Sunday 19 May 2013
Three men have been arrested after the discovery of a cannabis factory.
Plants and equipment worth an estimated £15,000 were seized during a police raid at a property in Camlough, Co Armagh.
The men aged 29, 25 and 20 were detained by officers from the PSNI tactical crime team.
A police spokesman said the three were in custody assisting police with their inquiries.
Press Association
The Department of Finance Secretary General John Moran has revealed that when it comes to taking the pulse of the real economy, he likes to hear from taxi drivers and the people at his local Spar shop, believing their views to be better "leading indicators" than the reams of statistics provided by his officials.
A SLIM majority (53 per cent) finds abortion acceptable in cases of a threat of suicide – down five points in three months, according to the latest Sunday Independent/ Millward Brown opinion poll.
THE CEO of a leading German-based investment fund has warned that his company may sue the State should the IBRC fail to honour its commitment to repay millions of euro owed to its subordinated bondholders.
The Department of Finance Secretary General John Moran has revealed that when it comes to taking the pulse of the real economy, he likes to hear from taxi drivers and the people at his local Spar shop, believing their views to be better "leading indicators" than the reams of statistics provided by his officials.
A SLIM majority (53 per cent) finds abortion acceptable in cases of a threat of suicide – down five points in three months, according to the latest Sunday Independent/ Millward Brown opinion poll.
THE CEO of a leading German-based investment fund has warned that his company may sue the State should the IBRC fail to honour its commitment to repay millions of euro owed to its subordinated bondholders.
Actor Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
TODAY
President Obama apparently has his own Hollywood-inspired aspirations. According to a nugget buried in a New York Times story on Thursday, Obama has been telling aides that he is tempted to pull a "Bulworth" – that is to make like Warren Beatty's liberal senator character in the 1998 movie of the same name by going rogue and saying exactly what is on his mind regardless of the political fallout.
THE former preparatory school of former Miss World Rosanna Davison and her father Chris De Burgh, the oldest in the country, is beset by financial difficulties amid fears about its future, the Sunday Independent has learnt.
When Carey Mulligan ditched the Tiffany spangles and Prada sequins of her screen role in The Great Gatsby in favour of a baggy jumper and the dingy folk music venues of the new Coen brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, it seemed like a comment on this year's Cannes film festival.
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed he doesn't mind living his life in the public eye.
JANE Given and her footballer husband, Shay, were famous for raising funds for charity.
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg has said the show feels stronger than ever, as the sixth series ended on US screens.
Alesha Dixon proved a hit with the male contestants in this week's Britain's Got Talent auditions.
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