Joint Border operation against laundering and smugglingBUSINESSES AND residential addresses have been searched along the Border in a major joint operation between law enforcement authorities…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Irishman planned to take part in bodyguard courseMIKE DWYER travelled to Bolivia from Ireland with a number of men who returned home when a bodyguard course they had expected…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Cab allowed to seize drug dealers' housesTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) has been granted High Court orders allowing the seizure of two houses owned by members of a …Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Commissioner says gardaí complying with inquiry into alleged informerGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy said his officers were fully co-operating with a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) …Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Dead man had security background in IrelandMICHAEL DWYER, the 24-year-old Co Tipperary man shot dead by police in Bolivia, had worked for at least two Irish security companies…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Dwyer in Bolivia on 'training course'Michael Dwyer, the 24-year-old Co Tipperary man shot dead by police in Bolivia, travelled to the country from Ireland last November…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Garda group warns of 'brain drain'Garda superintendents have warned the management of Garda investigations will be compromised if increased early retirements from…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Man (19) remanded on murder chargeA 19-year-old has appeared before the courts charged with a gun murder earlier this year in which two other men were wounded …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Four held after drug seizure of €800,000FOUR SUSPECTED members of one of the biggest drug gangs in Ireland are being questioned by gardaí after cannabis valued at €800…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Government concern over killing of Irishman in BoliviaDEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs representatives will meet Bolivian officials in the capital La Paz today to underline the Irish…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí shot at during high-speed car chaseGARDAÍ WERE shot at over the weekend when they chased two suspected gangland criminals whom they believe attempted to flee the…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Family unhurt after nail bomb attack outside houseA GARDA investigation is under way after a nail bomb exploded outside a house on a Westmeath housing estate yesterday causing…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Concern raised at Bolivia killingThe Government was tonight pushing for an international probe into the killing last week of Irishman Mike Dwyer.Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Family member confirms the identity of man killed in BoliviaGARDAÍ AND Department of Foreign Affairs officials are due to confirm to the Bolivian authorities that a man shot dead in a clash…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Professionals face having offices and homes buggedACCOUNTANTS AND lawyers face having their offices and homes bugged if gardaí suspect they are destroying financial records owned…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Special Criminal Court may be used for gang trialsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern is planning tough new measures for gangland criminals, including trials at the non-jury Special…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Man critical with head injuries after incident outside nightclubA MAN HAS been left in a critical condition in hospital after suffering head injuries during an incident outside a nightclub …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Dundon to be freed from jail within a yearTHE LIMERICK criminal jailed five years ago when the family of last week’s murder victim Roy Collins gave evidence against him…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí question two after heroin worth €1m seizedGARDAÍ ARE questioning two men following the seizure of heroin with an estimated street value of almost €1 millionWed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Visitors flock to Mountjoy while sniffer dogs go for lunchA ROW over a €13.70 lunch allowance has significantly reduced the operating hours of new sniffer dogs that search visitors for…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Remains of slain garda taken homeSENIOR GARDA officers, politicians and friends of Garda Robbie McCallion turned out in Dublin yesterday to pay their respects…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Four held, shot fired in failed armed robberyTWO WELL-known criminals are among four people being questioned about an attempted robbery yesterday morning in which a shot …Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
At-risk children have to stay in Garda stationsAGSI CONFERENCE: YOUNG CHILDREN are being drawn into the criminal justice system because they are from at-risk families who …Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí are driving unsafe patrol cars, says AgsiGARDA PATROL CARS: GARDAÍ ARE being asked to patrol in cars that are unsuitable and unsafe, sergeants and inspectors have claimed…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Garda chief promises inquiry on any alleged wrongdoing at banksGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has vowed to investigate any alleged wrongdoing in the banking sector, saying there was never…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Patrol cars 'not fit for job at hand'Garda sergeants and inspectors have claimed gardai patrolling in cars are putting their lives at risk because the vehicles they…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Call for abolition of bonus awards to senior gardaíAGSI CONFERENCE: GARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors yesterday called on the Government to permanently end the payment of performance…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Gardai seek greater social servicesYoung children including babies, are getting drawn into the criminal justice system because they are from at-risk families who…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Prosecution of fraudulent bankers urgedTHE GOVERNMENT needs to consult the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) and Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations with a view to bringing…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Murphy vows to investigate banksGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has vowed to investigate any alleged wrongdoing in the banking sector saying there was never…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Ahern dismisses claim over promotionsGARDA RECRUITMENT: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has dismissed as “hog wash” suggestions by the Association of Garda Sergeants…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Garda bonus system 'unfair' - AgsiGarda sergeants and inspectors have called on the Government to permanently end the payment of performance related bonuses to…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Garda sergeants seek end to bonuses for superiorsGARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors want an end to performance-related bonuses for their superior officers and are also seeking assurances…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Woman's body found in centre for homelessGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a woman whose remains were found on Saturday night are awaiting the results of a postmortem…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Latest death linked to shooting at weekendGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a gangland figure whose body was discovered dumped near a suburban apartment block …Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Drug dealer found dead in Amsterdam fled IrelandAN IRISH drug dealer whose remains have been found in an Amsterdam canal had fled Ireland to avoid imprisonment and to escape…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí question two men after drugs raid nets €8m heroin haul in DublinGARDAI ARE questioning two men after heroin valued at up to €8 million was seized as part of an ongoing investigation into one…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Two questioned over €8 million heroin haulGardai are still questioning two men after heroin valued at up to €8 million was seized as part of an ongoing investigation into…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Pipe bomb find linked to CIRA, says GardaTHE DISCOVERY of components for five pipe bombs in a Dublin suburb is being linked by investigating gardaí to the Continuity …Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Blocking of mobiles in jails 'difficult'CRIMINALS IN a number of prisons including Mountjoy and Limerick jails may be able to continue using smuggled mobile phones in…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
€100m prison contracts did not go to full tenderTHE COMPTROLLER and Auditor General John Buckley has launched an investigation after the Department of Justice and Irish Prison…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Bodybuilding supplements ban on Irish troops in ChadIRISH SOLDIERS serving in Chad are being asked to open parcels sent from family and friends in the presence of military police…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Six held over Tipperary town attacksFOUR MEN have been arrested for questioning as part of a major Garda operation into serious disturbances in Tipperary town on…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí believe they are close to arrest in latest Dublin murderGARDAÍ BELIEVE they are close to bringing a murder charge against the chief suspect for Dublin’s most recent gangland attack…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Killing may be linked to fights, gardaí suspectGARDAÍ ARE investigating if the shooting death of a car mechanic at his home is linked to a number of recent physical altercations…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Mountjoy report scathing on prison conditionsMOUNTJOY PRISON is now so overcrowded that conditions have become “degrading”Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Thornton Hall faces years of delay as funding unsure with cuts on lendingTHE VISITING committee of Mountjoy Prison has suggested that the new prison at Thornton Hall in north Co Dublin could be delayed…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Bullet-proof BMWs seized from gang members in LimerickTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) has seized two bullet-proof BMW cars from members of one of Limerick’s feuding gangsTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
13 of State's 15 prisons are overcrowdedALL BUT two of the State’s 15 prisons are overcrowded, with some operating more then 25 per cent above their bed capacity, according…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Gardai find cars and gun used in Tallaght shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a gangland criminal and the wounding of his partner in a feud-related attack have found…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
