Gardaí investigating organised crime in the border region have raided a number of premises this morning.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized luxury cars, designer bags and almost €150,000 from bank accounts in an ongoing operation targeting a family-run drug gang in west Dublin.

Gardaí investigating organised crime have carried out a major raid on 14 properties in Dublin and Wicklow.

The lack of guidelines to assist medical and nursing staff with the safe use of potentially psychogenic substances, like cannabis oil, has been highlighted by the authors of a new paper.