A man has been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis grow house in Mid Tipperary.
It follows an operation by Gardaí from the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit backed up by Templemore Gardaí yesterday afternoon.
They executed a search warrant at a house in Two Mile Borris shortly before 4pm.
During the course of the search a grow house with large lighting fixtures and a heat control system was discovered.
Gardaí seized suspected cannabis plants and cannabis herb worth an estimated €12,500. Some of the plants had been harvested and were hanging in the house to dry out.
Two mobile phones, a tablet device and a weighing scale were also found.
A man in his 30s was arrested and is currently being detained at Templemore Garda Station.
Meanwhile Cocaine with an estimated street value of over €6,000 has been seized during the search of a house in Nenagh.
Members of the Garda Divisional Drugs Unit made the discovery at an estate in the town at around 8.30 last night.
A man in his late 30s was arrested at the scene and later questioned at Nenagh Garda Station.
He’s since been released from custody and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
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Hayes says FG/FF have been edging closer for years
A former Tipperary TD and government minister says a coalition involving Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael was only a matter of time.
The new cabinet will meet for the first time this afternoon following the formation of a government over the weekend.
Tom Hayes says the Green, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael coalition shows promise.
“Going back over the years there was a closeness happening between the rival political parties – namely Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.”
“They had dominated the political stage since the foundation of the state but I suppose at local authority level they were beginning to come together and that was happening nationally.”
“I suppose we’ve ended up with what I think is going to be a very good government of all shapes and sizes – younger people, fresh people and I think there’s going to be a lot of change. There’s going to be a change of attitude.”
