Cocaine supplier handed prison sentence in Waterford

A 27-year-old man has been given nine-year prison sentence, with three years suspended, for supplying cocaine to a party in Waterford in December 2007.

Two Waterford men died following the party, reports RTE News. Anthony Connolly, of Priory Lawn in the Ballybeg housing estate in the city, pleaded guilty to the possession of cocaine for sale or supply at a party in Ballybeg Square in November 2007.

Kevin Doyle, 21, and John Grey, 23, became critically ill and later died after ingesting cocaine and ecstasy at a party in Mr Grey's home on 25 November 2007. Mr Doyle died at Waterford Regional Hospital on 4 December, while Mr Grey died at the hospital four days later.

Two arrested following Galway drugs find

Two men have been arrested after drugs worth over €1m were seized in County Galway.

As part of an ongoing operation in the region, gardaí and customs officers carried out a search at a house in Loughrea this afternoon, according to RTE. They recovered around €1.1m worth of cannabis, in both herb and resin form.

The two men arrested following the seizure are understood to be in their early 30s.

Health services boost for border counties

€30m in EU funding has been secured for health services in the border region.

It will be used to finance 12 major health and social care projects, for people on both sides of the border. The money was secured from an EU programme for cross border health and social care services, according to RTE News. It will enable people living in border areas to be able to access health services in the opposite jurisdiction, which are often closer to their homes.

The allocation of the money will be managed by the Co-operation and Working Together cross border health services partnership on behalf of the Departments of Health in Northern Ireland and the Republic.