Topic: Ireland
A former Scotland Yard drug squad detective was jailed Thursday for his role in a botched attempt to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Ireland. Prosecutors said Michael Daly, 49, was one of the chief organizers of a plot to land some 1 ...
Irish fraud squad detectives arrested a prominent former Irish banker Thursday for questioning about alleged "financial irregularities", police said. Officials did not identify the banker but Irish media said former chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank Sean FitzPatrick was arrested at his home in County Wicklow, south of Dublin. Police said the arrest followed a search of premises ...
Scotland lock Alastair Kellock has warned Ireland's Triple Crown-chasing squad to brace themselves for a massive battle in the last Six Nations game at Croke Park. Ireland, who could still retain their Six Nations title if England were to upset France in Paris on Saturday, are seeking to end their temporary stay at the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic ...
