McCabe killers due to be freed today after decade behind barsTHE LAST two men serving prison sentences for the killing of Det Garda Jerry McCabe were due to be released from prison this …Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Security guards shot patrolling hospitalGARDAÍ ARE investigating whether the wounding of two security guards in a hospital shooting could be linked to an earlier altercation…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Murder bid foiled as armed man arrestedGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have prevented a gangland murder attempt following the arrest of a well-known criminal carrying a loaded …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Speeding detection almost doubled due to technologyTHE NUMBER of motorists caught speeding has almost doubled in recent months, with more than 1,000 drivers now being caught every…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Minister begins drive against street crimeMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has begun a major public consultation process aimed largely at devising ways to prevent so-…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
O'Dea rejects call to seek UN medals for Irish soldiersMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has moved to distance himself from efforts to secure United Nations service medals for some…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda body criticises 'knee-jerk' legislation aimed at criminal gangsTHE BIGGEST Garda representative organisation has expressed concern over recently enacted “knee-jerk” gangland legislation saying…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Special Garda operation set up to combat ATM raidsGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has established a special policing operation aimed at combating a series of raids in which …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Minimum of €50m should be cut and half of all Garda stations shut downGARDA PAY: GARDA PAY and allowances should be reduced by a minimum of €50 million and about half of the Republic’s Garda stations…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
500 personnel to go and barracks to closeDEFENCE FORCES: THE DEFENCE Forces will lose 500 personnel, close more Army barracks, cut back on overseas missions and will…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Many lives have been ruined by Simon McGinley's horrific crimesMcGinley is today starting a 21-year rape sentence on his 36th birthdayThu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Defence cuts would save €53.4mThe Defence Forces will lose 500 personnel, close more Army barracks, greatly cut back on oversees missions and will not replace…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Man gets 21 years for raping woman (86)THE RAPIST at the centre of the “C Case” in the 1990s has been sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for raping an 86-year-old …Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
'My mother was courageous . . . now fear is never far from the surface'THE DAUGHTER of the 86-year-old woman raped by Simon McGinley told the Central Criminal Court that her mother had been a “courageous…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Two held after pipe bombs found in LongfordGARDAÍ ARE trying to establish if eight viable pipe bombs that were found during an intelligence-led search operation in the …Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Murder inquiry as woman dies of injuriesGARDAÍ HAVE begun a murder investigation following the death of a woman who had been critically ill since she was attacked at…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Law would give Garda access to stored internet recordsGARDAÍ and other investigative authorities would be able to access e-mail and other internet records which must be stored for…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
'Confusion' on anti-gang Bill - AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has moved to address “confusion” about new legislation aimed at tackling gangland crime by …Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
X-ray chairs to help prisons combat drug smugglingINMATES SMUGGLING drugs into jails are now much more likely to be detected following the purchase by the Irish Prison Service…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Doherty funeral priest backs laws on gangsA PRIEST celebrating the funeral Mass of Ireland’s latest gun murder victim, Wayne Doherty, told mourners that crime gangs should…Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Funeral held for murder victimA priest celebrating the funeral mass of Ireland's latest gun murder victim, Wayne Doherty, has told mourners crime gangs should…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
First women gardaí honoured in DublinTHE FIRST women to join An Garda Síochána gathered in Dublin yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of their joining the force…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Campion a hired hitman with long, ugly history of crime and violenceLIMERICK MURDER TRIAL: GARY CAMPION has spent a significant part of his adult life in prisonThu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Contract killer jailed for shooting man in carLIMERICK MURDER TRIAL: ONE OF Limerick’s most notorious gangland criminals has been jailed for life for a contract killing in…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí believe blood stain in getaway car may lead to murdererGARDAÍ ARE hopeful a blood stain found in the getaway vehicle used in the Wayne Doherty murder will formally identify a man centrally…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Man gets life for Limerick murderOne of Limerick’s most notorious gangland criminals has been jailed for life for a contract killing in the city two years ago…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Funeral of murdered gangland figureTHE PARENTS of 20-year-old gangland murder victim Tommy Joyce spoke only of forgiveness in the wake of his murder last week, …Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí ask for phone footage of fatal attackGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a woman following an assault outside a maternity hospital believe members of the public captured…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Theft of Army training weaponry 'worrying'THE THEFT of training weaponry from an Army barracks in Limerick is “grave and worrying” against the background of gun violence…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí in the clear over drug dealer's licenceA GARDA Síochana Ombudsman inquiry has concluded gardaí have supplied sufficient information to the Department of Transport for…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Security alert for pipelaying workA MAJOR security operation will begin in Co Mayo today when the ship that will lay the Corrib gas pipeline arrives to begin the…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Ahern hails sharp fall in internet child pornographyTHE NUMBER of reports from Ireland of suspected illegal activity on the internet, including child pornography, has declined for…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Intruder stabs Dublin homeownerGARDAÍ ARE questioning a man about an attack early in Dublin yesterday morning in which a homeowner was stabbed in his own house…Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Training weapons stolen from Army baseMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has “ordered” Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lieut Gen Dermot Earley to explain how training…Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
After comfortable start, 'Dutchy' devoted rest of his life to crimeANALYSIS: Patrick Dutchy Holland was a career criminal suspected of Ireland’s most notorious murderSat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí think man killed over drug dealer's murderGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of 20-year-old Tommy Joyce believe he may have been killed because a machine pistol he was rumoured…Sat Jun 20 2009 - 01:00
'Several gunmen' involved in murderGardaí believe a gang of several men carried out the fatal gangland shooting of a man in Dublin yesterday.Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Young target of Cab inquiry shot dead in Dublin attackGARDAÍ HAVE launched a murder inquiry after one of the youngest criminals ever targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) was…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Bord Gáis warning over stolen laptop dataSOME 75,000 Bord Gáis customers have been warned to monitor their bank accounts for suspicious transactions after a laptop computer…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Healthcare of Irish troops overseas at risk due to doctor shortage - reviewIRISH TROOPS serving overseas will be put at risk and Ireland’s role as an international peacekeeper undermined unless the healthcare…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Bord Gáis customer details stolenSome 75,000 Bord Gais customers have been warned to monitor their bank accounts for suspicious transactions after a laptop computer…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí seek drinking partners of stab victimA MAN killed in a stabbing attack in the early hours of last Friday morning has been named as 21-year-old Maurice Martin, with…Mon Jun 15 2009 - 01:00
Gardai believe gun killing was gang attackA MAN whose remains were found partially buried in a ditch had been shot in the head in what gardaí believe was a gangland attack…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Kennys in fresh dispute over land accessBROADCASTER Pat Kenny and his neighbour, solicitor Gerard Charlton, have become embroiled in a fresh dispute over access to lands…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí sent to Brazil to help identify bodies from air crashGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy is sending two members of the force to Brazil to help identify the remains of victims of last…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Death of man who took ill while being arrestedTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation following the death of a man who became ill while being…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Woman arrested over Carlow killingA WOMAN has been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in what gardaí believe was a domestic…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Man extradited to face charges of murdering babyA MAN HAS been extradited from the Netherlands and has appeared in court in Dublin on charges of murdering a four-month-old baby…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Tough time on doorsteps for FF over crime and vandalismFINGLAS-BALLYMUN WARD: Crime and jobs are key issues in the mainly working class Finglas-Ballymun ward in Dublin, writesWed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Bolivian police seek three who worked with DwyerPOLICE IN Bolivia want to interview three men living in Ireland about their movements in Bolivia with Michael Dwyer, the Irishman…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
