Ireland's national drugs budget is mainly spent on obesity, cancer, rare diseases, and diabetes — with some drugs such as Saxenda, patients seeking reimbursement must apply individually ...

Seven Irish citizens among people detained by Israel on Global Sumud flotilla ships seeking to carry humanitarian aid to Palestinians ...

A self-claimed “drugs lord” who coerced a teenage girl to have sex with him by telling her she owed him a drug debt of €12,000 has been jailed for nine years. Craig O’Connell (26) convinced the then ...

Felloni was regarded as one of the key figures for the heroin epidemic which ravished poor inner city communities in Dublin during the 1980s and he was blamed for creating the first generation of hero ...

HPRA got an average of 111 supply shortage notifications per month last year — a figure likely to rise given the Middle East conflict ...

Referring to the footage, the officer alleged: "Moments after the handgun is dumped in a bush in Sillogue Gardens, it was picked up by a six-year-old child. The child hands it to his 11-year-old ...

Detections for speeding, using a mobile phone while driving, or not wearing seatbelts have all surged in the last year, gardaí have said, as motorists were urged to take care on the roads this bank ...

The trial opened at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and was told of garda concerns about heroin dealing in Cork City, particularly around the Lee Fields and Fitzgerald’s Park ...

Myanmar’s detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced. The news was also released in a short text message to journalists from the ...

Violent knifepoint carjacking episodes in Midleton and Roscrea by a man with psychiatric issues saw him pleading guilty to the crimes at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. “This is a serious matter, ...

The suspect is alleged to have dragged one woman along the footpath while attempting to take her handbag, the court heard ...

Gardaí continue to investigate incident where a child reportedly discharged a firearm during a police pursuit in Dublin ...