State urged to be more proactive in tackling gangland crimeTHE STATE needs to be more proactive in preventing gangland crime rather than expecting gardaí to deal with the consequences …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Funeral of East Wall murder victim takes placeThe funeral has taken place of Aidan O'Kane who was shot dead in East Wall, north Dublin, almost two weeks ago.Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Howth woman died of head injuriesTHE POSTMORTEM on the remains of Celine Cawley has concluded the 46-year-old from Howth, north Dublin, died of head injuries …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Cocaine worth €150,000 found in carA NUMBER of people were questioned by gardaí over the weekend following separate investigations into drug-dealing, robbery and…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Two arrested in major drugs raidsTWO PEOPLE were under arrest last night as part of an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) into a major north Dublin…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí appeal to young motorists to drive carefully over Christmas periodGARDAÍ HAVE appealed to young motorists to drive carefully over the Christmas period saying those in their late teens and early…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Teenager suspect carried gun before rowGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Aidan O'Kane in Dublin believe a teenage chief suspect was carrying the murder weapon…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Man (51) shot dead in chase after home attackedGARDAÍ WERE last night trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the shooting dead of a middle-aged man whose house…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Gang who held postmaster's family hostage get away with €200,000AN ARMED and masked gang escaped with about €200,000 from a post office after the postmaster's wife and two children were held…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Ten held in raids on suspected prostitution networkGARDAÍ HAVE uncovered an organised crime gang suspected of bringing women from Africa, South America and eastern Europe into …Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Money trail examined as sex ring broken upGARDAÍ WERE last night examining a large number of seized laptops, telephones and electronic devices in a bid to assess the size…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
GRA says gardaí may need stun guns for protectionATTACKS ON gardaí have become so violent and frequent that the use of Taser stun guns by uniformed members will have to be considered…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Targeting gangland crime given top priorityTHE PURSUIT of gangland criminals will be the top priority of An Garda Síochána next year, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern …Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Jail for pair's 'brutal' attack on campervan holiday coupleTWO MEN have been jailed for an attack in which an English couple were severely assaulted before their campervan was stolen and…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Law allowing such prosecutions was enacted 32 years agoTHE CONVICTION in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday of Gerard Mackin for murder represented a number of legal firsts…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Three held over missing woman (19)GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the disappearance of a Romanian teenager in Dublin in January were last night questioning three people about…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Defence Forces head apologises to MinisterDEFENCE FORCES chief of staff Lieut Gen Dermot Earley has apologised to the Minister for Defence, Willie O'Dea, for putting him…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Drug link suspected as father shot dead at his homeGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a man in an apparent gangland shooting are studying possible links to the drugs trade.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Third of women at Mountjoy jail freed over overcrowdingONE THIRD of prisoners at the women's jail in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, have been released amid "serious overcrowding", it has…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Gun ownership will be as high as in US without 'radical' reform - MinisterTHE REPUBLIC faces gun ownership rates as high as the United States unless decisive action is taken to curb the "alarming" number…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
30 dogs rescued from disused farm after tip-offTHIRTY DOGS and other animals have been taken into the care of the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Mother of murder victim appeals to publicTHE MOTHER of murdered Limerick man Shane Geoghegan has appealed to members of the public who may have information about her …Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Jailed gang criminals to be housed in isolation unitsMORE THAN 100 imprisoned gangland criminals are to be housed in special isolation units as part of a new drive to prevent them…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Limerick gang member transferred to Midlands PrisonA MEMBER of Limerick's Dundon-McCarthy gang has been transferred under armed Garda escort to the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise, …Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Over 20 addresses raided in Geoghegan murder inquiryGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of Shane Geoghegan in Limerick and gangland feuding in the city have raided more than 20 addresses…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Garda-PSNI report reveals extent of heroin problemTHE STRENGTH of the Republic's heroin trade has been underlined by a new Garda-PSNI cross-Border organised crime assessment which…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Surveillance law to be introduced to tackle gang crimeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has promised the speedy introduction of new surveillance legislation to tackle gangland crime.Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Four held after hoax bomb found in DublinGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the planting of an explosive device outside the Dublin headquarters of Shell last September have discovered…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to meet Garda chief on Limerick murder and crimeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern are due to meet Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy today to discuss…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Prominent republican's house searched over Shell pipe bombGardaí investigating the discovery of an explosive device outside Shell’s head office on Leeson Street in Dublin in September…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Limerick rugby player killed in case of mistaken identityA MAN shot dead on a Limerick housing estate in the early hours of yesterday was gunned down by killers who mistook him for a…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Real IRA member who has history of violenceDURING HIS murder trial Stephen Carney and his lawyers did their best to suggest he had simply snapped during a row with Amanda…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Army helps evacuate aid workersSENIOR IRISH Army officers and French special forces serving in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) evacuated a group…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Sale of 'low price' Air Corps helicopters defendedTHE DEPARTMENT of Defence has defended the sale of four Air Corps helicopters for €360,000 following a media report which revealed…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Vessel tracked after tip-off from BritainTHE YACHT at the centre of the cocaine smuggling case in Co Cork was sold in Trinidad and Tobago during the summer for about $…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Ahern says it is 'virtually impossible' to police the State's coastlineIT IS “virtually impossible” to police the Republic’s coastline, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said.Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí raid 22 'head shops' suspected of selling illegal drugsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the suspected sale of illegal drugs over the counter in shops have raided 22 premises across the country…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Thornton Hall prison to open at least two years lateTHE PLANNED new prison at Thornton Hall in north Co Dublin will open at least two years later than first envisaged following …Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Fall in number of illegal fireworksTHE NUMBER of illegal fireworks in circulation has significantly fallen this year following a three-fold increase in detections…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Ahern takes selective approach to statisticsANALYSIS: WHEN COMMENTING on the crime figures released yesterday, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern played a selective game…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Republic's crime rate up 5% on last yearTHE NUMBER of crimes recorded in the Republic increased by 5 per cent over the past year, driven by higher levels of drug dealing…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Economy not harmed by closure of barracksDEFENCE FORCES: THE CLOSURE of Connolly Barracks in Longford will not have the feared detrimental impact on the local economy…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Athlone 'bomb' may be linked to factions' feudGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the discovery of a viable explosive device in Athlone, Co Westmeath, believe it had been left for collection…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Shortcomings in jail's education and health services identifiedALARM BUTTONS in "dirty and smelly" isolation cells in Loughan House jail in Co Cavan did not work and there were serious shortcomings…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Overcrowded prisons 'most pressing issue'OVERCROWDING, violence, drug abuse and the lack of treatment for mentally ill inmates have all been identified as key issues …Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Tribunal ended with a 'whimper', says Garda bodyHISTORY WILL judge the success of the Morris tribunal after it ended "not with a bang, but with a whimper", the biggest Garda…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Lunchtime gun attack on drug dealerA CONVICTED drug dealer was targeted in a gun attack in Dublin at lunchtime yesterdaySat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Devices linked to drugs - gardaíGARDAÍ investigating four suspect device finds yesterday believe three of them are linked to the drugs tradeSat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Garda welcome use of pepper sprayGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern have rejected suggestions that arming all gardaí with…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
