Violent men to be profiled in Operation TraceProfiles of men who have "shown serious sexual violence against women" are to be compiled as part of the Garda investigation …Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00
Garda to recommend drug addict dealers be sentenced to treatmentThe garda plans to recommend next month that up to 18 alleged heroin dealers arrested in Dublin should be sentenced to treatment…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
£90m in `suspicious transactions' reported to Garda by institutionsMore than 830 "suspicious transactions" involving a total of £90 million have been reported to i the Garda by financial institutions…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
International links urged to fight money-launderingInternational police co-operation is urgently needed to combat organised crime, the head of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Mother demands dismissal of garda who killed her sonThe mother of a man killed by a garda in a drink-driving incident has said she wants the officer dismissed from the forceThu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Insurers put on pressure to settle case, says publicanA publican sued by a customer who claimed he had allowed him to drive when drunk, causing him to have an accident which left …Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
GP offers £30,000 to trace rumoursA Tullamore doctor has offered a £30,000 reward to assist in the discovery and prosecution of those responsible for spreading…Wed Sept 02 1998 - 01:00
Criminal shooting victim had been targeted previouslyThe convicted criminal injured in a gun attack early yesterday morning had escaped uninjured from a similar attack less than …Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
Gardai encouraged by new call about missing womanGardai investigating the case of a Tullamore woman, Ms Fiona Pender (25), have received new information following an appeal to…Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Crime against tourists falls by 9%Crimes against tourists fell by 9 per cent in 1997, compared to the previous year, with 3,651 offences recorded or an average…Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Crime total falls by 10%, but sexual offences rise 21%There was a 10 per cent drop in crime last year, but sexual offences rose by 21 per cent, according to the Garda report.Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Drugs sold in 12 Dublin clubs and venues over past 3 monthsGardai have evidence that illegal drugs were sold in 12 Dublin nightclubs and late-night venues in the last three monthsFri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Crime down by 14% in eastern regionThe northern and south-eastern regions of the State are expected to be the only areas to show an increase in serious crime last…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
French couple died from single gunshots to head and neckThe French couple found dead after what is being treated as a murder-suicide in their Tipperary cottage on Monday are believed…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Garda preparing file on Dublin murderGardai are preparing a file on the murder of a Dublin man on Tuesday nightThu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Dissidents believed to have dumped incendiary devicesDissident republicans are believed to have dumped 48 incendiary devices in waste-ground near a Dundalk housing estate, fearing…Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
File for DPP on murder of boy (14) in TallaghtGardai are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to a 16-year-old boy who was arrested after the…Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
`Good triumphs over evil - that must be the message of Omagh'Paul Devine carried the small white coffin into the church in the crook of his arm like a cotThu Aug 20 1998 - 01:00
Prince offers his sympathy, supportThere were babies in buggies in warm sunshine and security personnel to keep people at one end of Omagh's High StreetWed Aug 19 1998 - 01:00
Spanish families did not know of trip to North"They went here for a picnic," the Spanish ambassador to Ireland, Mr Jose Maria San Pastor, said on the steps of Tyrone County…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Gardai think missing woman may have taken lift into townGardai in Newbridge, Co Kildare, are investigating the possibility that the missing student teacher Deirdre Jacob may have taken…Fri Aug 14 1998 - 01:00
DPP to act on abuse claims against former principal of Dublin schoolThe Director of Public Prosecutions is expected to make a decision soon on the case of a former principal of a Dublin school …Fri Aug 14 1998 - 01:00
Eight serving time for killing gardaiEight men are serving sentences in Portlaoise for the murder of gardaiThu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
Garda pay deal gets 83% Yes vote from AGSIThe Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) will sign the Government pay deal today following the decision by 83…Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Rights group may investigate treatment of asylum-seekersAn international group which monitors the treatment of prisoners is to visit Ireland shortly, and gardai working in immigration…Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Ireland ahead in seizing crime assetsIreland is one of the few European Union states that has a dedicated agency with the powers to seize assets suspected of being…Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Byrne says hard decisions need to be taken to prevent drink-drivingThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Pat Byrne, has said "hard decisions" need to be made about drink-driving, and suggested that a total…Tue Aug 11 1998 - 01:00
Man convicted of murder of Mountbatten in 1979 is freedThe man convicted of the murder of Lord Mountbatten in 1979 was released late last night under the terms of the Belfast Agreement…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
Talks on new Garda pay deal to follow acceptance of offerNegotiations on a major overhaul of the Garda in return for another pay increase will begin next month, after 68 per cent of …Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Dun deed for lovers in the boardroom of romanceThe superintendent registrar of births, deaths and marriages was feeling romanticWed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Couple tie first civil knot in former hospitalThe first couple to be married at Dublin's new register office at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital tied the knot shortly after noon…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
GRA ballot result to be known todayGarda Representative Association leaders should know by lunchtime today if their members have voted to accept the pay offer negotiated…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Almost half detox prisoners back on heroinAlmost half of the prisoners who underwent Mountjoy's drug detoxification programme in its first year returned to drug use, according…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
GRA leader hopes pay deal will be accepted tomorrowThe acting general secretary of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said he was optimistic the garda pay offer would…Mon Aug 03 1998 - 01:00
New law sees six prisoners freed from PortlaoiseSix republican prisoners, including the IRA leader in Portlaoise Prison and two other prisoners repatriated from British jails…Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
Reward for news of murdersThe murders of a prostitute, Ms Belinda Pereira, and a Galway taxi-driver, Mrs Eileen Costello-O'Shaughnessy, and the rape of…Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
New legislation should result in more Irish prosecutionsChildren as young as eight have been abused in Irish-made pornographic videos seized by gardai in recent monthsSat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
File prepared on men questioned about murderGardai are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to two men questioned about the murder of Ms …Sat Aug 01 1998 - 01:00
Gardai initiate inquiry into fatal crash involving taxi and stolen carA garda investigation has begun into all aspects of the crash yesterday in which a Dublin taxi-driver was killedFri Jul 31 1998 - 01:00
400 questioned over murderGardai discovered shortly after she was murdered that Ms Belinda Pereira's Sri Lankan parents did not know their daughter was…Thu Jul 30 1998 - 01:00
Surveillance nets video, CD-Rom porn haulGardai in Meath and Dublin have seized a large quantity of video and CD-Rom pornography after a surveillance operation discovered…Thu Jul 30 1998 - 01:00
Gardai issue new appeal in case of missing Offaly womanGardai have issued a new appeal for information about the disappearance of a Tullamore woman, Ms Fiona PenderWed Jul 29 1998 - 01:00
Yellow stickers warn of clamps to comeIt will be "yellow card" week, according to Dublin CorporationWed Jul 29 1998 - 01:00
Dealer fed rural market for recreational drugsTony McEnery was typical of the new wave of drug dealers, feeding a growing market for "recreational" drugs in rural Ireland.Wed Jul 29 1998 - 01:00
Services `stretched' by asylum-seekersSocial services in Wexford town are stretched to the limit by the number of asylum-seekers housed in the town, the Labour Party…Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
Wexford social services `seriously strained' by asylum-seekersSocial services in Wexford are "seriously strained" by the numbers of Romanian asylum-seekers housed in the town, the Labour …Mon Jul 27 1998 - 01:00
O'Donoghue says new prison spaces will not be filled by those refused bailThe Minister for Justice has said he does not believe new prison spaces will be filled by those refused bailFri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
First woman among 15 gardai to receive Scott Medals for braveryThree garda divers who rescued a family from a cave, an officer who disarmed a bank raider, and the first woman garda to be honoured…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
First woman among 15 gardai to receive Scott Medals for braveryThree garda divers who rescued a family from a cave, an officer who disarmed a bank raider, and the first woman garda to be honoured…Fri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
Downward trend in crime rates could see lowest level since 1980Crime rates could fall to their lowest level since 1980 if the trend of the first six months of the year continuesThu Jul 23 1998 - 01:00
