Major security operation planned for Corrib pipe-layingA SHIP that will lay the underwater pipeline for Shell EP Ireland’s controversial Corrib gas project in Co Mayo is due to recommence…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí kill one, injure another as raid foiledTWO SEPARATE investigations are under way into a foiled armed robbery of almost €1 million during which one man, aged 28, was…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Prolific armed gang linked to many crimesFOILED ARMED ROBBERY IN DUBLIN: THE SIX-man gang that took part in yesterday’s robbery in Lucan, Dublin, was led by two cousins…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Raiders under surveillance from elite Garda unitsFOILED ARMED ROBBERY IN DUBLIN: A NUMBER of the men involved in yesterday’s foiled cash robbery had been under close surveillance…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Raider killed in Dublin robberyOne of the men shot during an attempted robbery in Lucan, west Dublin this morning has died.Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Rigorous checks for firearms licence applicantsSENIOR GARDAÍ will have the power to inquire into the physical and mental health of anybody applying for a firearms licence under…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Gang criminals will face trial in non-jury courtsGANGLAND CRIMINALS face conviction in the non-jury Special Criminal Court on the word of a senior garda once there is covertly…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Three men are being questioned over €7.6 million bank robberyTHREE MEN are being questioned about a robbery in which a bank worker and his partner’s family were held hostage at gunpoint …Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
New gangland laws unveiledGangland criminals face conviction in the non-jury Special Criminal Court on the word of a senior Garda officer once there is…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Drugs valued at €750,000 stolen from warehouseGARDAÍ ARE investigating the theft of a large consignment of date-rape drugs and sleeping tablets from a warehouseWed May 13 2009 - 01:00
A horror story born out of dysfunctionWHEN LINDA and Charlotte Mulhall murdered their mother's boyfriend, Farah Swaleh Noor, they set in motion a chain of events that…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Survivors of shooting unable to identify their attackerTWO MEN who survived a gangland shooting in which their friend, John "BJ" Clarke, lost his life have been interviewed by gardaí…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Garda public order units drafted in ahead of Corrib gas protestGARDA PUBLIC order units have been drafted in to Co Mayo to police a major protest planned for this evening at Shell's controversial…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Families asked to supply DNATHE FAMILIES of two Dublin men who are missing and presumed murdered have been asked to supply DNA samples to check against dried…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Reservist recruits let go over defence cutsNEW RECRUITS to the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) are being let go before they are sworn in because of cuts to defence spending…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Humanitarian staff evacuated as rebels head for Irish baseIRISH TROOPS in Chad have evacuated 65 humanitarian staff and are now braced for serious unrest as hundreds of heavily-armed …Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Murder linked to Dublin feudThe man who died in this morning’s gun attack had been involved in a feud between two drug dealing factions in Darndale, north…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Crimestoppers offers €10,000 for information on mechanic's killingA CASH reward of €10,000 has been offered to anybody who can supply information to the Garda that would solve the murder of a…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Garda early retirements set to soarTHE NUMBER of gardaí taking early retirement has significantly accelerated and looks set to almost treble in coming weeks.Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Cab renews efforts to target criminalsTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) is planning a major drive against mid-ranking criminals following a four-fold increase in the…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Two escape injury after shots firedTWO MEN have escaped uninjured after they were shot at at a petrol station in what gardaí believe was a feud-related incident…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí find petrol cans at site of car dealerships arson attackGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a suspected arson attack at two car dealerships have found cans of petrol at the site they believe was used…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Files prepared for DPP after two large cocaine findsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING two substantial seizures of cocaine are preparing files for the Director of Public Prosecutions after three…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Dissidents enjoy relaxed regime, say prison officersREPUBLICAN PRISONERS in Portlaoise maximum security jail enjoy a relaxed prison regime in which they hold military-style parades…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Criminals dealing in drugs from prison cellsGANGLAND CRIMINALS are continuing to deal drugs via mobile phones from their prison cells and gangs are gaining more control …Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Alarm over Portlaoise prison regimeRepublican prisoners in Portlaoise maximum security jail enjoy a relaxed regime in which they hold military-style parades, have…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Crime down despite rise in serious offencesCRIME FELL 8 per cent in the first three months of the year despite increases in many serious offences including rape, drugs …Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Interpreters for gardaí are not vetted abroadTHE SELECTION of interpreters working for the Garda is so poor, their criminal records abroad have not been checked and some …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Kidnaps and rapes on the riseCrime fell in the first three months of the year despite increases in many serious offences including rape, drugs and gun crime…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Recession hits firearms trainingPLANS TO build a new Garda centre for training in firearms, advanced driving and dealing with armed crimes have been abandoned…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
State chided on prison overcrowdingTHE GOVERNMENT is behaving negligently in creating an overcrowding crisis in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, the Prison Officers’ Association…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Government criticised over MountjoyThe Government is behaving negligently in creating an overcrowding crisis in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin because the jail already…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda chief insists force will defeat drug gangsGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has said an attack by a 25-man gang last week against Limerick publican Steve Collins was of…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda centre axed over cutbacksPlans to build a new Garda centre for training in firearms, advanced driving and dealing with armed crimes have been abandoned…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Discovery of man's body in car boot puzzles gardaíGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a man whose remains were found in the boot of his car in Dublin are awaiting toxicology reports…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí call for abolition of OPWRANK-AND-file gardaí have urged the Government to abolish the Office of Public Works, saying its works on Garda stations have…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Interpreter system poor - GRAThe selection of interpreters working for the Garda is so poor their criminal records abroad have not been checked and some do…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Call for law against attacking gardaiRANK AND file gardaí have called on Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to create a new offence of attacking gardaí and other emergency…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Cab selling Meehan watches for €30,000THE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) is advertising two watches for sale at almost €30,000 that were found in the prison cell of …Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí seek abolition of OPWRank and file gardaí have urged the Government to abolish the Office of Public Works (OPW) saying its works on Garda stations…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Four gardaí on assault chargesFOUR GARDAÍ are to be charged in relation to an incident in a Dublin flats complex where a man claimed a group of gardaí beat…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Postmortem shows Dwyer was killed by single gunshotMICHAEL DWYER, the Tipperary man who was shot dead by police in Bolivia, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, an initial…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Trainee gardai's pay less than dole, says GRATHE IMPACT of income levies and additional taxes is so extreme on trainee gardaí they have less disposable income than people…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
400 soldiers may not get UN medalsSEVERAL HUNDRED Irish soldiers serving in Chad may not be awarded a medal from the United Nations for their tour of duty, it …Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
UN mission in Chad has only half its troopsTHE UNITED Nations peace-enforcement mission in Chad on which Irish soldiers are serving has less than half the troops it needs…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí 'demoralised' by leviesThe impact of income levies and additional taxes is so extreme on trainee gardaí they have less disposal income than people on…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Targeted drug testing for members of Defence ForcesMEMBERS OF the Defence Forces suspected of taking illegal drugs are to be subjected to repeated targeted drug testing over an…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Expenditure on Garda Síochána to be reduced by €85mJUSTICE: EXPENDITURE ON An Garda Síochána this year is set to fall by €85 million, €70 million more than the Government estimated…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Witnesses identified in Douche inquiryA GOVERNMENT-appointed commission established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of Gary Douche in Mountjoy…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Armed gang attacks Corrib siteGardaí are investigating an incident at Shell’s Corrib gas pipeline site in Co Mayo in which they say up to 15 people wearing…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
