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Armed gardaí ensure Longford Traveller funeral passes off peacefully

Members from the force's ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) were in attendance at Ballymacormack Cemetery for the service along with officers from the Division's detective branch. The Leader understands concerns were raised at the lack of social distancing which was observed by some...

30 Mar 2020 at 10:00

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Garda chiefs under pressure to assign extra gardaí to Longford

...county town would be a major concern.” Cllr Flaherty said his other major cause for angst was over the deployment of a new ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU) earmarked for Cavan. The Fianna Fáil general election candidate hinted at whether garda bosses were looking at drawing...

05 Oct 2019 at 14:00

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Woman arrested after 30-year-old man dies following incident in Carlow

A woman has been arrested after a 30-year-old man died following an incident at a house in Carlow. The man was discovered with serious injuries and unresponsive at a house on New Oak Estate at around 11.40pm on Monday. Emergency services treated him ...

22 Oct 2024 at 09:13

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Crackdown on Longford crime gang as CAB seize cash, caravans, luxury cars and designer jewellery during 16 searches

...Longford The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU), Western Region ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU), the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI),...

06 Jul 2020 at 15:33

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Longford Garda boss vows to keep pressure on feuding gangs

...of 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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PHOTOS: CAB Midlands raid of designer watches, drugs and cash

...of the operation by Bureau Officers supported by personnel from Tullamore and Portlaoise Detective Units, Eastern Regional ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU), Customs Dog Unit and local Dog Wardens. In the course of the searches investigators seized €80,000 in cash, cocaine with...

06 May 2021 at 18:01

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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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Armed officers ensure Longford Traveller funeral passes off without incident

18 Mar 2020 at 15:21

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Female motorist live streamed her driving on social media as 20 Garda cars chased behind

...the chase, a Garda helicopter in the air supported around 20 Garda vehicles, including 4x4 jeeps carrying members of the ARMED SUPPORT UNIT (ASU). A Garda statement said the woman was later arrested for dangerous driving. A spokesperson said: "Gardaí are investigating...

02 Mar 2021 at 16:58

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Man charged with dangerous driving as he 'rammed' into a patrol car

Gardaí in Co Monaghan have charged a man following an incident of dangerous driving and criminal damage to an official Garda vehicle that occurred in the early hours of Friday, December 20. At around 2am, uniformed gardaí on patrol at Ballykelly, ...

21 Dec 2024 at 08:38

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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

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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 ...

25 Oct 2023 at 17:35

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