The Irish Navy fired warning shots at the MV Matthew’s to force the ship to stop leaving Irish waters. What was discovered next could be the biggest drugs seizure ever in Irish history estimated at over €156million. The Indo daily explains the dramatic scenes which have unfolded in our seas this week and ask what it reveals about the Irish drugs trade. 

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Seizures on the cocaine ‘mothership’ - the MV Matthew - estimated at €156million as Kinahan link probed 

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Irish brothers and self-made billionaires Patrick and John Collison are shaking up the world of e-commerce. Rumours are swirling that Stripe, their online payments platform, is sizing up a takeover of rival PayPal - the original online payments company. So just how did two brothers from rural Tipperary build a tech giant now valued at almost €135bn? And what could this potential takeover mean for Ireland’s tech sector and PayPal’s 1,500 Irish employees?  

Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Adrian Weckler  

Irish brothers and self-made billionaires Patrick and John Collison are shaking up the world of e-commerce. Rumours are swirling that Stripe, their online payments platform, is sizing up a takeover of rival PayPal - the original online payments company. So just how did two brothers from rural Tipperary build a tech giant now valued at almost €135bn? And what could this potential takeover mean for Ireland’s tech sector and PayPal’s 1,500 Irish employees? &nbsp;
Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Adrian Weckler &nbsp;

How the Collison brothers became the richest people in Irish history

The criminal Dublin collective known as the Gucci Gang appeared to be in ruins, only for a new leader to emerge – a man by the name of Mark Salmon. Clean cut and soft spoken, Salmon seemed an unlikely candidate for the helm, yet he has steadily built a violent and intimidating reputation in the pursuit of drug debt. But is his reign already over?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guest: Ken Foy 

The criminal Dublin collective known as the Gucci Gang appeared to be in ruins, only for a new leader to emerge – a man by the name of Mark Salmon. Clean cut and soft spoken, Salmon seemed an unlikely candidate for the helm, yet he has steadily built a violent and intimidating reputation in the pursuit of drug debt. But is his reign already over?
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Host: Fionnán Sheahan
Guest: Ken Foy&nbsp;

Seizures on the cocaine ‘mothership’ - the MV Matthew - estimated at €156million as Kinahan link probed

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