News from around the Irish counties

ARMAGH

Children are using mobile phones to encourage their friends to take part in riots in north Belfast, it has been warned. The shock claim was made following a third night of serious disturbances in the Ardoyne area during which police came under attack with petrol bombs. One police officer was injured and two teenagers arrested after petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and bottles were thrown during violence that continued into the early hours of last Thursday.

Source: The Belfast Telegraph

CARLOW

Carlow’s streets are awash with drugs but local gardaí (police) have taken the fight to the county’s drugs lords by carrying out a total of 28 searches within a ten-day period. It has also been confirmed that heroin is the drug of choice for dealers who have been flocking to Carlow to peddle their deadly wares. The searches, which were carried out on persons and properties around Carlow between Friday 3 July and midnight on Sunday 12 July, resulted in ten seizures of illegal substances.

Source: The Carlow Nationalist

CAVAN

The Irish Nurses Organization (INO) is demanding that the Health Service Executive (HSE) immediately fill all vacancies at Cavan General Hospital and bring staffing levels up to what is required in light of the forthcoming transfer of acute services from Monaghan to Cavan on Wednesday. “We need clear assurances that the staff that is required will be put in place. We have received assurances but our concern is that these positions will not be filled by July 22nd. The HSE have indicated that agency staff maybe used in the interim but we are seeking a firming up of this requirement on permanent staff,” stated INO regional organizer, Tony Fitzpatrick.

 Source: The Anglo Celt

CORK

A Macroom builder is prepared to build Macroom's proposed new fire station and lease it to Cork County Council — a move welcomed as a brave act by councilors. Mr. Stephen O'Connor of Sleeveen East, Macroom wrote to each member of Macroom Town Council stating that he has been in correspondence with Cork County Council for the past 12 months in relation to the purchasing of a site at the Millstreet Road, Macroom that, he says, has been approved by Chief Fire Officer Ger Malone. To date little progress has been made due to the present financial conditions affecting both the Department of Environment and Cork County Council.

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