Vietnamese man before Portlaoise court after cannabis grow house bust in Laois housing estate
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A Vietnamese national has appeared before Portlaoise Court arising from the seizure of €270,000 worth of cannabis plants in a semi-detached house in Mountrath.
Phu Vo, 8, of no fixed abode, appeared before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court on Saturday, February 20.
The court heard that the accused was arrested at 8 Newline Close, Rushall, Mountrath, Co. Laois at 8.10 am on Friday, February 19.
Giving evidence of arrest, charge and caution, Garda Robbie McGrady told Judge Catherine Staines that the man was arrested under Section 17 of the Misuse of the Drugs Act 1997. Garda McGrady told the court that he charged Mr Vu 7.40 pm on the same day on one charge.
With feature animation
Wolfwalkers looking likely to be Cartoon Saloon’s fourth nomination for their fourth feature film (their fifth in total including the short animation
Late Afternoon), actresses Saoirse Ronan (looking for a fifth nomination for
Ammonite) and Jessie Buckley (
, writer and actress Clare Dunne a contender for
Herself, and even Jamie Dornan a possibility for
Wild Mountain Thyme (according to some US trades), Ireland is hopeful for more Oscar success.
We have a rich history with the Oscars. Our industry has consistently boxed above its weight in its film and TV output over the years and this has been reflected in our success at the most highly coveted international annual award ceremony.
Bronx Irish Catholic By Peter Quinn, Contributor
In the 1950s, the Bronx was a melting pot of immigrants and first-generation families: Jewish, Italian, and Irish alike. Peter Quinn shares his story of what it was like to be a Bronx Irish Catholic, commonly referred to as a B.I.C.
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“Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, / Who never to himself hath said, / This is my own, my native land! / Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d, / As home his footsteps he hath turn’d…”
– Sir Walter Scott
Native land means different things to different people. To some it’s a nation with well-defined borders, like France or Sweden; to others, it transcends borders, à la Ireland or Korea. For many, I think, the term native land invokes something more intimate and parochial: a patch of earth that, no matter where life takes us, stays synonymous with home. For me, that place is the Bronx of the ’50s and ’60s, a lower-middle- / middle-middle-class agglomeration o
Woman drove under influence
A woman received a driving disqualification at Portlaoise District Court on Thursday.
Carrie Keegan (38) of 46 College Avenue Mountmellick was charged with driving under the influence, no insurance, no licence and no tax at College View Mountmellick on February 16, 2020.
Sgt JJ Kirby told the court that Ms Keegan was stopped in a silver Nissan Micra on the date in question. Her eyes appeared glassy and she was incoherent. There was methadone class in her system. She also had no insurance.
She was co-operative with the Gardai.
Defending solicitor, Barry Fitzgerald noted that she was in custody since July 2020, awaiting a sentence.
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We’ve always punched above our weight in La La Land.
But despite an abundance of past and present talents there have only ever been two Irish-born actors to win Oscars.