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Feuding is driving people away from Longford, say local business owners

...do believe we need extra policing in the town. “The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) have been in and out several times but the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) seems to have diluted their appearance on the streets. “They are not going to solve the problem that’s there but by having...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:00

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Man (20s) arrested over alleged stabbing inside Longford fast food restaurant

... sustained a number of wounds to his upper body and face during the incident. Two ambulances, gardaí and members from the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) arrived on the scene in minutes. A number of eye witnesses and bystanders gathered outside as paramedics tended to the...

05 Apr 2022 at 23:40

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Man arrested in Longford armed garda raid appears at High Court

The man was arrested after several units including members from the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) and uniformed gardaí searched a property in Longford town at around 8am. The Leader understands the man was arrested on foot of an arrest warrant. ALSO READ: CAB raid Longford...

17 Dec 2021 at 16:45

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Fresh calls for added garda resources in Longford town

...put in place on the streets of the county was at Cemetery Sunday in 2019. “We had the Garda helicopter, the Dog Unit, ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) and a number of other units and we haven't seen the like of that since,” he said. The long serving local politician also...

29 Sept 2023 at 13:00

Seven arrested following pipe bomb seizure in Limerick

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Seven arrested following pipe bomb and drug seizure in Limerick

...activity in Limerick City and was coordinated by 80 local members of An Garda Síochána with assistance from the Garda ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) and the Garda Dog Unit. Seven search warrants were executed in the St Mary’s Park and King's Island areas of Limerick city....

22 Mar 2024 at 19:14

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Assassination attempts to dutiful detection dogs - Garda report marks 100 years of keeping people safe

...closed cases by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau • 10,510 missing person incidents National Security & Intelligence • ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) dispatched to almost 6,000 armed calls • 370 refugees were security screened by Special Detective Unit (SDU) personnel as...

31 Oct 2023 at 12:47

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Dozens of scrambler bikes seized during major clampdown

GARDAI have seized dozens of scrambler bikes as part of major ongoing operations targeting dangerous driving in Limerick. A planned operation targeting dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour incidents associated with the use of scrambler bikes ...

25 Oct 2023 at 17:35

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Man appears in court charged in connection with fatal assault of father-of-two

...area of the city in the early hours of Saturday morning. There was a heavy garda presence, including members of the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU), at Ennis courthouse on Sunday evening for the two-minute court sitting. In court, Inspector Daragh Browne, of Henry Street...

05 Nov 2023 at 18:57

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BREAKING: Three charged to appear in court after €300,000 drugs bust in Limerick factory

...illegal sale and supply of drugs in the city was led by the Limerick Divisional Drug Unit, supported by the Garda Regional ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU). All three are scheduled to appear before a sitting of Limerick District Court at 1:30 pm today, Saturday, April 27th. The...

27 Apr 2024 at 12:02

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Man arrested after carjacking incident in Dublin

...the scene. Following a managed containment operation involving local garda units attached to the Clondalkin District and ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU), the car was intercepted on the Katherine Tynan Road in Tallaght a short time later. A male in his 30s was arrested and is...

14 Apr 2024 at 13:46

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Prison, suspended sentence and community service for armed gang in Longford dispute

One prison sentence, one suspended sentence and three community service orders have been doled out to a group of five men who donned balaclavas and "armed themselves to the teeth" before driving into Longford town to "frighten and intimidate" a ...

14 Oct 2023 at 10:00

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Longford Garda boss vows to keep pressure on feuding gangs

...driving Longford's feuding woes. “We (gardaí) started this in April 2019 and in June we upgraded it and brought in the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) in response to the escalation and gravity of offences,” said Supt Delaney. “And it has been full on ever since with stop...

09 Sept 2020 at 10:00

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