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Comreg says it hopes to have the problem resolved in the coming days

Comreg scam text regulator experiencing difficulties

A new system, launched by Comreg, aimed at clamping down on fraudulent text messages is experiencing significant difficulties.

News • 08 Jul

HSE chief highlights issues with third party insourcing

HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster has said an increase in dependency on third party "insourcing" in hospitals can create a number of problems.

Health • 06 Jul

HHC vapes are available for sale in vape shops across the country

169 young people sought treatment for HHC drug since 2024

Since the beginning of last year, 169 young people have sought treatment for problems with Hexahydrocannabinol, a drug contained in some vapes and edibles, figures from the Health Research Board show.

Health • 30 Jun

Evan Fitzgerald tried to buy guns on the dark web before the Carlow incident

No further Police Ombudsman action in Carlow gunman case

Police Ombudsman, Fiosrú, has said it has decided to take no further action in relation to the case of Evan Fitzgerald, who fired shots in the air in a Co Carlow shopping centre before taking his own life.

Ireland • 30 Jun

Jón Jónsson disappeared in Dublin in February 2019

Gardaí to conduct interviews in Iceland over Jónsson case

Gardaí are due to go to Iceland next week to interview a number of people as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Icelandic man Jón Jónsson, police in Iceland have confirmed.

Ireland • 19 Jun

Peter Byrne was very well known in the community

Family devastated after 17-year-old dies while swimming

The 17-year-old boy who died while swimming in the River Barrow in Carlow has been named as Peter Byrne.

Leinster • 19 Jun

28-year-old Ellen O'Doherty is from Kerry and has been renting in Dublin for 11 years

'Nowhere else to go' - concerns over proposed rent reform

Thousands of renters across the country struggle to pay their rent every month and many are worried about what the Government's reforms to Rent Pressure Zones will mean for them.

Ireland • 10 Jun