Man (20s) dies after being stabbed during row at hostel in Portobello, Dublin 8Gardaí arrest man in his 40s after incident on Harrington StreetWed Apr 19 2023 - 17:38
Jonathan Dowdall leaves a trail of questions for Sinn Féin as he retreats into witness protectionSinn Féin’s political rivals sure to make hay out of party’s alleged knowledge or otherwise of Dowdall’s criminal pastWed Apr 19 2023 - 05:00
Jonathan Dowdall accepted into witness protection despite Hutch acquittal State witness criticised by judge for ‘pattern of lying’, meaning court obliged to treat evidence with ‘scepticism and extreme care’Wed Apr 19 2023 - 01:00
Child victim of bulldog attack sues over failure to prosecute ownerMother told it was not a criminal matter as incident happened on private propertyTue Apr 18 2023 - 21:24
Hutch trial highlights worrying Garda failuresAnalysis: For many, it beggars belief that, in advance of the most high-profile organised crime trial in decades, tracking data relating to Gerry Hutch was deletedMon Apr 17 2023 - 21:02
Far-right sympathiser was buying explosives for terror attack in Ireland, gardaí believeMark Wolf was also preparing to start making his own guns using a newly purchased 3D printerMon Apr 17 2023 - 03:30
Alleged Balkan war criminal found living in Ireland after many yearsVojislav Buzaković extradited to Croatia to face charges relating to abduction and abuse of civilians in early 1990sFri Apr 14 2023 - 11:57
Car involved in Galway crash belonged to relative of teenage occupantLukas Joyce and Kirsty Bohan, both 14, died in the single-vehicle collision in Headford on MondayThu Apr 13 2023 - 16:48
Plans to spend over €3.2m on renting private jets for Government officialsTwo jets to be leased to fill gap caused by ongoing mechanical issues with Air Corps LearjetMon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00
Fourfold increase in prisoners sleeping on floor as officials warn of safety risks in MountjoyIt is understood prison officials are considering purchasing bunk beds to alleviate the problemMon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00
Defence Forces members ‘practically defamed’ by abuse report, says representative groupRepresentative Association of Commissioned Officers said it ‘cannot simply allow all members to be tarred with the same brush’ by report's ‘generalised language’Sat Apr 08 2023 - 00:30
Man (42) questioned over Eddie Hutch murder considered one of the country’s most dangerous criminalsTaxi driver had been shot dead in Dublin north inner city in February 2016Fri Apr 07 2023 - 12:31
Garda unit set up to investigate ‘predators’ in Defence ForcesOperation will collate information and attempt to identify “predators”, Garda Commissioner saysWed Apr 05 2023 - 15:05
Culture wars fail to eclipse staffing concerns at Garda conference'We’ve more important things to worry about' was a phrase uttered more than once by gardaí at AGSI gatheringTue Apr 04 2023 - 17:17
Garda body will co-operate with Biden visit but may withdraw labour at later date over roster disputeAgsi members will take industrial action ‘on a particular day’ if a resolution is not found and the dispute continues to escalateTue Apr 04 2023 - 13:42
Garda representative chief refuses to rule out industrial action during Biden visit‘At this point in time I can’t reassure our members on anything,’ says Antoinette Cunningham on day one of AGSI annual conferenceTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00
Garda representative chief welcomes ‘clarity’ from Eoin Ó Broin over eviction tweetControversy over the post, along with rosters and gender recognition directive, expected to dominate three-day Garda conferenceMon Apr 03 2023 - 14:26
Sharp rise in serious offending last year with near doubling of murdersOne of the few crime categories to see a decrease was fraud offences which peaked during the pandemicSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
How drug debts are used to control Irish communities: ‘Men are forced to go to jail on someone’s behalf’A distressing new criminal trend is spreading misery throughout the State, and anyone could be targetedSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
‘Very hard to believe’ Defence Forces chief was not aware of abuse in the military – former captainAt least one instance of alleged sexual assault reported directly to Lieut Gen Seán Clancy before Women of Honour allegationsFri Mar 31 2023 - 19:33
Russian ships return to Ireland’s west coast despite appearing to depart for AfricaEfforts to keep track of the vessels hampered by lack of Naval Service personnelFri Mar 31 2023 - 19:00
‘The final nail in the coffin’: Officers fear abuse report may be the last strawReactions range from an outright rejection of report’s findings, to acceptance, to optimism that it will prove to be a “watershed moment”Thu Mar 30 2023 - 05:00
Defence Forces scramble aircraft after Russian government ships spotted off west coastShips observed acting strangely near subsea cables off Galway. It was later determined they were probably avoiding poor weatherWed Mar 29 2023 - 01:00
Right-wing extremist jailed for possession of weapons parts and images of child abuseGardaí believe Mark Wolf, who was also found with child abuse imagery, was planning an attackTue Mar 28 2023 - 20:54
Women of Honour report: Statutory inquiry into military abuse likely to be recommended by reviewReport will detail bullying, harassment and sexual abuse of both female and male Defence Forces members over many yearsTue Mar 28 2023 - 03:00
Anti-immigration protests have ‘peaked’, gardaí believePraise for Garda response on St Patrick’s Day which saw officers stop far-right activists from disrupting paradeMon Mar 27 2023 - 18:53
Public discussions on future of Irish neutrality to be held later this yearPlans to be announced by Micheál Martin, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar indicatesFri Mar 24 2023 - 12:13
Just one prosecution in four years for failing to produce passport on arrival in Ireland More than 4,200 people arrived at Dublin Airport last year with no travel documentationThu Mar 23 2023 - 05:00
Ireland needs to increase co-operation with EU defence structures, committee hearsIncreased co-operation in defence will allow Ireland to be 'a contributor rather than a free-rider', says academicWed Mar 22 2023 - 15:34
Gardaí arrested over alleged food delivery rider extortion racketFour Dublin-based officers suspended as part of investigation by anti-corruption officersTue Mar 21 2023 - 19:52
Garda teams track ‘terrorists’ across EU borders in training exercise‘Operation Firestorm’ involved personnel from nine Europol member countries following fictional criminalsTue Mar 21 2023 - 13:07
US condemns Xi Jinping visit to Moscow days after ICC arrest warrant for PutinRussian and Chinese leaders welcome deepening bilateral relationsTue Mar 21 2023 - 06:42
Deportations from State carried out by force less than 7% of total Many failed asylum seekers “self-deport” while the status of others is unknownTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
Putin will be arrested if he comes to Ireland, Department of Justice saysDepartment confirms it will enforce decision of International Criminal Court which issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president last weekTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
Training of Ukrainian military by Defence Forces to be sporadic and short-term, officers toldOfficers will not be paid allowances for mission due to anticipated short duration of deploymentsMon Mar 20 2023 - 17:11
Ireland stepping up international cooperation to counter hybrid threatsIrish naval team currently taking part in counter-mine exercise in Greece following invite from Greek NavySun Mar 19 2023 - 19:00
Irish people joint-fourth highest consumers of cocaine globally, says UN United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warns of risks of violence in future as gangs compete for growing marketsSun Mar 19 2023 - 15:09
Irish Naval ship set for North Africa to police Libyan arms embargo First international naval deployment since 2018 when State vessels participated in Mediterranean rescue missionsFri Mar 17 2023 - 04:00
No link between asylum seekers and increased crime, authorities stateTG4 documentary charts the rise of the anti-immigration movement and the damaging impact of false information about asylum seekersWed Mar 15 2023 - 05:00
Ireland takes formal possession of Naval Service vessels from New ZealandVessels bought with aim of enhancing patrol capabilities on the east coastTue Mar 14 2023 - 00:01
Advanced DNA technology to aid matching of infants buried at Tuam to relativesTechnology will allow for extraction of DNA from very old remains and matching to ‘third degree relatives’Mon Mar 13 2023 - 05:00
Ireland First: Inside the group chat of Ireland’s latest far-right political partyNo far-right party has ever returned a councillor or TD in an election beforeSun Mar 12 2023 - 18:00
How the HSE cyber attack changed the face of online crime globallyThe biggest attack on a health system anywhere hastened the demise of the Conti group of hackersSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Concerns in Defence Forces ranks at withdrawal from Syrian peacekeeping missionSome officers believe move will hurt retention and recruitment efforts for the undermanned Defence ForcesSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Detective arrested as part of inquiry into gardaí with organised crime linksOfficer may have had links with Hutch organised crime groupFri Mar 10 2023 - 19:01
Irish man ‘held hostage’ in Iran sentenced to 6 ½ years, family sayBernard Phelan’s family worry “he will not survive much longer”Wed Mar 08 2023 - 15:26
Government in talks with UN to withdraw Irish troops from Golan HeightsDefence Forces personnel needed for EU Battlegroup amid chronic personnel shortagesTue Mar 07 2023 - 19:07
Ireland ‘interested’ in joining Nato undersea security cell, says senior alliance figure Security of undersea infrastructure a ‘real point of concern’, says Nato’s deputy secretary-generalMon Mar 06 2023 - 16:15
Air Corps failed to comply with Supreme Court order in chemicals exposure caseFormer aircraft mechanic Gavin Tobin alleges exposure to dangerous chemicals led to severe health issuesSun Mar 05 2023 - 14:19
Funeral of gangland criminal Cornelius Price to take place in UK Price, who died in hospital two weeks ago, to be buried near Manchester where he has family connectionsSun Mar 05 2023 - 14:02
