A leading Irish racehorse trainer had one kilo of anabolic steroids in his stables when veterinary inspectors carried out a raid, a court has heard.

A Lithuanian man has been remanded in custody in connection with an €80,000 drugs seizure near Castlerea in Co. Roscommon yesterday evening.

Leading Irish horse trainer Philip Fenton will have to wait at least another several weeks to defend himself against charges of possession of steroids.

Lawyers for a leading Irish racehorse trainer have told a court there are issues over summonses issued against him over the alleged possession of banned animal remedies including steroids.

Investigations are continuing after 20-year-old student Andrew Dolan died last night, after he was assaulted in Co Westmeath two days before Christmas.

SOMETIMES events and how they transpire point to chastening realities. The announcement that nearly 600 jobs are to be lost in Waterford when the TalkTalk call centre closes in less than a month is one.

A 25-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman have been charged with possession of drugs at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court this evening.

Rank and file gardaí lashed out at Justice Minister Dermot Ahern today over his remarks that the force was among the best paid and resourced in Europe.

Irish Rail has said that bus services are operating again between Galway and Athlone on Galway/Dublin services due to flooding between Ballinasloe and Athlone.

CORK-born businessman Breifne O’Brien is to face a Garda investigation over allegations that he operated a pyramid scheme that defrauded clients of millions of euro.

Leitrim 2-09 Fermanagh 3-10, Carrick-on-Shannon

IT’S fair to say few players analyse Gaelic football as much as Monaghan corner-back Dermot McArdle.

NOW that the boating season is upon us again, the huge increase in speedboats and large, high powered, twin-engined cruisers on our inland waterways is becoming apparent.

A 14-year-old boy, who has 52 convictions on his criminal record and was recently given a two-year detention order, has escaped from custody and has been at large for nearly three weeks.

A pensioner has died after a collision on the main Carrick-on-Suir to Waterford road in Co Tipperary.