Dangerous synthetic heroin continuing to cause overdoses in DublinNitazene can be 25 times stronger than fentanyl and was first detected last November when it caused 57 overdoses in four-day periodMon Jan 29 2024 - 20:17
Tánaiste orders generals to increase Defence Forces recruitment targets for 2024Military management has briefed Government an estimated 540 will join this year, far lower than requiredFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Basketball game against Israel to go ahead despite boycott by some Irish playersBasketball Ireland say Ireland will face heavy fines and disqualification if it withdraws but that players will not be punished for boycottWed Jan 24 2024 - 16:56
New Naval Service flagship to cost estimated €300 million‘Multi-role vessel’ will have helicopter pad and ability to transport troops and vehicles overseas at short noticeWed Jan 24 2024 - 12:26
Gardaí believe man killed in homeless centre explosion owned bomb that detonatedDeceased was in his 30s and appears to have been keeping the device under his bed at the Depaul accommodation centre on Little Britain StreetSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Judge wonders if Kyle Hayes ‘sheltered from realities of life’ during sentencing hearingLimerick manager John Kiely faced questions from prosecution and judge after giving character reference for star hurlerFri Jan 19 2024 - 18:00
Kyle Hayes has ‘learnt his lesson’, Limerick hurling manager tells judgeSentencing of 25-year-old convicted of violent disorder in December adjourned until MarchFri Jan 19 2024 - 16:24
Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostelVictim, believed to be an eastern European man in his 30s, was staying at Depaul centre on Little Britain Street in the city centreFri Jan 19 2024 - 12:37
Did the €10m boost for policing to combat Dublin city centre violence work?Assistant Garda Commissioner insists there is little to be worried about over non-renewal of plan but business owners fear negative falloutThu Jan 18 2024 - 18:11
Defence Forces to spend €500,000 training pilots for Government jet despite warnings plane will not last past 2024The Government has been warned the 30-year-old aircraft will not last beyond 2024Thu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Man arrested by gardaí investigating Rosslare smuggling caseContainer with 14 people hidden inside discovered after distress call earlier this monthWed Jan 17 2024 - 17:56
Competition for key Garda post suspended after no suitable candidate foundMost senior officers boycotted recruitment process for deputy commissioner role due to tax concerns on pension paymentsTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Revenue instructs customs officers to seize ‘child sex dolls’Direction follows conclusion of recent case against man accused of importing child sex doll into countryThu Jan 11 2024 - 16:38
Irish neutrality has changed but it is too early to consider it dead and buriedNature of neutrality has evolved significantly since 2022 Ukraine invasion with the process of change appearing to accelerate last yearWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:30
Ireland to set up network of defence attaches in overseas embassiesUnlike many nations, Ireland currently has no defence attaches stationed abroad to represent the country on military issuesWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Surge in arson threats on rumoured asylum seeker locations as gardaí step up patrolsDozens of threats issued in recent days on social media to set fire to disused buildings to prevent their use as accommodationSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
Jason Hennessy snr: A promising boxer who stayed away from gangland crime until later in lifeAlthough family members and friends were involved in various gangs, it was not until 2016 that Hennessy himself had his first big brush with the lawFri Jan 05 2024 - 15:30
Blanchardstown shooting: Man (18) charged with murder of Tristan Sherry on Christmas EveSecond man (26) charged with assault causing harm in Dublin restaurant incidentFri Jan 05 2024 - 11:39
Frontline gardaí to be equipped with overdose reversal drug as part of pilot projectNaxolone has been credited with saving the lives of multiple people during recent overdose surges in Dublin and CorkFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
Man arrested and six properties searched following last month’s gun attack in Co WicklowClinton McCormack was injured in the shooting and later died of an unrelated medical issueThu Jan 04 2024 - 10:45
New system for stripping Irish citizenship from naturalised immigrants to come into force this yearPrevious system was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court three years agoMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí suspect arson caused fire at planned homeless accommodation centre in RingsendVaradkar and McEntee say those responsible will be brought to justice if blaze found to have been started deliberatelySun Dec 31 2023 - 18:00
Army’s elite special forces unit to be overhauled in major revamp Secretive Army Ranger Wing is getting a new name, more personnel and a revamped command structureSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:30
Anatomy of a botched gangland hit – Blanchardstown’s nightmare before ChristmasGardaí on alert for the possibility of reprisal attacks following incident inside busy west Dublin restaurant that resulted in death of gunmanFri Dec 29 2023 - 10:00
Video showing fatal Blanchardstown stabbing incident removed by social media platform XFootage showed final moments of Tristan Sherry (26) as he was killed in Dublin restaurant on Christmas EveWed Dec 27 2023 - 19:02
Gardaí begin investigation following discovery of man’s body in TipperaryConcerns man may have been assaulted over Christmas periodWed Dec 27 2023 - 14:23
Brazenness of Blanchardstown shooting shows younger criminals’ taste for extreme violenceThe attack is believed to be linked to a long simmering feud between criminals from Corduff and FinglasWed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
Gardaí brace for reprisal attacks as criminals vow revenge for Blanchardstown shootingThe DPP will decide if the people who killed Tristan Sherry, who was stabbed almost 30 times following botched gun attack, will face criminal chargesTue Dec 26 2023 - 19:29
Gardaí blame almost 60% surge in car thefts on less secure importsImported cars from outside EU easy targets for thieves as often lacking immobilisers or alarms, warn gardaíTue Dec 26 2023 - 06:00
Gardaí step up armed patrols after suspected gunman killed during botched Dublin gangland shootingMan dies, another seriously injured after incident at restaurant in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15Mon Dec 25 2023 - 12:31
‘Ireland is full’: How a far-right phrase went mainstream Due to deliberate efforts by extremists, such slogans are everywhereSat Dec 23 2023 - 07:00
Gardaí arrest six men after seizing ship carrying cocaine worth €20mMV Verila is being detained in Foynes Port while Revenue officers continue searchesFri Dec 22 2023 - 21:02
Gardaí believe Galway hotel fire the work of local opposed to immigrationComments on Galway hotel fire by two Fianna Fáil councillors referred to party’s internal rules and procedures bodyTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Cocaine valued at €1 million found on freight unit in RosslareOne man, aged in his 50s, is in custody in a Wexford Garda stationMon Dec 18 2023 - 10:16
Coercive control survivor Nicola Hanney: ‘If I have to leave the country to keep my child safe, I will’ Dublin woman Nicola Hanney was subjected to a four-year campaign of harassment and abuse by former garda Paul MoodySat Dec 16 2023 - 06:00
New gardaí taken out of training early to boost policing numbers over ChristmasThe move is part of Government efforts to reassure the public following the rioting in Dublin last monthFri Dec 15 2023 - 17:02
Wicklow shooting which left two hospitalised may be related to local dispute, gardaí sayMan (40s) shot several times in legs while his son hit with heavy object after being chased through a Delgany building site on ThursdayFri Dec 15 2023 - 14:48
Rise of shoplifting: ‘Many of them are over 65.. they steal meat, medicine, health and beauty products’Retailers are being increasingly targeted by organised gangs and serial thieves while shop staff are spat at and racially abusedFri Dec 15 2023 - 09:30
Shoplifting has reached ‘pandemic levels’ with staff regularly facing violence, retailers sayTDs told of ‘absence of a deterrent’ for people who steal, with some reoffending within hours of being caughtWed Dec 13 2023 - 12:51
Shoplifting gangs to be targeted using organised crime legislation ‘Organised retail crime’ involves the theft of large amounts of retail goods for onward saleMon Dec 11 2023 - 15:52
Woman pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Stoneybatter, DublinInvestigators believe driver left the scene without realising he had hit the pedestrianMon Dec 11 2023 - 15:20
UK fails to get Irish Government’s approval to award knighthoods to Irish citizensUnder Constitution, Irish citizens are forbidden from accepting noble titles without permission of GovernmentMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:30
Man walking behind Trevor Deely on night of disappearance had already made Garda statementUsing advances in CCTV technology, gardaí have identified the man and ruled him out of their investigationsSat Dec 09 2023 - 07:00
President and EU officials condemn destruction of Irish-backed school in West BankWest Bank school crushed by bulldozer and surrounding village abandoned following violence by Israeli settlersThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:06
Irish public asked to watch for warning signs of female genital mutilation Procedure, often carried out abroad, considered child abuse in IrelandThu Dec 07 2023 - 13:08
Elon Musk personally stoked up ‘hatred’ in Ireland, TD claimsMusk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter), criticised for refusing to appear at Committee to answer questions about its response to last month’s riots in DublinWed Dec 06 2023 - 17:45
Most ‘Ireland is full’ and ‘Irish lives matter’ online posts originate abroadAnti-immigration phrases about Ireland feature more frequently in US and UK social mediaTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Minister says Government has purchased 37 properties to date to house asylum seekers International Protection Accommodation Service has started to turn away some asylum seekers due to a lack of bedsMon Dec 04 2023 - 23:13
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
‘She is resilient’: Mother of five-year-old Dublin stabbing victim shares updateThe girl suffered extremely serious injuries in the attack on Parnell Square on November 23Mon Dec 04 2023 - 12:11
