Road deaths fall to record low levelThe number of deaths on the State’s roads in 2010 was the lowest since records began 50 years ago, with December’s total of 10…Sat Jan 01 2011 - 00:00
Thornton Hall prison site works bill climbs to €43mTHE COST of preparing for the mooted new prison in Thornton Hall, north Co Dublin, has climbed to €43Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Renewed appeal over missing womanThe family of missing Galway woman Bláthnaid Timothy are appealing to foreign taxi drivers to ask their colleagues if they were…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
'No third-party role' in Corrib sinkingTHE GARDA investigation into the sinking of the boat of a Mayo fisherman opposed to the Corrib gas pipeline found no evidence…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Two houses, cars and €400,000 in cash seized from criminalsTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau has confiscated €400,000 in cash, two houses and two high-performance cars in three separate actions…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
RTÉ says any details of drugs should be given to GardaRTÉ HAS urged anyone with information on drug-taking in the national broadcaster to contact the Garda and supply it with details…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet approves return of Defence Forces to LebanonTHE DEFENCE Forces are to resume their role in international peacekeeping after a year-long absence following the approval by…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Deputy to replace Murphy as Garda chiefDEPUTY GARDA Commissioner Martin Callinan will be the next Garda Commissioner following the approval of his promotion at yesterday…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate cause of fatal house fireGARDAÍ ARE investigating the cause of a house fire in north Dublin city that claimed the life of one man and left three others…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
New Garda Commissioner namedThe Cabinet has approved the promotion of current Deputy Commissioner Martin Callinan to the position of Garda Commissioner.Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Cocaine may kill 500 over next decade, says expertA LEADING consultant in emergency medicine has claimed the Republic is only about one quarter way through a cocaine epidemic, …Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Investigation into Ryan drugs already taken placeGARDAÍ HAVE already tried to investigate the origins of the cocaine that was a likely trigger factor in the death of RTÉ broadcaster…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Investigation under way after man dies from stab woundsGARDAÍ HAVE started an investigation following the death of man who presented himself to hospital with stab wounds.Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí seize cannabis worth €450,000GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the activities of international drugs cartels cultivating cannabis crops have raided two premises and seized…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Man arrested over tiger robberyGardaí investigating a robbery in which a cash-in-transit company worker and his wife were kidnapped at gunpoint have carried…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Protesters gather in DublinAbout 400 people are protesting outside the Dáil tonight under a large Garda presence.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Man to appear in court after fatal stabbingA MAN arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Lucan, west Dublin, is expected to appear before the courts this morning…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí keep open mind on death of man in BrayGARDAÍ ARE awaiting the results of a postmortem examination this morning on a man found dead at the weekend before they can determine…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Massive crowd expected to turn out for protest at austerity planPROTESTS: TENS OF thousands of people are expected to take part in today’s Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) protest against…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Garda Reserve set to reach quota and exceed 10% of force in two yearsTHE PART-TIME Garda Reserve force will reach its full strength in the next two years and would almost double in size if all of…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí say tip-off may have led to ambushGARDAÍ BELIEVE a gang that shot dead two cousins at a service station in a late-night attack had been tipped off as to their …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí numbers to fall by up to 1,500JUSTICE: GARDA NUMBERS are set to decline by 1,500 – more than 10 per cent of the force – over the four-year recovery plan…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Two men shot dead in FinglasTwo men shot dead in a gangland style attack at a Dublin petrol station were murdered in a well planned ambush by a three-man…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Seven dead in black day of attacks on familiesTWO RURAL communities were last night trying to come to terms with the violent deaths of seven people, four of them young children…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Ahern rejects prison criticismsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has disputed suggestions that he or the Irish Prison Service is massaging inmate numbers to…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Seven in every 1,000 use heroin in RepublicTHE REPUBLIC’S heroin problem is worse than in any EU country for which figures are available – and it also has the longest waiting…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Prisoners jailed over fines released immediatelyPRISONERS JAILED by the courts for non payment of fines are having their fines waived on arrival at prison gates and are being…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate 'deleted accounts'TWO FORMER senior figures at Anglo Irish Bank are under investigation for allegedly lodging money on deposit in Anglo offshore…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Drug gang leaders held following Garda 'super raid'THE LEADERS of a major drug-trafficking gang are being questioned by gardaí in five counties following one of the biggest operations…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Security boosted for Cabinet membersGARDA SECURITY around Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Cabinet members has been stepped up following the paint attack on Minister for…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí seize cash and cocaine in Galway raidGARDAÍ IN Galway have made their second significant cocaine seizure in a week and have confiscated an estimated €200,000 in cash…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Complaints on policing of protest to be reviewedTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has received 10 complaints about the policing of a student demonstration on Wednesday…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Complaints over protest policingThe Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has begun investigations into the Garda's policing of a student demonstration on Wednesday…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí keen to continue ministerial car dutiesTHE GARDA is to recommend to Government that the system of providing Cabinet Ministers with State cars driven by gardaí be maintained…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Fears missing man was shot deadGardaí fear a man missing since last week when his car was found burned out may have been shot dead by an organised crime gang…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Two arrested after €2m cocaine seizureGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have uncovered a key supply route through which a gang of Limerick drug dealers was importing cocaine for…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Three held over separate gangland incidents in DublinGARDAÍ HAVE seized drugs and a firearm and have arrested three people in unrelated gangland incidents in Dublin at the weekend…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Man shot dead after attack on TravellersGARDAÍ ARE investigating whether the shooting dead of a man and the wounding of a second at a house in Co Louth arose from a …Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Charges decision on Anglo by year-endGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has indicated the criminal investigation into Anglo Irish Bank is reaching a conclusion, saying…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí believe man's death linked to gang feudTHE DEATH of a man from injuries he sustained in a gangland shooting at the weekend is being linked by gardaí to a feud between…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Woman and second man arrested over fatal hit-and-run in GoreyGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a fatal hit-and-run in Gorey, Co Wexford, at the weekend have arrested two more people.Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí use seized bulletproof cars in gangland operationsTWO BULLETPROOF BMWs seized from criminals are now being used as Garda cars, according to the annual report of the Criminal Assets…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí free two trafficked womenTWO WOMEN who were being held against their will in a flat in Dublin as part of a human trafficking ring have been freed by …Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Two held over human traffickingTwo men are still in custody after their arrest on Saturday as part of a a joint investigation with Latvian police into suspected…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
State of the jailsVISITING COMMITTEE REPORTS : MOUNTJOY PRISON, DUBLIN: The visiting committee said it could resubmit its report for 1996 and …Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Marsupial may have come from local circusGARDAÍ ARE investigating reports that a marsupial brought into a disco in west Dublin at the weekend in an apparent practical…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí interview two people key to solving Avoca deathTWO PEOPLE gardaí believe are central to solving the killing of Brian Doyle in Avoca, Co Wicklow, on Sunday night have been traced…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Three arrested after murder attempt and beating linked to gangland feudTHREE PEOPLE suspected of involvement in a serious gangland feud have been arrested after a man was shot and wounded in a murder…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate gun-firing incidentGARDAÍ ARE investigating if the back garden of a house in a Dublin suburb was effectively being used as a firing range by criminals…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Ahern says fracas at prison not due to overcrowdingMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted overcrowding was not the reason for the disturbance at Mountjoy Prison saying …Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
