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Thomas Morgenstern of Austria soars through the air during the men’s ski jumping Individual HS 106, at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, today. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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THINGS WE LEARNED
#HORSEMEAT Fianna Fáil’s Agriculture spokesperson Éamon Ó Cúiv called for Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to step away from the horsemeat investigation today, and also called for the process to be independent. In response, Minister Coveney said that the investigation is independent – and he is happy to give Deputy Ó Cúiv a briefing on it. Meanwhile, horsemeat was found in lasagne in Italy.
#DECEASED The man whose body was found in a Carlow hotel room yesterday has been named by gardaí as 44-year-old Colm Kavanagh from Killeshin, Co Laois. His body was found at around 1.15pm yesterday afternoon. A post-mortem was inconclusive and gardaí investigating the death are awaiting the results of toxicology and other tests.
#JOAN BURTON Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has said that hecklers gave Dundalk a ‘bad image‘, after she had to cut short a trip to a shopping centre in Co Louth yesterday. She was at the centre to launch a JobsPlus scheme, but was heckled with chants of “shame on you”.
#HEALTH INSURANCE Laya Healthcare said today that it is to increase its premiums in April amid a ‘healthcare crisis’. The company’s managing director Dónal Clancy said that Ireland’s healthcare market needs ‘radical reform’.
#MASSACHUSETTS Reports that a gunman was present on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus – causing the area to go into lockdown – were a hoax, authorities said today. Cambridge police said that officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armour, but found nothing.
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Somebody’s weekend is fcuked
Mine an all
As there was a potential loss of €9000 does that mean that the price of cigarettes is 75% tax?
Yes… if not more!
As little as €15 per 200 fags in Lanzarote. Nearly €10 per 10 here… ;)
So 3,000 euro of vodka would make 14,000 euro for the government. How are we in debt with economics like that?
So its real cash, real cigarettes and counterfeit Vodka! I’d never have guessed them in that order.
As I said before. Legal, regulated and taxed. And still criminals smuggle them.
Because of the crazy amount of tax !!
And you think weed won’t be any different?
And you think legalized Drugs would be any less taxed? And that criminals would say ho hum pack up and do something else?
Sh*t… Where will I get my counterfeit vodka now?
Never thought I’d say this but I’m off to louth
Its the bleary eyes and cough that gives the smugglers away each time.
What happens to the cash in these situations?
After the trial. And if there is a conviction the money goes to the Government as its proceeds of crime.
Balbriggan garda station, for safe keeping.:)
Rats out
Does it not go to the CAB Mick if its the proceeds of crime,I for one wouldn’t go near real vodka never mind counterfeit vodka meant to full of nasty chemicals,I no of students that I no over in England that drink it because its £5 a bottle and been a student they have no choice to buy and drink it cuz there on a tight budget,over there the off licence sells it to you from under the counter,everything is mostly counterfeit these days because theres a demand for it,and the government taxes the ass out of everything that moves its the governments fault as well partly cuz the more they keep taxing the more demand for counterfeit goods,that’s my opinion on it,sure there selling counterfeit chainsaws which are dangerous at the best of times,anyways that’s my rant over goodbye……….
The gathering cancelled
Looking at that money I wish I could get a loan :)
I hate you
Um.. What exactly is counterfeit vodka?
Are you taking the piss?
Is it paint thinner or something? Cuz they sell that in Tesco and call it value vodka..
Hi Rayne, apparently it’s homemade madness. Meth spirits and all sorts in it, probably some vodka too just to ‘water’ it down so to speak. You hear stories of lads going blind and getting very, very sick from a sesh on this stuff. I know some Eastern European pals who were telling me about the vats of stuff that would be made back home. Wild.
Yup that vodka is extremely dangerous its well known in Russia.
You can be sure that cash will not be secure in a garda safe.
The vodka is rot gutt!
Is the headline name what Charlie sheen eats for his breakfast?
Congratulations must go again to the Gardai who have again kicked carreer criminals where it hurts. Hopefully there wil be many many more similar seizures.
Ah jasus give us a break , I’m back on the Rollie’s now and will be forced to drink turps again after this bust .
This shite is killing me .
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