Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Mr Barrett said flood preventative measures are being taken, in places like Bantry in West Cork

People in Cork urged to stay inside during Red warning

The Director of Roads and Transportation with Cork County Council has appealed to people not to move outdoors once Met Éireann's Red weather warning comes into effect tomorrow at 2am.

Regional • 23 Jan

30-year-old Conor Costello was one of five people before the court charged with conspiring to import drugs

Five men charged with conspiring to import drugs in Kerry

Five men have been before a special District Court sitting in Killarney charged in connection with a joint garda and revenue customs operation off the Kerry coast earlier this week.

Ireland • 18 Jan

Four men were arrested by gardaí at 5.20am on Monday morning, after they arrived back on a rib at a pier at Meenogahane (above) in north Kerry

Drugs worth €100m transferred to boat off Kerry coast

A substantial shipment of drugs valued at up to €100 million was transferred from a 'mothership' to a smaller vessel off the Kerry coast in the early hours of Monday.

Ireland • 16 Jan

Four men were arrested on Monday at an isolated pier at Meenogahane near Ballyheigue in North Kerry

Fifth man arrested in 'mothership' drugs investigation

A fifth person has been arrested as part of the investigation into the suspected importation of drugs from a 'mothership' off the Kerry coast on Monday.

Munster • 16 Jan

The four men are being held in garda stations in Tralee (pictured) and in Killarney

Four held in Kerry on suspicion of aiding criminal group

Four men arrested in the early hours of Monday on suspicion of assisting a criminal organisation in the importation of controlled drugs from "a mothership" off the coast of Kerry have had their period of detention extended.

Ireland • 15 Jan