
Nicole Gernon
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News reporter with @virginmedianews
Formerly with @todayfmnews and @newstalkfm.
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BREAKING: 8 men who pleaded guilty in connection with Ireland's biggest ever drugs seizure have been handed sentences of between 20 and 13.5 years in prison 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth €157m were discovered on board the MV Matthew in 2023 Virgin Media News

A senior Garda says today’s sentencing over the MV Matthew drugs haul shows Ireland is not a soft target for drug traffickers. Dept Supt Joe O’Reilly says international gangs will face the ‘full force of the Irish state’. #VMNews | Nicole Gernon



Wreaths have been laid to commemorate all front line emergency services who attended the Stardust Fire on 14th February 1981 It's the first time they've been formally honoured since the blaze, which claimed 48 lives More on Virgin Media News at 5.30


BREAKING: Former All Ireland winning Clare hurler Niall Gilligan has been found NOT GUILTY of assaulting a 12 year old boy with a stick in October 2023 Virgin Media News

2.2 tonnes of cocaine. €157 million in street value. 8 men jailed for 129 years. 'Cocaine Cargo' reveals the global smuggling plot behind Ireland’s biggest ever drug bust. 📺 Thursday 8.30PM on Virgin Media One #VMNews | Virgin Media Television




From a suspicious ship off South America to a dramatic army raid off the Irish coast — #CocaineCargo tells the inside story of Ireland’s biggest ever cocaine bust. Tonight at 8.30pm on Virgin Media One. Virgin Media Television Nicole Gernon


Don't miss our documentary Cocaine Cargo starting in an hour's time, with insights from Eoin Reynolds and Gráinne Ní Aodha who covered the case


