‘We do not support Putin’: On board the sanctioned Russian ship in Killiney BayCaptain Vladimir Martus says he built the Russian navy replica ship with his own handsTue Jul 08 2025 - 19:42
‘Ireland’s first serial killer’ John Shaw could be freed from prison in early 2026Murderer is applying for parole and could be freed from Dublin prison early next year, 50 years after the murders of Elizabeth Plunkett and Mary DuffyMon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Russia could block UN missions involving Irish personnel in Bosnia and Mediterranean, Harris warnsTánaiste says renewal of mandates for these missions face potential challenges at UN Security Council Mon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Power struggle led to corporate watchdog’s garda roles not being filledChief executive claimed ‘unprecedented unwillingness to accept decisions’ Sun Jul 06 2025 - 06:00
How the Defence Forces carried out its most daring operation in decadesEight crew members received a combined 129 years in prison in total following Operation PianoSun Jul 06 2025 - 00:01
Hizbullah and Iran suspected of involvement in MV Matthew smuggling operationInvestigators believe Kinahan organised crime group among transnational gangs linked to €157m seizure Sat Jul 05 2025 - 14:24
Elizabeth Plunkett: How murdered woman’s family discovered they were not ‘relevant victims’ in serial killer caseIreland’s longest-serving prisoner, who confessed to kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old Dublin woman in 1976, was never convicted of her murderSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
Cork cocaine seizure: Four men arrested as drugs worth some €35m seizedGardaí foil international drug smuggling operation as half tonne of cocaine found near CourtmacsherryTue Jul 01 2025 - 11:25
Police ombudsman investigating circumstances of Evan Fitzgerald’s deathWicklow man (22) took his own life after discharging a firearm in Carlow shopping centreTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
The South Dublin criminal from a wealthy family who became a close associate of the Kinahan gang O'Sullivan was known as a skilled drug trafficker before specialising in EncroChat phones, which allow criminals to communicate under the radarSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had other weapons, Garda investigation found Investigators concerned about inability to determine source of items, which may have been from burglary or onlineSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí believe single supplier is selling Irish criminals 3D-printed gunsThe pistols can be created using readily available materials on a standard, commercially available 3D printerFri Jun 27 2025 - 17:39
Ireland backs €150bn defence plan as EU moves to rearmGovernment believes joining will allow Ireland to secure military equipment at lower cost and faster paceFri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Icelandic police investigating double killing ask gardaí to search Dublin houseMan, who was aged in his 50s, and his adult daughter were French citizens but had been living in Dublin for about a decadeThu Jun 26 2025 - 19:06
Garda undercharging for policing sports events and concerts, says Comptroller, with €2.6m in fees owedPublic funds being used to subsidise commercial activity, according to Comptroller and Auditor General Thu Jun 26 2025 - 17:20
Garda attacked with knife while responding to burglary at Dublin pubSuspect, who was highly intoxicated, also suffered injuries during incident in Dublin 15 areaThu Jun 26 2025 - 12:09
Security guards will be hired to restrain children in State care during violent episodesAgency to spend about €1m on ‘close protection’ personnel to work with staff in violent situationsThu Jun 26 2025 - 11:30
Navy ship remains non-operational 15 months after acquisitionLÉ Gobnait has yet to be deployed in an operational role in Irish waters more than a year after arrivingThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Iran launches attack on US air base in Qatar, all missiles interceptedUS asks China to put pressure on Iran not to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping routeMon Jun 23 2025 - 18:11
Military Land Rovers that can go years without use to be upgraded to electric at cost of €300,000Ageing vehicles have diesel engines, but these are ‘unreliable’ with spare parts harder to findMon Jun 23 2025 - 06:00
Middle East must avoid ‘rathole of retaliation’, Guterres warnsIsrael-Iran conflict: World braces for Iranian response after US attacks on key nuclear sitesSun Jun 22 2025 - 23:15
Carlow shooting witness says she saw gunman with another maleWoman says she saw Evan Fitzgerald and another male looking into a bag before shooting incidentSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:30
Eight women come forward with information on being targeted by 1976 killers of Elizabeth PlunkettGeoffrey Evans and John Shaw travelled to Ireland from UK in 1976 with intention of raping and murdering Irish womenSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí to interview dozens in Iceland over potential murder of Jón Jónsson in DublinIcelandic taxi driver went missing after visiting Dublin to play in poker tournament in 2019Thu Jun 19 2025 - 20:03
State to purchase Citywest hotel for €148m and use it as asylum seeker accommodation Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says decision represents value with sum to be clawed back over a period of four years due to savingsTue Jun 17 2025 - 19:04
Jason Corbett’s killers, Molly and Tom Martens, complete North Carolina paroleMartens can now move freely within the US and live together in family homeMon Jun 16 2025 - 15:10
Irish peacekeepers come under fire while on patrol in LebanonIsrael Defense Forces responsible for incident, said Tánaiste Simon Harris in statementThu May 29 2025 - 19:49
Irish military flight operations to move to part-time and may soon cease at Air Corps baseShortage of trained air traffic controllers at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin resulting in reduced flying hoursThu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Military Ombudsman writes to Tánaiste urging army officer’s promotionOfficer satisfied all conditions for appointment to a senior rank in 2022 when he first applied for promotion, says OmbudsmanWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Fiona Pender case upgraded to murder investigation as new search beginsFiona Pender (25) was seven months pregnant when she was last seen in August 1996Mon May 26 2025 - 14:33
Russia funnelled money to Kremlin supporter in Ukraine via Ireland to bypass sanctions, records showPlanned transfer of funds linked to woman living in northwest of IrelandThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
How the Kremlin’s ‘soft power’ agency supporting expats overseas skirts sanctionsWoman living in northwest of Ireland handled money linked to Russian networkThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
Investigation: The links between lawyers in Ireland and Putin’s soft-power agencyPravfond was set up by Vladimir Putin with the stated goal of protecting the rights of Russians living abroad, but the EU and European intelligence agencies say it does much more than that in some countries Wed May 21 2025 - 11:29
Ciara Kelleher on her two Custom House Capital fraud trials: ‘The powers that be refused to listen to the truth’Former employee was accused of conspiring to defraud customers and faced two trials that ended with hung juries before DPP dropped charges Tue May 20 2025 - 05:44
Tip-offs from two psychics led to fresh searches for missing Icelandic man Jón JónssonIcelandic man Jón Jónsson went in 2019 after leaving Dublin hotelFri May 16 2025 - 06:00
State attempting to reach settlements with Air Corps chemical victims, Tánaiste saysCases relating to exposure to dangerous chemicals used in aircraft maintenance are due before the courtsWed May 14 2025 - 07:02
New social media ‘early warning’ system will alert gardaí to potential crimesAI system to help monitor targeting of asylum seeker accommodation, promotion of false medical cures, fundraising for terrorists and spreading extremist doctrinesTue May 13 2025 - 06:00
Garda Kevin Flatley death: Motorcyclist in collision makes slight improvement in hospitalGarda to review checkpoint procedures to identify changes that may be required to safety policiesTue May 13 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí conduct new searches in the disappearance of Jón Jónsson Four new searches in case of missing Icelandic man conducted in Dublin with help of cadaver dogsMon May 12 2025 - 16:42
Garda’s death illustrates inherent risk of roads policing dutiesTwo gardaí were injured when hit by vehicles in separate incidents last weekMon May 12 2025 - 15:24
Garda Kevin Flatley death: Commissioner and colleagues to attend service at Dublin CastleGarda Commissioner Drew Harris has called for a societal 'reset' following on-duty deathMon May 12 2025 - 13:58
Death of Garda Kevin Flatley: Drew Harris calls for societal ‘reset’ on road safety President, Taoiseach, Ministers, Garda Commissioner and colleagues pay tribute to roads policing officer Mon May 12 2025 - 06:30
Younger garda recruits more likely to fail fitness tests than those approaching middle ageFemale garda recruits 10 times more likely to fail preliminary standard than male applicantsSat May 10 2025 - 06:00
Irish businesses could gain from EU rearmament, say Government memosMaritime, air and cyber cited as areas where opportunities may arise to collaborate in procurementMon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Concerns about bird’s nest and people eating cheese and onion crisps among callouts to gardaíOfficials are highly reluctant to ‘cancel’ calls from the public and classify them as non-police matters, due to fears for repercussionsSat May 03 2025 - 00:01
Garda suffers serious injuries in Co Louth hit and runOfficer got out of patrol car to investigate a van ‘parked suspiciously’ in Ardee in early hours of FridayFri May 02 2025 - 11:17
Almost 200 children were responsible for 10 or more criminal cases each in one yearJust over 15,800 children were referred to Garda Youth Diversion Programme in 2023, latest figures showThu May 01 2025 - 20:17
Potential ‘whiskey fraud’ victims encouraged to come forward over investment scamsSome casks non-existent or sold multiple times to different customersThu May 01 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s being run into the ground’: Garda crash investigators at less than half recommended numbersLack of manpower impacts the quality of investigation, says gardaWed Apr 30 2025 - 19:00
Garda Representative Association members to withdraw co-operation in planning for State’s EU presidencyMembers unhappy at management policies, force’s approach to discipline and use of suspensionsTue Apr 29 2025 - 19:13
