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26 held in drug trafficking inquiry

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that the investigation focuses on a very large criminal gang specialising in cannabis smuggling

Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Quilter, Head of the Garda National Drugs Unit, says that approximately 750 law enforcement officers were involved in the operation

Paul Reynolds says that the justice system works differently in Spain and the people detained can be kept in custody for some time while investigations are ongoing

20-year-old critical after Limerick shooting

Jimmy Woulfe, Irish Examiner Mid-West Correspondent, says that one possibility gardaí are examining is that Daniel Phillips was shot in a revenge attack

Markets tumble across Europe

David Murphy, Business Editor, reports that the collapse of a regional bank in Spain earlier this week has precipitated falls in markets all over Europe

Concern over numbers of reoffenders

Caitríona Perry spoke to a former prisoner who explained the problems he went through in prison and described his difficulty in reintegrating into society after his release

National Fish and Chips Day

Jonathan Clynch reports that with people increasingly conscious of healthy eating, Italian chip shops in Ireland are facing the most difficult period in their 125-year history

U2 pull out of Glastonbury over Bono injury

Dave Fanning reports that U2 frontman Bono has undergone surgery on a back problem, forcing the band to cancel a host of concerts over the coming weeks

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