‘It’s not a prison’: Inside Oberstown child detention campusResidents are not offenders, but ‘young people in conflict with the law’, says deputy directorWed Oct 02 2019 - 01:00
Terrorist attack simulation begins week of Curragh exercisesDefence Forces course targets capability of scene commanders in event of attackMon Sept 30 2019 - 19:41
‘I was wondering if this guy was a child abuser, just staring at him’Secondary trauma studies reveal effect of child sex crimes on professionals’ trustSat Sept 28 2019 - 04:00
Nearly 60% of DPP legal staff are suffering from traumaStudy finds abuse cases and road deaths are causing high levels of distress for office’s staffSat Sept 28 2019 - 04:00
Solicitor’s office and gym targeted in Cab searchesTwo high-end vehicles seized in raids targeting a west Dublin family-based gangFri Sept 27 2019 - 15:16
Over 60% of domestic violence offenders get suspended sentenceVictim strangled or otherwise made unable to breath in a quarter of cases, study showsThu Sept 26 2019 - 00:01
Air ambulance service ‘on the brink of collapse’Staffing levels to blame for decline in Defence Forces service, officers conference hearsWed Sept 25 2019 - 20:04
Defence Forces accommodation criticised at officers conferenceNo fresh water and rat droppings on floor are among the complaints voiced about facilitiesTue Sept 24 2019 - 19:38
Garda who appeared to mock Travellers in online video has apologisedGarda and staff member of Dublin Fire Brigade who also took part in video suspendedTue Sept 24 2019 - 15:41
Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politiciansCriticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent monthsTue Sept 24 2019 - 15:02
Tusla preparing to prosecute Hyde & Seek chain of crechesOfficials reviewing and editing hours of footage supplied to them by RTÉ InvestigatesTue Sept 24 2019 - 02:53
Gardaí investigating Lunney attack remove horsebox for examinationTeam recovers CCTV it believes shows attacker buying bleach used to clean sceneTue Sept 24 2019 - 02:25
Mentoring scheme for parents of young offenders to be expandedIndependent review of Oberstown Le Chéile programme provides a ‘lifeline’ to parentsMon Sept 23 2019 - 18:26
Kevin Lunney: Gardaí ‘reasonably confident’ over site of assaultSearches continue in Cavan as gardaí identify container inside which businessman may have been attackedMon Sept 23 2019 - 12:43
How the far-right is exploiting immigration concerns in OughterardAnti-immigrant activists trying to dominate and exploit local debates on direct provisionMon Sept 23 2019 - 05:00
Sex offenders denying guilt to be allowed on treatment programmeFunding sought for scheme that will not require offenders to talk about crimeMon Sept 23 2019 - 02:34
‘Optimistic figures’ show 7 years for Defence Forces to reach full strength – RacoTurn-over rate is much higher than Government figures, says military officers groupFri Sept 20 2019 - 18:00
‘Mary’ case referred to Garda over reckless endangerment claimsMinister for Children referred case to gardaí in 2018 following whistleblower disclosureTue Sept 17 2019 - 00:17
Project seen as ‘game changer’ in helping child abuse victimsBarnahus, Onehouse Galway brings gardaí, forensics, social workers and therapists under one roofMon Sept 16 2019 - 19:57
Minister urges Oughterard locals to ‘step back’ over direct provision centreCharlie Flanagan says no decision has been made and tensions ‘a matter of real regret’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 16:44
Restorative justice: ‘She gave me a nice shiner but I didn’t want her to go to jail’Man attacked by 17-year-old girl gives his view on restorative justice programmeMon Sept 02 2019 - 01:20
Victim-offender meetings stopped by gardaí due to resource issuesUse of restorative justice for young offenders has fallen 50 per cent since 2014Mon Sept 02 2019 - 01:14
Security for Irish diplomats in danger zones to be intensifiedState invites tender for safety and protection role from global private security firmsSat Aug 31 2019 - 03:26
Garda arrested for theft of cash from stationMoney was allegedly taken from a lost wallet handed in by a member of the publicFri Aug 30 2019 - 16:31
Treatment of people in garda custody to be examinedGarda Inspectorate to focus in particular on handling of children and vulnerable adultsWed Aug 28 2019 - 21:47
Four handguns found after gardaí stop speeding car in Co MonaghanMan in his 30s is detained under anti-terrorism legislation following the discoveryWed Aug 28 2019 - 19:09
Man (30s) dead after shooting in Co Louth in suspected feud-related attackLocals express shock over incident saying incident ‘is bringing unwanted attention’Tue Aug 27 2019 - 15:55
Garda investigate death threats against Hong Kong demonstratorsStudent believed to be a Chinese national has made threats to kill the Dublin protestersMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
Gay and bisexual teens ‘more likely’ to use drink and drugsWide-ranging study runs rule over responses from 15,000 15-year-olds in eight countriesMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
Naval Service denies crew were endangered during rescue missionSystem for launching small craft found to be in bad repairSat Aug 24 2019 - 03:00
Second Special Criminal Court to suspend operation amid falling case numbersCaseload has decreased every year since the controversial court was establishedSat Aug 24 2019 - 02:34
Recruitment process launched for new deputy Garda commissionerApplications for the post from outside the Garda will be consideredFri Aug 23 2019 - 18:13
Gardaí investigating Dundrum assault do not believe it is racially motivatedJosepha Madigan concerned with recent rise in anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoricTue Aug 20 2019 - 16:29
Two arrested in Dublin over attempted murder of PSNI officerMen detained in connection with discovery of bomb under car in Shandon Park, BelfastTue Aug 20 2019 - 15:59
Shane Ross’s speeding penalties proposals are unworkable, experts sayAttorney General and Minister for Justice had already raised concerns about the plansTue Aug 20 2019 - 01:00
Fermanagh attack carried out by Continuity IRA or New IRABulk of PSNI focus likely to fall on New IRA which is regarded as most dangerous groupMon Aug 19 2019 - 20:18
Fermanagh bomb attack ‘deliberate attempt’ to murder police, says PSNIOfficers narrowly avoided injury at scene of suspected dissident incident in Wattle BridgeMon Aug 19 2019 - 17:47
Second suspect released following attempted ATM theft in Co CavanAnother man being treated in hospital under garda supervision after incident in VirginiaMon Aug 19 2019 - 16:49
Nóra Quoirin’s family seeking answers to ‘many questions’‘We are hoping that soon we will have more answers to our many questions’Fri Aug 16 2019 - 20:07
Tom Humphries released from prison after serving 22 monthsFormer sports writer received a 2½-year sentence for grooming and sexually abusing girlFri Aug 16 2019 - 12:55
Manhunt continues for fourth suspect in attempted Cavan ATM robberyGardaí arrest three suspects after gang tried to rip ATM from wall using stolen diggerWed Aug 14 2019 - 19:39
‘No indication’ Robert Nairac is buried in Co Louth forest‘The subsurface was pristine. It was never a gravesite,’ says leading site investigatorWed Aug 14 2019 - 12:53
Social interaction ‘almost impossible’ for Portlaoise Prison inmatesFemale inmates must ‘go without’ sanitary products at times, internal report statesTue Aug 13 2019 - 02:00
Cork businessman faces arrest for selling cannabis derivativeConfusion is widespread among sellers and consumers about the legality of productMon Aug 12 2019 - 20:03
Lack of Naval Service armourers ‘a safety risk’Large guns must be stripped down for maintenance every three monthsMon Aug 12 2019 - 06:00
Internal documents show frustration over Naval Service ships controversyPapers detail efforts by officials to prepare Minister Paul Keogh for media questionsSun Aug 11 2019 - 21:32
Former High Court president was a ‘man of substance’Richard Johnson was unstinting in his support for judicial independence, funeral hearsFri Aug 09 2019 - 12:52
Commission on disappeared to investigate claims Robert Nairac buried in LouthEx-soldier and film-maker who hired cadaver dogs to find body alerted Garda to locationFri Aug 09 2019 - 04:07
Flanagan received 40-plus letters seeking release of jailed ‘hero’ doctorDocuments shows public displeasure at jailing of Sutton GP Dr Bassam Naser for tax evasionThu Aug 08 2019 - 02:43
Letters to Minister express anger about judges and lenient sentencingMajority of messages received by department seek harsher punishment of criminalsThu Aug 08 2019 - 02:30
