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 One man is due before Thurles District Court later today, following the discovery of four pipe bombs, a handgun, ammunition and some stolen property, near Tipperary town last night.
Seven other men arrested at the same time are due to appear before Tipperary District Court next Wednesday.
Detectives for some time have been focusing on individuals in Tipperary town and Thurles, who are believed to be involved in drugs distribution and organised crime and this discovery follows a planned on-going Garda operation, code named ‘Operation Infinity’.
Fifteen searches of houses and flats took place as part of this Garda crackdown. The eight, all males, ranging in age from their early twenties to mid thirties were arrested and detained at Tipperary and Thurles Garda stations under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
The Army Bomb Disposal Squad were called to the scene to ensure the safety of the explosive devices and one device was taken away for further technical examination.
These devices are understood to have been found in a lane-way, near Lacken, on the Bansha side of Tipperary town and are not believed to have been for use locally. The explosives were possibly being stored for future use by feuding gangs in cities Dublin and Limerick.
An 18-year-old Co Tipperary teenager was shot in the stomach in Templemore, in the early hours of this morning.
The boy was rushed to South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel where his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Gardaí confirm that a 21-year-old was arrested a short time later and is being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at Templemore Garda Station.
Patrick Street, Templemore is currently sealed off pending a forensic examination.
It is understood that the weapon used has not been, as yet, located.
 Ten Albanian men have been arrested as suspects involved in organised crime gangs, and stand accused of having committed crimes of large scale burglary in counties Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.
The men, all aged 30-44, were detained following intelligence led operations across Munster and southerns Leinster.
It is understood that the gang are thought to be behind burglaries, which occurred between October 2008 and May of 2010, with specific investigations focused on a large number of break-ins at business premises.
The 10 men, who have been arrested under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, are being questioned in Garda Stations at Waterford, Thurles, Thomastown, New Ross, Mallow and Cahir.
A Garda spokesman said the operation, codenamed “Crake“, was supported by foreign investigators through the agency Interpol, and has been operating undercover for several months.
The suspected gangs have targeted shops, petrol stations and local stores, financial institutions including post offices, bars and nightspots and one church. The gang, which is believed to include former policemen and military personnel, also use angle grinders and cutting equipment to gain entry to safes and strong rooms. It is thought the gang often spent several hours carrying out their burglaries.
A Garda spokesman said there were a total of 49 break-ins and robberies currently under investigation as part of this operation.
A total of 263 Gardaí, comprising 151 men and 112 women, graduated from the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary on Thursday last and will now be posted to various Garda stations around the country.
Thursday’s passing out ceremony will be followed by a further graduation in October. From October next, the college will remain empty because no new recruits from existing panels have been offered posts over the past two years, as a direct result of the Garda recruitment embargo currently in place.
Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform Dermot Ahern stated, “Plans were already in place to begin recruitment again. The timing however of the next recruitment drive and the numbers to be hired had not yet been determined. While the country is in a challenging economic position, the Government is committed to maintaining Garda numbers as high as possible.”
At Thursday’s ceremony, the “Commissioner’s Medal“, presented to a student Garda who achieves the highest academic scores during Garda training, was awarded to Garda Majella O’Sullivan, who is a native of Clonmel, in Co Tipperary and who will be stationed at Tallaght Garda Station.
The “Templemore Town Council Medal”, awarded for outstanding achievement and appreciation in the area of Social Science Studies, was presented to Garda Cathal Murphy, a native of Bishopstown, Co Cork, who will be stationed at a Garda Station, in Co Meath.
The first occurrence of fluoridated drinking water was found in Germany’s Nazi prison camps during World War 11. The Gestapo had little concern about fluoride’s supposed effect on children’s teeth; one of their alleged reason, according to some scientists, for this mass-medicating of water with sodium fluoride, was to force the prisoners in their concentration camps into a quiet, calm submission.
I now believe that there is too much sodium fluoride in Ireland’s drinking water and I base my belief on the following two reported incidents which leave me very, very confused indeed.
 Senator Ivor Callely Incident (A) – In 2009 a former treasurer of a GAA club west of Thurles was sentenced to 12 months in prison after stealing almost €100,000 of club funds. The mother of one, when reported to the Gardai, publicly admitted to multiple charges of forging cheques to the value of almost €35,000 and stealing almost €64,000 from the clubs weekly lottery. To correct her mistake, the 49-year-old raised approximately €59,000 from the sale of a house she was due to inherit from her mother.
Imposing a twelve month sentence, Judge Carroll Moran said the offence “goes to the very heart of the proper running of a social club in the community, and the gravity of the offence must be reflected in the sentence passed.”
Note: No confusion here, proper order, well done Judge Carroll Moran.
Incident (B) – Earlier this week, a Seanad committee on members’ interests found that Senator Ivor Callely, who is/was according to himself, Chairman of the Oireachtas Human Rights Committee, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Head of the Irish Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co operation in Europe, a Member and Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, had intentionally committed an act of “a serious and grave nature” by claiming travel expenses from west Cork rather than his home in Clontarf, Co Dublin, thus defrauding the Irish tax payer of some €80,000.
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