Gardaí investigate George Gibney over abuse allegationsTwo fresh allegations added to inquiry already under way into former swimming coachMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:28
Garda cybercrime unit to get funding boost in fight against organised crimePersonnel to be hired from technology firms and new decryption machines to be usedMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:00
Growing number of people in pre-trial custody for minor offencesHomelessness and judges’ ‘misguided paternalism’ blamed for increaseWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Prison service accepts ‘urgent need’ to better care for mentally ill inmatesEuropean group’s report highlighted serious failings in how some prionsers are treatedTue Nov 24 2020 - 22:05
Law criminalising sharing of intimate images approved by CabinetOffenders face up to seven years in prison under legislation originally drafted by LabourTue Nov 24 2020 - 18:07
Mentally ill prisoner found naked on floor of solitary confinement cellMentally ill inmate found in lamentable state by European Committee for Prevention of TortureTue Nov 24 2020 - 00:02
Arrests for drug manufacture double as Covid-19 hits crime groupsGarda Commissioner urges victims of drug debt intimidation to come forwardMon Nov 23 2020 - 14:02
Community crime reduction model should be rolled out nationwide, report statesReporting tool grants people ‘safety in numbers’ rather than relying solely on individuals to report crimesSun Nov 22 2020 - 23:56
Covid-19: Large numbers gather to drink in Cork city centreGardaí say central Dublin busy but crowds coming together to drink alcohol downSun Nov 22 2020 - 11:15
Garda pessimistic about bringing charges over ‘revenge porn’ leaksPotential harassment and child pornography offences to be examinedSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
Garda and military representative groups frustrated at exclusion from pay talksCurrent public pay agreement to expire at end of 2020Fri Nov 20 2020 - 20:05
Cab seize evidence in investigation into gang harassing Quinn executivesThe Bureau is targeting assets of a border region organised crime groupFri Nov 20 2020 - 15:27
Legislation outlawing ‘revenge porn’ to go before Cabinet next week, McEntee saysAnnouncement follows alleged leaking of thousands of images on Irish women onlineFri Nov 20 2020 - 13:48
Typo in drug-driving law invalidates power of arrest, says barristerError in Road Traffic Act spotted four years after the legislation was introducedMon Nov 16 2020 - 03:05
State set to lose European court case over Graham Dwyer’s mobile phone recordsConvicted killer had challenged use of phone data showing how he planned murderMon Nov 16 2020 - 02:55
Gardaí review video calls as part of inquiry into deaths of mother and childrenInvestigating officers still trying to piece together circumstances of the three fatalitiesWed Nov 11 2020 - 18:51
Policing Authority questions logic of new Covid fines half way through Level 5Concerns move may reduce current high level of compliance and appear ‘inconsistent’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 16:59
Séamus Woulfe profile: Judge in eye of storm was hard-working barrister who was well-regardedFormer attorney general involved in some of the most important cases of 1990sTue Nov 10 2020 - 00:01
Man and woman arrested as investigation into multi-national fraud gang continuesGardaí believe gang laundered €14.6m in stolen money through Irish accounts between 2015 and 2017Mon Nov 09 2020 - 20:27
Eight gardaí suspended as part of corruption investigationMove comes after lengthy inquiry by team of officers at Garda National Bureau of Criminal InvestigationSun Nov 08 2020 - 18:47
Senior garda suspended over breach of Covid-19 rules at JoJo Dullard briefingGarda attended media briefing while awaiting test which later came back positiveSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:42
Defence Force officers’ representative group elects new presidentComdt Luke Foley takes over from Comdt Shane Keogh as head of RacoSun Nov 08 2020 - 14:49
Man arrested on suspicion of Phibsborough murderGardaí believe victim may have quarrelled with someone known to him prior to deathFri Nov 06 2020 - 20:12
Prisoner tests positive for Covid-19 in Limerick PrisonIrish Prison Service says it is working closely with HSE and contact tracing is ongoingFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:43
Military officers raise concerns over potential use of UK-based aircraft for rescue missionsAir Corps to be excluded from future search and rescue work as service goes out to tenderFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Irish man involved in face mask fraud unlikely to face chargesDetectives believe businessman thought he was taking part in legitimate dealWed Nov 04 2020 - 03:05
Cannabis worth €1 million seized in Co KildareGardaí uncover ‘sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation’Tue Nov 03 2020 - 21:20
Covid-19 fines system expected to come into force this weekFines will range from about €60 to €2,500 for breachesTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:04
More than 40 Midlands Prison staff isolating due to Covid-19 outbreakFive prisoners and 11 staff have confirmed cases of coronavirus so farTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:04
Garda investigating hatchet attack in central DublinIncident occurred during a brawl between two groups at about 2pmTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:01
Nine face criminal charges after being caught with fireworks this yearGardaí have seized €35,490 worth of fireworks so far this year, an increase on 2019Mon Nov 02 2020 - 20:46
Midlands Prison believe Covid outbreak contained after five inmates test positiveInmates and staff tested in first recorded spread of virus in prison of pandemicMon Nov 02 2020 - 19:18
Apprentice barristers being ‘refused entry’ to court due to pandemicOne apprentice complains of being ‘roared at’ to leave due to Covid-19 restrictionsMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:00
Faizan Syed (6) and Asfira Riza (11) ‘greatly missed’ after their deaths in Ballinteer homeStaff at local school attended by the children receiving psychological supportThu Oct 29 2020 - 15:56
Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at seaCovid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vesselsWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:38
Ireland suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security lawWide-ranging law raises concerns about judicial independence, says CoveneyTue Oct 27 2020 - 15:16
Selling PPE as an excuse to keep businesses open ‘not lawful’, Varadkar saysConfusion over shops selling facemasks alongside non-essential itemsSun Oct 25 2020 - 18:10
Cab investigates behind the massive gates of Chosen Few Motorcycle Club in DublinOfficers hauled away 10 motorcycles, three cars, €4,000 in cash and made two arrestsSat Oct 24 2020 - 01:00
Ban on evictions for duration of Level 5 restrictions agreed at CabinetCavan has by far the highest coronavirus incidence rate at 1,013, followed by Meath at 652Wed Oct 21 2020 - 20:54
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
People who throw house parties can be fined €1,000 and jailed for up to a month under planned lawOn-the-spot fines for breaching Government's Covid-19 restrictions will be up to €500 according to legislation going to the Oireachtas for approvalTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:25
Fines for Covid-19 breaches can influence behaviour but will people pay them?Power as detterent is overstated and justice system has poor record in recovering finesTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Armed gardaí raid ‘heavily fortified’ motorcycle gang headquartersCrumlin-based gang has close links to Kinahan and Byrne organised crime groupsTue Oct 20 2020 - 13:21
Gardaí, media to self-isolate as officer gets positive Covid-19 result after JoJo Dullard briefingGarda was awaiting result of test when they attended press conference in Co KildareMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:09
JoJo Dullard ‘met her death through violent means’, gardaí concludeThe 21-year-old was last seen at a public phone box in Co Kildare in November 1995Mon Oct 19 2020 - 15:46
Prison nurse let go after sexual assault complaint raised in OireachtasFF TD raised details of the incident at a PAC meeting, without the nurse’s knowledgeMon Oct 19 2020 - 04:22
Covid-19: Assault trial to be heard in Croke Park in JanuaryConference facility at stadium to be used for trial of eight men to allow for social distancingFri Oct 09 2020 - 14:37
DPP to consider charges against protest organisersTo date no one has been charged with organising a public event during the crisisWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:18
Galway woman makes history as first deaf person to deliberate on Irish jury‘The deaf community need to know we’re well able to do whatever everybody else is doing’Mon Oct 05 2020 - 01:59
Beyond the Tape: Marie Cassidy’s memoir of a career in deathBook review: An insight into the vital craft of the State Pathologist – just don’t read it over lunchSat Oct 03 2020 - 06:00