The operation involved the Regional Armed Support Unit, Garda Dog unit, Criminal Assets Bureau, Garda Stolen Car Unit, Westmeath Divisional Drugs Unit and Athlone Detective Unit

The alternative fuel reduces carbon emissions by between 80% and 90%

Separately, motorists are being warned to drive with caution due to heavy downpours of rain across the west, with a rain warning in place until tonight.

The Irish Dental Association says there aren't enough dentists to meet demand.

According to Senator Murphy, one company is losing up to €500,000 in revenue each year due to poor phone and Internet infrastructure.

Just over 11,000 were on the waiting list for Mullingar hospital, representing an 80% increase since 2015.

The missing woman and her children haven't been seen since yesterday afternoon in Dublin

Today's INMO Trolley watch figures show just 43 people waiting for beds across the country compared to over 100 patients at the end of June.