AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoInvasive Species Watch: NPWS is stepping up an operation in Cork after a second Asian hornet was found near Ringaskiddy, using specialist bait stations and transmitter tracking to locate and remove any nest fast. Rural Services Funding: Minister Dara Calleary announced €2.5m under CLÁR for 44 vehicles across Mayo, backing wheelchair-accessible transport for day care, therapies, cancer clinics and community first responders. Local Policing: Gardai in Mayo seized another homemade 3D-printed .22 pistol during a drugs-gang operation in Ballinrobe, with cannabis and prescription tablets also taken. Health & Care Pressure: ESRI research warns demand for family care will surge as the population ages, with people needing care projected to rise sharply by 2040. Prisons Under Strain: IPRT says Ireland’s prison system is “sinking under the weight” of overcrowding and mental health gaps in its latest PIPS report. Politics & Budgets: Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Labour are set to unveil alternative budgets for 2027. Sports & Culture: Ireland’s rugby and football headlines continue to dominate, while U2’s Carnaval de Luz gets a special Third Man Records store edition and Tommy Tiernan announces Vicar Street dates for 2027.
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