James Kiernan, 28, of Surglastown, Co Dublin, was charged with possessing cannabis for sale or supply at his home address and possessing drugs at a second location, in Jordanstown, Oldtown.

Graphic designer, Oliver Etienne, 44, from England, but living in Barcelona, Spain, for ten years and 34-year-old Christian Munoz Sanchez, from Barcelona, were arrested on May 2nd during an operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB).

Gardaí searched a house on the eastern side of Galway City on Thursday, and arrested a man and woman, both in their 20s.

Mohammad Shaker Al Tamimi was charged at Gorey district court last night with the killing of eight-year-old Malika Al Kattib, who died after an assault at her home in New Ross on Sunday night.

The man is due to appear before Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Monday

The seizure of the suspected firearm was part of an operation targeting criminal activity in the Galway area