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Man arrested over woman's suspect death
Gardaí investigating the recent suspicious death of a woman in Tallaght, Dublin, have made an arrest in connection with the case.
The 38-year-old woman was taken to Tallaght Hospital on November 15th, 2008, following an incident in her home. She died of her injuries in the hospital on the same date. Gardaí have confirmed that a man was arrested in Tallaght yesterday in relation to the incident. The arrest took place in the Knockmore Green area shortly after 12.30pm, according to a Garda spokesman.
The man (38) was last night being detained in Tallaght Garda station.
He was being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, which permits detention for 24 hours.
Remand over big cannabis haul
A 30-year-old man has been remanded in custody with consent to bail after he was charged yesterday in connection with a €500,000 cannabis seizure by gardaí in north Cork on Wednesday night.
Aidan Crowne, Norwood Court, Rochestown, was charged with a total of seven offences including possessing cannabis for sale or supply following the seizure of 63kgs of cannabis at Kilquane, Castletownroche on November 19th.
Mr Crowne was brought before Mitchelstown District Court yesterday where Judge Michael Pattwell remanded him in custody with consent to bail on his own bond of €100 and an independent cash lodgement surety of €40,000 to appear at Fermoy District Court on Nov 28th.
Car recovery firm battles Garda
A car recovery firm has claimed before the High Court that gardaí unilaterally ended a contract with it for the disposal of uninsured vehicles.
Stephen Jenkins, director of Summerhill Spares Ltd, Malahide Road Industrial Park, Coolock, Dublin, is claiming a long-standing agreement with his company for the collection and disposal of such vehicles was unilaterally terminated.
His company was yesterday granted leave by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy to seek an injunction next week preventing the Garda Commissioner breaching an agreement giving the company the sole right to dispose of cars which have been seized and impounded at Santry Garda station.
Holiday surgery ban to cut costs
All non-emergency surgeries at Waterford Regional Hospital are to stop for nearly a month over Christmas in a bid to cut costs.
The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the hospital and other acute hospitals in the south east will cease non-emergency procedures from December 15th to early January.
A spokesman said activity in acute hospitals was normally reduced during Christmas and the new year.
He said the HSE's hospital group in the southeast was on schedule to deliver its planned activity for 2008.