Episode 66: The cannabis epidemic threatening Ireland's teens

Episode 66: The cannabis epidemic threatening...

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The Firm out for revenge after Armagh City attack on alleged enforcer

The North-Armagh crime outfit ‘The Firm’ will take matters into its own hands after convicted double killer Stephen Smith died in January. Smith passed away after a seizure at home but that followed him being injured in an attack in Armagh before Christmas. That incident is being ...  Show more

Prince Andrew's arrest & James 'Mago' Gately's CAB battle

A photographer has captured the news image of the year after he snapped Prince Andrew slinking in the back of his car after his arrest.The shamed royal, Seamus Culleton’s woes, James ‘Mago’ Gatley’s CAB battle, and the 35-year-old shoplifing grandmother all hit the headlines this ...  Show more

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