Wicklow shooting which left two hospitalised may be related to local dispute, gardaí sayMan (40s) shot several times in legs while his son hit with heavy object after being chased through a Delgany building site on ThursdayFri Dec 15 2023 - 14:48
Rise of shoplifting: ‘Many of them are over 65.. they steal meat, medicine, health and beauty products’Retailers are being increasingly targeted by organised gangs and serial thieves while shop staff are spat at and racially abusedFri Dec 15 2023 - 09:30
Shoplifting has reached ‘pandemic levels’ with staff regularly facing violence, retailers sayTDs told of ‘absence of a deterrent’ for people who steal, with some reoffending within hours of being caughtWed Dec 13 2023 - 12:51
Shoplifting gangs to be targeted using organised crime legislation ‘Organised retail crime’ involves the theft of large amounts of retail goods for onward saleMon Dec 11 2023 - 15:52
Woman pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in Stoneybatter, DublinInvestigators believe driver left the scene without realising he had hit the pedestrianMon Dec 11 2023 - 15:20
UK fails to get Irish Government’s approval to award knighthoods to Irish citizensUnder Constitution, Irish citizens are forbidden from accepting noble titles without permission of GovernmentMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:30
Man walking behind Trevor Deely on night of disappearance had already made Garda statementUsing advances in CCTV technology, gardaí have identified the man and ruled him out of their investigationsSat Dec 09 2023 - 07:00
President and EU officials condemn destruction of Irish-backed school in West BankWest Bank school crushed by bulldozer and surrounding village abandoned following violence by Israeli settlersThu Dec 07 2023 - 18:06
Irish public asked to watch for warning signs of female genital mutilation Procedure, often carried out abroad, considered child abuse in IrelandThu Dec 07 2023 - 13:08
Elon Musk personally stoked up ‘hatred’ in Ireland, TD claimsMusk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter), criticised for refusing to appear at Committee to answer questions about its response to last month’s riots in DublinWed Dec 06 2023 - 17:45
Most ‘Ireland is full’ and ‘Irish lives matter’ online posts originate abroadAnti-immigration phrases about Ireland feature more frequently in US and UK social mediaTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Minister says Government has purchased 37 properties to date to house asylum seekers International Protection Accommodation Service has started to turn away some asylum seekers due to a lack of bedsMon Dec 04 2023 - 23:13
Asylum seekers forced to sleep rough can avail of ‘drop-in’ centresGovernment is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has saidMon Dec 04 2023 - 13:18
‘She is resilient’: Mother of five-year-old Dublin stabbing victim shares updateThe girl suffered extremely serious injuries in the attack on Parnell Square on November 23Mon Dec 04 2023 - 12:11
Former flagship of Ireland’s Naval Service to be sent abroad and taken apart for scrapPlans to convert LÉ Eithne, the first Irish Navy ship to cross Atalantic, into a museum came to nothingMon Dec 04 2023 - 06:00
A tale of two stories: how Gript Media found itself in the eye of a reporting storm Gript editor John McGuirk argues it is not the job of journalists to suppress information, but he regrets his false report that jeopardised a man unconnected to the Dublin stabbingsSun Dec 03 2023 - 16:00
Gardaí investigate suspected arson attack at Rosslare site earmarked for asylum seekersAnti-immigration sentiment examined as possible motivation for attack at former Great Southern Hotel siteFri Dec 01 2023 - 15:42
‘Building for a long time’: How the global far right jumped on Dublin’s anti-immigration riotsThe anti-immigrant riots in Dublin have sparked the interest of right-wing US commentators including ex-Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson and former Trump aide Steve BannonFri Dec 01 2023 - 13:18
Tasers, water cannons, bodycams, smaller shields and stronger pepper spray planned for gardaíHelen McEntee also announced that the Garda recruit class will graduate from Templemore a month earlyThu Nov 30 2023 - 09:47
Conor McGregor social media posts on Dublin riots being examined by gardaíInvestigators are examining social media posts from various accounts to determine if they may have incited violenceTue Nov 28 2023 - 10:46
Dublin riots: Gardaí must crack down on ‘thugs’, councillors tell commissionerMcEntee seeks clarity on use of force by gardaí amid criticism of ‘soft’ approachTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00
What do we know about the suspect in the Parnell Square knife attack?The 49-year-old led an isolated existence and was not well known within the Dublin Algerian communityMon Nov 27 2023 - 20:59
Algerian embassy warns citizens to ‘reduce movements’ following Dublin riotsImmigrants have expressed concern about their safety following riots which targeted asylum seeker accomodationMon Nov 27 2023 - 18:29
Greens request sight of plan to expand facial recognition technology useParty supports gardaí having access to best technology to fight crime but insists on ‘proper safeguards’Mon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Senior gardaí promise large-scale arrests of Dublin riot ringleaders and participantsDrew Harris under pressure to make progress in inquiry into Dublin Riots which followed stabbing of schoolchildrenMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
New synthetic drug, stronger than fentanyl, linked to recent Dublin overdosesRecent weeks have seen 57 overdoses among drug users in city centreSun Nov 26 2023 - 17:24
‘Seven o’clock, be in town. Everyone bally up, tool up’: How the far right lit the fuse of violence in DublinInitial protests were organised by anti-immigration figures who were later joined by opportunistic riotersFri Nov 24 2023 - 20:43
Refugee centres targeted in Dublin riotsFirefighers wearing breathing equipment rescued a security guard from blaze in FinglasFri Nov 24 2023 - 18:41
‘There is no failure here’: Drew Harris defends Garda response to Dublin riotingCommissioner says nobody could have anticipated level of violence which followed knife attack on Parnell SquareFri Nov 24 2023 - 10:37
The air was thick with smoke and a double-decker bus was on fire - how gardaí struggled to contain the Dublin riotsStreet mayhem spills over from close to Parnell Street, where Garda car set ablaze and several officers injuredThu Nov 23 2023 - 22:27
Dublin riots: Violent clashes with gardaí and vehicles set alight after children injured in knife attackGarda Commissioner says ‘lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology’ behind violence which included multiple clashes with gardaíThu Nov 23 2023 - 21:59
Removing Triple Lock ‘would be vindication of Irish sovereignty’Triple Lock gives ‘great powers’ a veto over where State deploys peacekeeping troops, says VaradkarThu Nov 23 2023 - 10:56
Extra payments for troops taking part in EU Battlegroup expected to be announcedAbout 35 Defence Forces personnel have volunteered so far, less than 20 per cent of what is requiredThu Nov 23 2023 - 01:00
The triple lock - a guardrail of neutrality, or an abandonment of sovereignty?Government contends the mechanism grants powers such as Russia and China the power to dictate where Ireland can send its troopsWed Nov 22 2023 - 21:53
Ireland to scrap Triple Lock preventing Irish troops from deployment without UN approval - TánaisteMicheál Martin also announces commitments to greater international military co-operation and domestic securityWed Nov 22 2023 - 16:20
Counterfeit cash investigation: Garda search operation results in seizure of almost €100,000 Almost €100,000 seized in genuine and fake currency following search of property in west DublinWed Nov 22 2023 - 14:04
Revenue moves to confiscate drug smuggling ship MV MatthewOwners have until next week to contest forfeiture of ship seized off south coast in SeptemberMon Nov 20 2023 - 07:25
Influence of far right on social media in Ireland has grown since pandemic, says reportThe worst offender is X or Twitter, which has removed many of the guardrails designed to curb misinformation, researchers foundMon Nov 20 2023 - 06:10
Man (23) killed in drugs-related shooting at house in FinglasGarda door-to-door inquiries under way in connection with first gangland killing this yearSun Nov 19 2023 - 10:35
Ireland faces embarrassment as just 35 troops volunteer for EU BattlegroupThe rapid-response Battlegroup is due to be stood up in January but less than 20 per cent of places have been filledThu Nov 16 2023 - 20:29
Irish firm accused of helping bring microchips into Russia to be used in military hardwareInvestigations into smuggling network have resulted in multiple arrests and sanctions in the EU, UK and USThu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
Significant increases in Naval Service pay announced in bid to get ships back at seaIncrease in allowances welcomed by officers’ conference but frustrations remain over pensions and overseas service conditionsWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:53
Ireland voices concern over release on bail of sole suspect in killing of Pte Seán Rooney in LebanonMohammad Ayyad is charged with multiple offences relating to the lethal attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepersWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:06
Over a quarter of military officers intend to quit within five years, representative organisation saysDefence Forces officers' group are calling for the implementation of the Working Time Directive to stem the exodus of personnelTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
Air Corps pilots who glided stricken plane back to base among Defence Forces awards recipientsArmy Ranger Wing team who helped save German colleagues following attack in Mali recognised for ‘physical courage’Mon Nov 13 2023 - 16:59
Senior gardaí warn Minister all senior ranks will be filled by non-nationals unless pension rules reformedOnly senior officers who applied for role of deputy commissioner, which oversees State security, came from foreign police forcesSat Nov 11 2023 - 09:02
Number of heroin overdoses in Dublin in recent days rises to 40 as public asked to watch out for possible cases40 heroin overdoses in recent days linked to banning of opium production in AfghanistanFri Nov 10 2023 - 22:13
Seán Quinn writes to TDs calling for investigation into takeover of his companyFormer billionaire detailed list of grievances over his treatment by the State and said attempts to link him to Lunney kidnapping are 'evil'Wed Nov 08 2023 - 18:27
Anger among military veterans at ‘offensive’ Women of Honour reportRetired officers group say allegations of abuse are untested and accuses Government of ‘knee-jerk and populist’ responseWed Nov 08 2023 - 09:40
Defence Forces abuse inquiry will last up to three years and examine incidents dating back to 1983Seperate inquiries will be carried out in relation to military suicide rates and the use of medical assessmentsMon Nov 06 2023 - 19:00
