the company that sold weapons to Brenton Tarrant said it was a legal, “ordinary sale”.
# crackdown - Saturday 10 November, 2018
Over 100 gardaí involved in drugs blitz as cocaine, cannabis and cash seized in searches
Around €13,500 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis herb and €8,000 in cash were seized.
# crackdown - Thursday 6 September, 2018
Revenue seizes 24,000 litres of beer at Dublin Port
The driver, a man in his 50s from the UK, was questioned about the smuggled alcohol.
# crackdown - Sunday 5 August, 2018
Revenue collects over €1 million in extra taxes from casinos with unlicenced gaming machines
Revenue last year launched a national compliance project targeting the gaming and amusement machine sector.
# crackdown - Monday 16 July, 2018
Assaults, muggings, sexual harassment: Is it time for Ireland's own transport police service?
The Transport Minister is seeking opinions from the heads of the transport providers on the current measures in place to deal with crime on the network.
# crackdown - Monday 25 June, 2018
'I can't say Dublin's safe for cyclists': Ministers want crackdown on drivers parking in cycle lanes
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said current regulation around cycle lanes was “light touch”.
# crackdown - Friday 8 June, 2018
Austria to expel 'several' foreign-funded imams and shut seven mosques, Chancellor says
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said “political Islam and radicalisation have no place” in Austria.
# crackdown - Saturday 19 May, 2018
Women's rights activists arrested ahead of Saudi driving ban lift
They were detained for “attempting to undermine the security and stability of the kingdom”.
# crackdown - Sunday 15 April, 2018
'This is how we catch them': Inside the garda unit cracking down on burglars in Limerick
There have been 11 arrests in less than a week.
# crackdown - Thursday 5 April, 2018
'Prolific thieves' among six arrested by gardaí in blitz on Limerick burglary gangs
Two men are due in court today.
# crackdown - Monday 26 March, 2018
Malaysian government proposes 10 year jail term for 'fake news'
The law, if passed, would include foreign media.
# crackdown - Thursday 8 March, 2018
Florida passes bill to restrict guns and arm some teachers
Last month’s mass shooting at a Florida school took 17 lives.
# crackdown - Thursday 11 January, 2018
Gardaí announce sharp drop in burglaries nationwide after targeting repeat offenders
Gardaí said the number of thefts had been steadily rising.
# crackdown - Sunday 8 October, 2017
Central Bank urged to 'flex its muscle' with banks over slow progress in tracker mortgage scandal
Many customers will have to wait until well into 2018 to get their money back and receive compensation.
# crackdown - Sunday 1 October, 2017
Catalan government says 465 injured in clashes with Spanish police
Spain’s central government is staunchly against the region’s independence vote, which has been ruled unconstitutional by the courts.
Motorists caught speeding at 170 kph and learner driver tests positive for cocaine and cannabis
Gardaí also found vehicles with no insurance or tax and in one instance – the NCT was expired by seven years.
# crackdown - Thursday 3 August, 2017
Revenue seizes 230,000 cigarettes and 160 kilos of tobacco in Dublin
A large quantity of cash was also detained.
# crackdown - Saturday 3 June, 2017
How a team of Ballymun gardaí are tackling abuse in the home
A new initiative will see this team taking a more active role with victims, liaising with them regularly and directing them to services.
# crackdown - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
Australia to cancel passports of convicted paedophiles
The move is an attempt to crack down on child sex tourism.
# crackdown - Monday 15 May, 2017
Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud measures labelled as 'a solo run' and 'a hate campaign'
The claims were made by a former department inspector today.
# crackdown - Saturday 29 April, 2017
Surprise inspections at workplaces as Sweden gets tough on immigration after terror attack
The government wants the new measures to take effect on 1 March next year.
# crackdown - Tuesday 21 February, 2017
Trump administration rewrites the rules with sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants
Now, illegal immigrants who are suspected of a crime will be a top priority for deportation.
# crackdown - Tuesday 14 February, 2017
Drink drivers will be automatically banned when caught
Cabinet approved the plan from Shane Ross earlier today.
# crackdown - Sunday 29 January, 2017
Explainer: Who are the far-right Citizens of the Reich in Germany?
Germany authorities have begun cracking down on members of the far-right movement.
# crackdown - Friday 27 January, 2017
Trump will publish a weekly list of crimes committed by illegal immigrants
The move will “better inform the public regarding the public safety threats”, according to the executive order.
# crackdown - Wednesday 25 January, 2017
Over €300k belonging to criminal gang discovered in woman's home following search
A total of 15 guns, including an an assault rifle, were found by gardaí at a west Dublin premises yesterday.
# crackdown - Saturday 7 January, 2017
Gardaí set up checkpoint on M50 to catch drink drivers
This was the first ever checkpoint on the M50.
# crackdown - Monday 19 December, 2016
Puppies, alcohol and €9,400 in cash: Revenue involved in a number of nationwide seizures
Officers conducted a number of operations designed to clamp down on illegal activity in the run-up to Christmas.
# crackdown - Saturday 3 December, 2016
Britain wants to fine porn sites for letting under-18s visit
Critics say the approach could open a door to fraudsters.
# crackdown - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
Nearly 400 arrested and over two tonnes of cocaine seized in Europe-wide crackdown
Operation Ciconia Alba is the third series of joint action days covered by the 2013 – 2017 EU Policy Cycle.
# crackdown - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
Turkey has arrested 32,000 people - and it's just the start
Around one in every 1,000 people in Turkey has been investigated in connection with the July coup.
# crackdown - Monday 19 September, 2016
'We're determined to face them down': Tánaiste discusses gang violence with NYPD commissioner
Fitzgerald attended the inauguration of the new police commissioner today.
# crackdown - Thursday 15 September, 2016
The president of Philippines has been accused of feeding a man alive to a crocodile
A former militia man testified under oath that he and a group of policemen and ex-communists killed about 1,000 people on Duterte’s orders.
# crackdown - Sunday 4 September, 2016
New garda taskforce seizes €100,000 after stopping truck on M50
A 32-year-old man was also arrested at the scene but has since been released without charge.
# crackdown - Thursday 25 August, 2016
Gardaí have seized up to €2 million worth of drugs in the past week
This week, Gardaí have seized drugs, weapons and cash in five operations in Louth, Meath, and Dublin. They also said they have seized 20 weapons, including five assault rifles and a submachine gun so far this year.
# crackdown - Monday 22 August, 2016
Police in Philippines kill over 700 people in crackdown on drugs
Hundreds of killings have taken place since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in June.
Heroin worth €200k seized as gardaí stop and search two UK reg vehicles
They were stopped on the M1 just south of the border.
# crackdown - Thursday 28 July, 2016
"Daily life is running quite normal": Turkey's ambassador to Ireland launches charm offensive
Ambassador Necip Egüz defended his country’s post-coup crackdown, and insisted there was no threat to tourist areas.
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Poll: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has suggested that Ireland could vote against the Mercusor trade deal with South American countries unless Brazil takes steps to protect the Amazon rainforest.
His comments follow international concern over the fires, with figures showing the area has seen the highest number of blazes for any year since 2013.
A vote on the deal is at least two years and and would take place under the EU’s Qualified Majority Vote system, where a vote needs at least four council members representing over 35% of the EU population to be blocked.
The controversial deal, announced in June, could save European companies billions of Euro in trade duties every year and would open up new markets for exporters.
However, critics believe that it will lead to products with lower standards being imported into the EU, and that it may have a negative impact on the environment.
Irish beef farmers in particular say the deal could threaten their livelihoods, as it would open up European markets to some South American beef producers.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
Poll Results:
Yes (274)
No (28)
I don't know/No opinion (18)
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Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
By Simon Coveney - @simoncoveney
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
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