Officials to ‘immediately review’ rules on outside work for soldiers after Libya revelationsDefence Forces Chief says he 'cannot stand over the actions in any shape or form'Tue May 21 2024 - 06:00
The Kinahans in Dubai: Is their empire beginning to crumble?Give Me a Crash Course in ... the latest news on the Kinahan crime familySat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Neutrality helped Ireland land top EU military role, Defence Forces Chief saysLieutenant General Seán Clancy was elected as chair of the EU Military Committee on Wednesday and will take up the role next yearThu May 16 2024 - 16:32
Daniel Kinahan was ordered to pay €2.5m to former business partner by Dubai courts, records showThe judgment, relating to a failed business deal, was later reversed after Kinahan appealed on a technicalityThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
Kinahan investigation: How the cartel’s Dubai properties were secretly sold offDublin crime family has been disposing of assets in a sign of increasing pressure from Irish, US and UAE authoritiesTue May 14 2024 - 16:00
Kinahan cartel’s Dubai properties: Empire worth millions of euro is secretly sold offMost properties, including two villas, were purchased in name of Daniel Kinahan’s wife, Caoimhe RobinsonTue May 14 2024 - 16:00
Ireland receives just €11.6m in EU defence grants despite contributing many times that amount to fundIreland contributes to the European Defence Fund but is one of the least active participantsTue May 14 2024 - 00:00
Man (39) fatally stabbed at social gathering at house in Sallins, Co KildareMan (20s) arrested after victim was found with serious injuries in a residential property on Sunday morningSun May 12 2024 - 17:20
Gardaí investigate alleged attack on homeless asylum seekers at Grand CanalMen living by canal say they fear for their safety following incident where tents were kicked and had eggs thrown at themSun May 12 2024 - 15:43
France warns Department of Foreign Affairs about Russian disinformation targeting Irish votersFrench agency says Russian efforts have become more pronounced generally in the run-up to the European elections in JuneSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Murder investigation opened following hit and run death in Carlow last monthTom Connors (35) died after being hit by a car while riding his motorbike, with burnt out vehicle found nearbyFri May 10 2024 - 21:22
Military officers group not engaging with external oversight body set up to transform cultureRepresentative Association of Commissioned Officers objects to the presence of the Department’s Secretary General on the board, says it undermines indepenceMon May 06 2024 - 17:31
Increase in jamming of Irish flights’ GPS systems blamed on RussiaPhenomenon has increased markedly in recently months after thousands of incidents near Baltic and Scandinavian statesSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
‘Hardcore’ group of far-right protesters stage demonstration outside Taoiseach’s homeSeveral of the group under Garda surveillance in recent months amid increasing fears of threats to politiciansFri May 03 2024 - 12:21
Vast majority of anti-immigration posts relating to Wicklow protests came from non-Irish accountsAn analysis on social media traffic showed most posts about Newtownmountkennedy demonstration came from the USFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Man arrested after alleged intimidation at Co Wicklow hotel falsely rumoured as earmarked for asylum seekersAnti-immigration activists gathered at Lawless Heron Hotel in Aughrim on Monday and told construction workers refurbishing hotel to get outThu May 02 2024 - 13:48
Garda unit policing illegal migration across Border allowed to ‘wither’ to just two membersGarda National Immigration Bureau members routinely travel from Dublin to conduct dozens of Border checks per monthWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Revenue seeks help in disposing of increasingly popular nitrous oxide canisters Although legal, Revenue has power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe it is intended for illicit purposesMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Veteran Irish Times nature columnist Ethna Viney to be laid to rest in MayoFor 33 years she wrote the weekly Eye on Nature column for The Irish Times which appeared alongside her husband’s Michael’s nature columnsSun Apr 28 2024 - 19:09
Young man dies after quad bike collides with tractorThe deceased, who was in his mid-20s, died at the scene near GortSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:58
Son of US assault victim Stephen Termini sues Irish tabloidsIt is understood Mike Rizzuto’s complaints relate to coverage of a fundraiser he set up following the attack on his fatherSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:00
Defence Forces response to Libya training shows concern over reputational riskMicheál Martin is examining legislation to prevent former and serving soldiers performing private security work in countries subject to sanctionsSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Defence Forces’ intelligence bureau audits soldiers’ bank accounts for any links to private military contractingArmy’s secretive J2 intelligence bureau conducts surveillance on and interviews with those suspected of recruiting for private workSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Stardust deaths: Cold-case gardaí ordered to examine possibility of criminal inquiry Inquest verdicts of unlawful killings following 1981 blaze has brought investigations ‘back to the fore’, says Garda chiefThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:11
Ireland takes part in Nato cyber wargame, testing defence from hackers and botsIt is the first time the National Cyber Security Centre and Defence Forces have taken part in the international exerciseThu Apr 25 2024 - 14:28
Garda grassroots’ relations with Drew Harris have completely broken downCommissioner’s absence from 11,500-strong Garda Representative Association conference a turn for the worseThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Former Irish special forces soldiers resume training for rogue Libyan general despite warningsIrish Training Solutions instructors training troops in Libya in apparent breach of international sanctionsThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Peaceful protest or intimidation? Gardaí face a lack of clarity on public order incidentsFinding the ‘proportionate and appropriate response’ comes with internal and external challengesTue Apr 23 2024 - 15:49
Garda lost toe in Dublin riots due to unsuitable boots, conference hearsThe steel cap on the standard issue public order boot does not cover the entire foot, gardaí sayTue Apr 23 2024 - 13:19
Gardaí policing far right are being intimidated and fear for their safety, GRA president saysMembers ‘second guessing’ legislation around policing intimidatory anti-immigration protestsMon Apr 22 2024 - 18:31
Blurred military lines: When Defence Forces soldiers cross over into the world of private contractorsSome Irish soldiers - often looking for more pay - have worked in private security in overseas countries while on leaveSat Apr 06 2024 - 07:00
Referrals of child sex offenders to diversion programme almost doubleMost children are rejected from the programme, meaning they must face court proceedingsSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
‘Syria is a beautiful country. We’ll miss that’: Tears and hugs as final Irish contingent returns from the GolanWithdrawal ‘deeply regrettable’, says Sinn Féin as it represents failure of successive governments to properly invest in Defence ForcesFri Apr 05 2024 - 17:50
Government must dramatically increase defence spending and appoint dedicated minister, says FlanaganChair of the Oireachtas Committee on Defence believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘Europe’s 9/11′Fri Apr 05 2024 - 16:36
Victim of fatal attack in west Dublin is named by gardaíCroatian national Josip Strok (31) was assaualted by a group of men in Clondalkin last weekendThu Apr 04 2024 - 13:06
Libyan troops being trained by Irish firm a headache for Government and GardaFor Irish Government officials, the first step was determining under whose remit the controversy fallsThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Serving soldier investigated on suspicion of using leave to train troops in Libya last yearSoldier interviewed by Defence Forces police for training troops in Libya but evidence insufficient to bring charges under military lawThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Activity of former Defence Forces members in Libya referred to GardaTánaiste Micheál Martin says revelations are ‘deeply shocking’Thu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Training of rogue Libyan forces by ex-Irish soldiers ‘deeply shocking’, Tánaiste says Department of Enterprise to investigate alleged breaches of UN and EU sanctions after Irish Times investigation found Irish company trained forces of Russian-backed general Khalifa HaftarWed Apr 03 2024 - 14:08
Facebook photos and pub talk led Defence Forces to investigate Libya training Former and departing soldiers provided training for warlord Khalifa Haftar. Senior officers feared reputational damageWed Apr 03 2024 - 06:00
Defence Forces still struggling to convince troops to volunteer for Battlegroup dutyDepartment of Defence has agreed to pay some allowances but frustrations continueTue Apr 02 2024 - 06:00
Young man in critical condition after being attacked by group in DublinThe victim and his friend were attacked outside a house in Clondalkin by a group of men who followed them homeSun Mar 31 2024 - 13:46
More than 2,500 irregular immigrants received grants to leave State voluntarilyThe scheme, which has cost €15 million since 2013, is intended to fund travel expenses, counselling and education for failed asylum seekers and people illegally in the StateSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Suspicious boat near Donegal cocaine find led gardaí to searches in DundalkInvestigators hope seized laptops and phones will provide insight into the botched smuggling operationThu Mar 28 2024 - 18:16
Four arrested over fire at Co Galway hotel are from local areaTwo men and two women are held in relation to blaze at the Ross Lake House Hotel last DecemberThu Mar 28 2024 - 17:35
Refusal to allow in adequate aid to starving Gazans is ‘criminal’, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin was speaking at the launch of the national risk assessment which identified disease, terrorism and food-supply disruption as major threats to IrelandThu Mar 28 2024 - 17:31
Mayo crash: Community in ‘state of shock and sadness’ as tributes paid to mother and daughters killed on N17Mayo crash: Una Bowden died at scene of incident on N17 near Claremorris along with Ciara (14) and Saoirse (9) on TuesdayThu Mar 28 2024 - 08:10
‘Mass influx’ of refugees due to European war seen as potential risk to IrelandNational Risk Assessment also identifies possible threats from sabotage of undersea pipelines, terrorism and diseaseThu Mar 28 2024 - 08:00
Surge in prosecutions of asylum seekers arriving without passportsGarda National Immigration Bureau operation saw 34 prosecutions in two months compared to just one in previous five yearsWed Mar 27 2024 - 18:23
Photo of Annie McCarrick thought to be last image of her on day she disappeared in 1993 was taken 11 days earlierNew Garda investigation team has determined the original date given for the CCTV image of the US student at bank in Sandymount was incorrectSat Mar 23 2024 - 07:00
