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Booming cannabis trade; Drumcree court hearing; and delays to the National Children’s Hospital

October 5, 2026·7 min
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Irish drug gangs are now making as much money from cannabis as they are from cocaine, according to new Gardaí figures.Housing, energy costs and childcare are among the main concerns people have been voicing ahead of Budget 2027.Ireland’s borrowing costs are a fraction of bigger economies like France, the UK and the United States.Garvaghy Road residents are in court today as the dispute over an Orange Order parade at Drumcree.The latest delays to Ireland’s national children’s hospital are carrying a growing cost for patients waiting to use the new facility, new correspondence reveals.Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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