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Money laundering cases surge; British King Charles III likely to visit Ireland and the case for electric HGVs

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On today’s episode:There is a growing expectation that British King Charles III will visit Ireland, perhaps as soon as next year, reports Pat Leahy.Cases of money laundering have exploded in Ireland in recent years, new figures show. Conor Lally explains the nature of the cases and what An Garda Siochana are doing to tackle this growing category of crime.After three passengers died of a virus they contracted on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, an Irish passenger on board has told The Irish Times about her experience.Electric HGVs make up just 1% of Ireland’s fleet and critics say we are falling behind European peers in rolling out electric freight. Paul Colgan has been looking at the issue.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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