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# Weapons

This year
2023
# Courts
Gun enthusiast found with 'ammunition factory' of bullet heads, cartridges and gunpowder
Gavin Blanchfield was given a six-year suspended sentence today.
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Jan 30th 2023, 4:22 PM
Last year
2022
# Weapons
North Korea fires ‘more than 20’ missiles, including one close to South Korean territory
South Korea issued an air raid alert amid the escalated hostilities in the region.
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Nov 2nd 2022, 12:59 PM
# Russia
Ukraine PM visits Berlin, seeking more weapons
Denys Shmyhal is the first high-level Ukrainian official to visit Germany in months, in a sign of eased tensions between Kyiv and Berlin.
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Sep 4th 2022, 2:49 PM
# Weapons
Interpol warns of flood of illicit arms after Ukraine war
The fear is that the influx of weapons will empower organised crime groups.
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Jun 1st 2022, 6:12 PM
# Ukraine
Biden signs measure speeding up US weapons deliveries to Ukraine
Acknowledging the billions of dollars already spent by the United States, Biden said “caving to aggression is even more costly.”
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May 9th 2022, 9:40 PM
# tests
South Korea's military says North Korea fired ballistic missile
Despite biting sanctions, North Korea has doubled down on its military modernisation drive.
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May 4th 2022, 7:27 AM
# Weapons
Russia warns US of 'consequences' of sending Ukraine more military aid
In a diplomatic note, Moscow warned the US and NATO against sending the “most sensitive” weapons to Ukraine.
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Apr 16th 2022, 7:56 AM
# Weapons
US seeks tighter UN sanctions after North Korea missile test
North Korea appeared to test-fire its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile to date this week.
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Mar 26th 2022, 7:43 AM
# Neutrality
TD calls for Ireland to provide anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
Cathal Berry argued that the public mood has “utterly changed” in the past 48 hours.
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Feb 26th 2022, 11:37 AM
# Longford
Weapons and illegal cigarettes found in Longford garda search
The weapons included knives, a tomahawk style hatchet, pepper spray and a baton.
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Feb 21st 2022, 7:22 AM
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# Weapons
United Nations report finds Trump ally violated Libya arms embargo
A private security contractor supplied mercenaries and weapons to a Libyan commander who fought to overthrow the government.
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Feb 20th 2021, 7:25 PM
# Dundalk
Three men charged and weapons seized after public order incident in Dundalk
They are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this afternoon.
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Apr 18th 2020, 12:23 PM
# Seizure
Gardaí seize guns and ammunition in targeted gangland search in north Dublin
Gardaí say the seizure was made in a rural area of north County Dublin last night.
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Jan 4th 2020, 4:01 PM
# North Korea
North Korea's Kim Jong Un declares end to test moratoriums and threatens 'new' weapon
The US was swift to respond, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging Kim to “take a different course”.
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Jan 1st 2020, 9:40 AM
# avangard
New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
The weapon can make sharp manoeuvres en route to its target, making it harder to intercept.
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Dec 27th 2019, 4:01 PM
# weapons test
Trump warns Kim Jong Un had 'everything' to lose through hostility towards US
This comes as Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.
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Dec 9th 2019, 7:15 AM
# Terror Attack
Bill to tighten New Zealand's gun laws passes by 119 votes to one
One MP had wanted to stall the legislation but missed his chance when he arrived late after spending too long explaining his plan to the media.
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Apr 2nd 2019, 8:56 AM
# West Belfast
Weapons believed to belong to the New IRA explode in back garden boiler fire
“This is simply reckless and shows a total disregard for the safety of the local residents.”
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Nov 16th 2018, 3:13 PM
# macron
Macron doubles down on row with Trump and says Europe shouldn't buy US weapons
Macron said the two leaders had spoken about what his office has portrayed as a misunderstanding.
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Nov 11th 2018, 1:38 PM
# O'Devaney Gardens
Builders find weapons during Dublin works
Gardaí said that there had been no arrests.
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Aug 14th 2018, 6:57 PM
# Starvation
Why having over 100 nuclear weapons could do more harm than good to a country
Experts have looked into the impact using such weapons would have on a nation’s population and resources.
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Jun 16th 2018, 10:00 AM
# Invincible
'Listen to us now': Vladimir Putin says Russia now has 'invincible' weapons
Putin made the comments during his state of the nation speech today.
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Mar 1st 2018, 3:09 PM
# Contraband
Volume of drug seizures in Irish prisons soars by 42%, as over 1,000 recorded last year
557 weapons were also seized in Irish prisons last year.
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Feb 26th 2018, 9:18 AM
# florida shooting
Trump tweets support for NRA - but backs raising gun possession age to 21
He made the comments on Twitter.
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Feb 22nd 2018, 3:36 PM
# Rathcoole
Men found with 'lethal arsenal' of weapons jailed for nine and ten years
The men were found with the cache on 24 January last year.
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Jan 30th 2018, 1:26 PM
# North Korea
North Korean 'agent' charged with trying to sell WMD parts in Australia
The alleged agent’s plans did not involve other governments or officials, police said.
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Dec 17th 2017, 8:04 AM
# North Korea
Minister: 'No immediate threat' to Ireland amid US-North Korea nuclear tensions
Minister Charlie Flanagan says Ireland must however remain vigilant.
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Aug 9th 2017, 7:45 PM
# Afghanistan
Video footage suggests Russia may be arming the Taliban
The footage obtained by CNN shows Taliban fighters brandishing weapons they claim were supplied by Russian government sources.
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Jul 25th 2017, 8:11 AM
# irish neutrality
Ireland has refused 19 applications to carry weapons through Ireland this year
427 applications have been approved.
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Jul 22nd 2017, 4:00 PM
# Going Nuclear
North Korea has 'built an intercontinental ballistic missile', so what now?
The Hwasong-14 ICBM could apparently reach Alaska.
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Jul 8th 2017, 9:45 AM
# London
Man found with knives arrested near UK Houses of Parliament
Met police said the man had been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.
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Apr 27th 2017, 3:18 PM
# armed to the teeth
Handguns, submachine guns and ammunition all seized in major weapons haul
The find was made in Cabra in Dublin.
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Nov 6th 2016, 7:04 PM
# Armagh
Police find weapons stash with some items "ready to use"
Police said the items were in the “advanced stages of readiness”.
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Aug 5th 2016, 9:10 PM
# guardians of the peace
Can Ireland continue to operate without an armed police force?
Rank-and-file gardaí will discuss their concerns about armed cover at the Garda Representative Association annual conference.
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Apr 25th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Laois
Gardaí uncover firearms and suspicious devices after stop and search
The discovery was made earlier this evening in Co Laois.
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Feb 25th 2016, 10:39 PM
# Naughty Korea
The UN wants "significant measures" after North Korea launches a rocket into space
US Ambassador Samantha Power stressed that fresh sanctions should “break new ground.”
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Feb 8th 2016, 8:39 AM
# Guns and Ammo
These weapons are just some of those seized from "focused" dissident republicans in the last few years
Gardaí believe the groups are still recruiting.
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Jan 6th 2016, 12:58 PM
Voices
'I surprised my mum when I told her I’m more afraid of visiting home in the US than living here'
Incidents of gun violence have become so commonplace back home that I can’t remember a time when we could go a full week without hearing about a shooting.
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Dec 20th 2015, 12:00 PM
# Newcastle
Teenager who planned massacre at his former college jailed for life
Jurors were told the “cold and detached” former student held a grudge against the college after he was thrown off a course.
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Sep 25th 2015, 12:46 PM
# 12110 eldorado avenue
Police find 3,714 knives, a shrine and fake body parts during terrifying arrest
Police in Brooksville, Florida came across a horrifying scene at a mobile home on Tuesday night.
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Sep 17th 2015, 11:14 PM
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