Up to 70% of prisoners suffer from personality disordersTreatment can be effective but is highly resource-intensive, says psychologistMon Jun 21 2021 - 02:00
Garda Commissioner to face questions over cancelled 999 calls controversyInternal review ongoing to determine how many calls ‘erroneously’ cancelledSun Jun 20 2021 - 21:09
Gardaí say outdoor drinking in temporary seating areas illegalMany premises obtained permission to set up extended outdoor areasSun Jun 20 2021 - 17:48
Investigations launched into three separate stabbings in DublinThe incidents on Saturday are not believed to be connectedSun Jun 20 2021 - 14:40
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defenceState unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authoritiesSat Jun 19 2021 - 02:00
Department considers review into how it handles military abuse allegationsDozens of allegations of sexual abuse collected by former army sergeantSat Jun 19 2021 - 00:05
Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final reportFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:20
How to talk to the vaccine denier in your lifeAnti-vax sentiment is strong among people who rely on social media for most of their newsThu Jun 17 2021 - 11:06
Inmates being vaccinated on a prison-by-prison basisRollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation driveThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Professor criticises ‘dehumanising’ nature of mandatory hotel quarantineLokesh Joshi says he has felt like an ‘inmate’ since returning from India after his mother’s deathTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:45
Man arrested after woman robbed at gunpoint in DroghedaMan pointed what appeared to be a handgun at victim and pulled the triggerTue Jun 15 2021 - 12:01
Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devicesMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:59
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwordsSuspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prisonMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:35
Gardaí frustrated at senior management’s aversion to car chasesRevised Garda policy: ‘Pull back, it’s not worth the risk,’ members are increasingly being toldTue Jun 08 2021 - 04:30
Ireland had to rely on EU ship to patrol fishing waters due to Naval shortagesOne third of fishery patrols cancelled by Naval Service so far this yearFri Jun 04 2021 - 11:35
Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinatedProtest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programmeThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:35
UK police investigate death of Irish woman who was in psychiatric careMargaret Molyneux’s daughter claims high dose of drug led to difficulty swallowing and chokingThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:02
Just 2% of prisoners have been vaccinated to dateIrish Penal Reform Trust ‘dismayed’ inmates appear to have been ‘left behind’Mon May 31 2021 - 01:00
HSE confirms data of 520 patients published onlineIreland’s reputation at risk due to lack of cybersecurity investment, Ibec warnsFri May 28 2021 - 16:58
Two gardaí remain in hospital following west Dublin shootingMan in custody after firing from home during armed siege at housing estate in west DubliWed May 26 2021 - 13:53
Dublin shooting: Two gardaí shot by man who opened fire from houseMan arrested following massive Garda operation at Whitechapel Grove, ClonsillaWed May 26 2021 - 00:10
State’s first female major general takes seat ‘at highest table in the world’Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien says her promotion shows ‘women can achieve high ranks’Tue May 25 2021 - 19:35
Insanity pleas during homicide trials rise threefoldIncrease in insanity pleas followed abolition of mandatory detention in such casesTue May 25 2021 - 09:32
HSE cyber attack: No mass dump of patient data as criminals’ deadline passesData relating to sexual assault victims not compromised in attackMon May 24 2021 - 20:53
No evidence so far of data emerging online but move by criminals expectedPublic advised to report any contact regarding personal information to gardaíMon May 24 2021 - 12:48
See for miles: Testing Air Corps’ €13,000 night-vision gogglesOn a night-time mission over Dublin and Wicklow, the visual range was impressiveMon May 24 2021 - 01:00
Cyberattack: HSE braced for release of stolen patient dataPlans to counter leak drawn up with Garda, data protection chief and social media firmsMon May 24 2021 - 00:52
Give me a crash course in... the Wizard Spider cyber attackThe group of cybercriminals hacked the HSE, saying they will leak confidential patient dataSat May 22 2021 - 06:00
Morley could be released ‘within a year’ if condition remains stableCourt found woman suffering from temporary insanity when she killed her childrenSat May 22 2021 - 03:01
HSE hack: Decryption key ‘did not come from diplomatic channels’Taoiseach says extra resources have been earmarked to ‘stay ahead of the hackers’Fri May 21 2021 - 18:27
Deirdre Morley case: Inquiry into treatment ‘imperative’, says mental health serviceSt Patrick’s had treated woman before she killed her three childrenFri May 21 2021 - 15:36
HSE cyberattack: New Zealand company offers decryption tool in response to attackThe hope is that the software offered free of charge may speed up restoration of the HSE systemsFri May 21 2021 - 15:01
Former Hyde and Seek worker alleges colleague pushed and threatened herCreche denies Jade Byrne Hoey’s claims that it discriminated against her due to her youthWed May 19 2021 - 14:24
To pay or not to pay: HSE faces a choice between ‘two evils’ following cyberattackRussian cybercrime gang members like to portray themselves as ‘professionals’Wed May 19 2021 - 01:00
State spending on cybersecurity criticised as ‘paltry’Taoiseach defends threefold increase to €5.1m in funding of agency this yearWed May 19 2021 - 01:00
Dark web ‘dump sites’ being monitored for HSE data after hackExpert says it is ‘highly unlikely’ gang believed to be based in Russia will be caughtTue May 18 2021 - 01:10
Cabinet to be briefed over fears patients’ data will be ‘abused’ by cybercriminalsDisruption caused by cyberattack likely to continue ‘well into this week’Tue May 18 2021 - 00:07
Dublin football team will not face sanctions for Covid-19 breachesOrganisers of training sessions at Innisfails GAA club will not face prosecutionTue May 11 2021 - 11:14
Mountjoy hit by largest prison coronavirus outbreak to dateContact tracing is ongoing after 19 prisoners test positive, says Prison Service.Mon May 10 2021 - 21:14
Law firm demands Twitter hand over user details of anti-Sinn Féin accountsTen accounts allegedly linked to ex-Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris shut downMon May 10 2021 - 20:56
Number of legal silencers for firearms up 20% in two yearsDevices are used to mask the sound of a shot, and are popular with huntersMon May 10 2021 - 02:50
Eoghan Harris-linked Twitter account under Garda investigationAnti-Sinn Féin account frequently targeted journalists and other public figuresSun May 09 2021 - 19:36
Sixth arrest made in Mulready Woods investigationSuspect detained after being arrested in Dublin prison on SaturdaySun May 09 2021 - 14:19
Eoghan Harris’s secret account discovered as a result of poll dataSunday Independent columnist dropped by paper over involvement in anti-SF accountSat May 08 2021 - 01:39
Why are women more hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine?Experts cite fertility concerns, ‘conspirituality’ and distrust of the Irish health systemSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Twitter suspends nine accounts linked to profile used by Eoghan HarrisSunday Independent drops writer and former senator for anonymous account activityFri May 07 2021 - 19:53
Kathleen Chada welcomes lifting of ban on naming child victims of homicideSons Eoghan and Ruairí who were murdered by their father in July 2013Fri May 07 2021 - 17:43
Ban on naming child victims of homicide lifted from todayAdvocates welcome amendment to Children’s Act signed into law last weekFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
US defence contractor fined for exporting sensitive blueprints to IrelandHoneywell manufactures aircraft and missile components for US militaryThu May 06 2021 - 01:00
More than 30 people make criminal complaints about mother and baby homes in five daysFormer residents urged to come forward if they were subject to or witnessed abuseWed May 05 2021 - 14:43
