McDowell defends length of murder sentencesMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has defended the scale of prison sentences for convicted murderers, insisting the State…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
New talks planned on Garda reserveMinister for Justice Michael McDowell is to hold new talks with all Garda staff associations from next week in an attempt to …Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Ex-soldier who injured women not breathalysedA former soldier who knocked down four women in an Army barracks in the early hours of Sunday morning was not breathalysed because…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Detectives believe murder scene was alteredDetectives investigating the murder of Siobhán Kearney in south Dublin on Tuesday believe her killer strangled her and then arranged…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Firms who hire prisoners released from jail to get tax breaksCompanies employing prisoners on their release from jail are to be given tax breaks as part of a new Government drive to get …Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Gardai must remove posters of meetings from station wallsThe association representing rank-and-file gardaí has expressed its concern at being told it cannot hang posters in Garda stations…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Ministers' travel on State aircraft cost €3mTravel by Cabinet Ministers on State aircraft and helicopters cost almost €3 million last year, according to the 2005 ministerial…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Ahern's use of helicopter defendedTaoiseach Bertie Ahern used an Air Corps helicopter to fly from Dublin to Co Wicklow, at a cost of over €2,000, to unveil an …Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Gardai to shun talks on proposed reserve forceThe dispute between Minister for Justice Michael McDowell and gardaí over plans for a new reserve Garda force escalated last …Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
13 foreign nationals deported on flightThirteen foreign nationals were deported from the State last night on board a special charter flight manned by about 30 gardaí…Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
Thornton Hall to take at least 1,200 prisonersThe new prison intended to replace Mountjoy Prison at Thornton Hall in north County Dublin will house at least 1,200 inmates …Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Garda ranks unite to oppose McDowell plan for reservistsA row between Minister for Justice Michael McDowell and members of An Garda Síochána over plans for a garda reserve is set to…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Husband may cast light on his wife's actionsGardaí are today hoping to interview Brian Keegan in a bid to try and piece together the reasons why his wife Mary killed the…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Number serving life terms has more than doubledThe number of prisoners serving life sentences in the Republic's prisons has more than doubled to over 200 since the early 1990s…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Gardai question one of two murder suspectsGardaí investigating the first gangland murder of the year believe a person being questioned last night was one of two men who…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Flynn not included in Garda file into bank raid proceedsThe former chairman of the Bank of Scotland Phil Flynn will not be included in the Garda file into the alleged laundering of …Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
McDowell defends official's remarksMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has described as "an entirely legitimate analysis" the views of a senior official in his…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Gardai to review investigation into fatal crash in DonegalGardaí have begun a review of an investigation into a crash which claimed the life of a young woman in Co DonegalMon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Citing low morale, study calls for Garda reformsMorale is poor within An Garda Síochána, with many members feeling undervalued, under-resourced and wary of change, a Government…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Early arrests expected in second pipe bomb blast inquiryGardaí investigating the explosion of a second pipe bomb in two days in Dublin are following a definite line of inquiry and expect…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Irish soldiers will help to enforce peaceIrish troops will participate in peace-enforcing EU battlegroups in flashpoints around the world under a new Defence Forces operations…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Warning on bomb finds in DublinMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea has expressed his concern for the safety of Army bomb disposal experts who have been called…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Gardai, Revenue raid 100 illegal businessesIllegal immigrants were found hiding under beds in a condemned building owned by a former senior garda when gardaí and Revenue…Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Figures show ethnicity of Garda candidatesThe Department of Justice has released a breakdown by ethnicity of candidates to the Garda Síochána who have successfully completed…Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Cab sells land and property of missing criminal for €1mThe Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) has sold land and property formerly owned by a well known missing criminal for €1 millionFri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
File on Garda custody death sent to DPPA Garda investigation into the death of a man in custody last June has been completed, and a file on the matter has been sent…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Former soldiers reject official version of Congo eventsAn investigation by the Defence Forces has found that a young soldier who received the State's highest military honour died while…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Rafferty family pleased with US envoy meetingThe family of Joseph Rafferty, who was shot dead by a former member of the IRA in Dublin last year, has met the US special envoy…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Teenager to be charged with murder of woman in CelbridgeA 16-year-old boy will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of a 19-year-old woman late on Tuesday nightThu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
No change to law banning cannabis, says McDowellThere was no change to the law banning the possession of cannabis and gardaí remained as committed as ever to the war on drugs…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Gardai set to oppose reserve force planGarda sergeants and inspectors are on a collision course with Minister for Justice Michael McDowell after talks between the two…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Victim weeps in relief as sentence is handed downThe devastation former Special Branch detective Frank Hayes left in his wake was plain for all to see at Court 29 in Dublin's…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
McDowell says Farc was set to pay IRA €20-30mThe IRA was to be paid between €20 million and €30 million to train Colombian Farc guerrillas in how to use explosives, Minister…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
Family of murdered Dublin man to meet senators in USThe family of Joseph Rafferty, who was murdered in Dublin last April, is to travel to the US next month to meet a number of senators…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
Man hurt in 'bizarre' stabbing in quiet Leixlip estateA man stabbed five times by two attackers at his home yesterday morning as he was preparing to drive his teenage daughter to …Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
GRA to hold anti-reserve meetingsThe Garda Representative Association (GRA) is to stage road shows around the country to encourage rank and file members to oppose…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
POLAND VERSUS CHINA: new intercontinental league kicks offUp to 2,000 Polish and Chinese nationals were at Dalymount Park, Dublin, last night to see their teams face each other at soccer…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Tuam priest not to face criminal chargesCriminal charges will not be brought against a Tuam priest who stepped down last year after it emerged gardaí were investigating…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Kerr handed over 'vile' racist hate mail to gardaiGardaí were asked to investigate a campaign of racist hate mail sent to the former Republic of Ireland manager, Brian Kerr, while…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Five promotions in Garda endorsedThe Government has approved five promotions within An Garda Síochána to the ranks of superintendent and chief superintendent…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Gardai investigate allegations of child abuse against elderly priestGardaí and health board officials are investigating allegations of child sexual abuse which have been made against an elderly…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Galway-based priest (73) who fathered child retiresA 73-year-old priest, who until earlier this month was based in a rural parish in Co Galway, has retired following confirmation…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Report recommends Garda Commissioner devolutionA new report on the future of policing in the Republic has recommended the devolution of power from the Garda Commissioner into…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Gardai link tyre slashings and raidGardaí believe those responsible for slashing tyres on five vehicles outside a Garda station on Saturday night are associates…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Gang to face charges over €2.3m theft, abductionsCriminal charges are imminent against members of an armed gang who carried out one of the Republic's biggest robberies, it has…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Contract awarded for master plan of new jailAn international consortium of technical consultants has been awarded the contract to provide the master plan for the new Mountjoy…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Military advised on taking career breaksMembers of the Defence Forces on career breaks have been contacted to remind them of the conditions of their leave as part of…Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Two men questioned after post office robbery foiledGardaí were last night questioning two men, believed to be members of a major gang of armed robbers, after detectives foiled …Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Rise in Christmas road deaths, arrestsThe number of road deaths and drink-driving arrests increased during the Christmas and New Year road safety campaign.Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Woman living in Dublin told her brother was first victim of killerA woman living in Dublin has been informed by UK police that her 14-year-old brother who went missing without trace in London…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
