Significant increase in seizures of guns, drugsSeizures of firearms and illicit drugs rose considerably last year despite an overall drop in criminal activity, according to…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Flash floods hit capital's trafficDublin: There was major traffic disruption around Dublin last night as heavy rain early in the evening flooded some roads, forcing…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Ringaskiddy and Duleek groups protest at DailCork and Meath residents opposed to the Environmental Protection Agency's decisions to grant draft licences for incinerators …Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Winds and heavy rain buffet much of countryDublin's Metropolitan Major Emergency Plan was activated yesterday afternoon, when strong winds and heavy rain began buffeting…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Iraqi stowaways found in Rosslare seek asylumTwo Iraqi men discovered hiding in a trailer on a car ferry at Rosslare on Monday night have applied for asylum in the Republic…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Gun crime, rape increase but fall in some offencesGun crime and the incidence of rape has continued to increase through the third quarter of the year despite an overall reduction…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Plan to have fewer armed gardaiA review of the number of armed members within An Garda Síochána is under way with a view to reducing the numbers carrying firearms…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
New appeal by family of murdered womanThe family of a mother of two who was murdered at her home a fortnight ago have issued a fresh appeal for members of the public…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Protest today at conference on 'less-lethal' weaponsPeace protesters plan to hold a demonstration today outside the Berkeley Court Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin, where a conference…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Poetic gathering to honour KavanaghSome of Ireland's best known poets came together at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, last night for a reading of the works of Patrick…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Exonerated garda superintendent dies aged 105A former Garda superintendent who was dismissed from the force in 1928, and campaigned for almost 70 years to clear his name, …Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
400 pubs prosecuted for selling alcohol to minors, figures showSome 400 pubs across the State have been prosecuted for selling alcohol to minors in the last four years and 300 issued with …Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Asylum process cost State ?353m in 2003The cost to the State of the refugee and asylum-seeker process reached €353 million last year, new figures from the Department…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Petrol bombs thrown as Dunsink barrier dispute worsensTwo people were arrested last night during disturbances at the contentious concrete barricade at Dunsink Lane in south Finglas…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Cowell lights up in smoke ban hotelThe East Coast Area Health Board has sought assurances from Jurys Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin, that it is complying with the workplace…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Army Chief criticises PDFORRA for airing allegations of bullyingThe Chief of Staff of the Army has strongly criticised the Defence Forces staff association, PDFORRA, saying he was "gobsmacked…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
PDFORRA says that 13 soldiers face dismissalThe staff representative association of the Defence Forces, PDFORRA, has said that 13 soldiers serving in Co Donegal are facing…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Court-martial proposal under firePlans to court-martial a member of the Army after a complaint by him that he was being bullied was found to be groundless have…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Penalty points loophole for motorists caught speedingMotorists caught speeding or not wearing seat-belts have been able to avoid penalty points by giving gardaí an inaccurate licence…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Loophole allows motorists avoid pointsGarda Síochána: Motorists caught speeding or not wearing seat belts can escape incurring penalty points by providing gardaí …Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Bus driver in court over fatal accident on Dublin quayA man employed as a driver for Dublin Bus has appeared before Dublin District Court in connection with an accident on Wellington…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Quay crash bus driver for courtThe driver of the bus which mounted a crowded pavement in Dublin in February, killing five people, is due in court this morning…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Claim that clamper made death threat is investigatedGardaí have launched an investigation into claims that a clamper has issued a death threat to a member of the public.Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Security firms ignoring quality standardsMore than half of the State's private security companies do not conform to any quality standards and more than 40 per cent are…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Four injured as two Luas trams collide at St Stephen's GreenFour people were receiving medical attention last night after two Luas trams collided at St Stephen's GreenSat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
New Garda website to help find missing children is launchedA Romanian teenager who was missing for five months and features on the Garda's new missing children website turned up in Dublin…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Murder inquiry after death of manGardaí have launched a murder inquiry after a man died in hospital on SundayTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Inquiry into failure to act on information about location of bodySenior officers at Naas Garda station have begun an internal inquiry into how information from a member of the public about the…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Gardai issue travel advice to fansGardaí have warned motorists travelling to Dublin tomorrow for the All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Cork to allow…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Speed limits will be metric from JanuaryThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, has announced January 20th as the date for the changeover of all speed limits from miles…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Rethink sought on vodka sachetsThe new vodka sachet drinks are "an exploitation of young people", and businesses selling them or planning to do so should think…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Lenient judges blamed for spread of drugsUndercover operations such as Operation Cleanstreets, where gardaí buy drugs from drug dealers and then prosecute them for the…Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
Call for increase in Army's RangersThe Department of Defence is considering proposals to increase the Army's elite Ranger unit in response to the worsening global…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Number treated for heroin outside Dublin up four-foldThe number of heroin users presenting for treatment outside the greater Dublin area increased more than four-fold between 1998…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Pressure to curb supply of vodka sachetsThe Government may examine taxation measures in the Budget to help curtail the supply of a vodka-in-a-sachet product, the Minister…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Gardai make new appeal on teenager's murderGardaí investigating the 1999 murder of a Co Dublin teenager, Raonaid Murray, have rejected suggestions that detectives know …Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
No legalisation of cannabis 'for recreational purposes'Cannabis will not be made legal "for recreational purposes" in the foreseeable future, but may be made available under controlled…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Gardai send file on Cavan girl's death to DPPGardaí have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions arising out of the death of a Cavan schoolgirl, who died three…Fri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
'Insider' knowledge suspected in ATM gang raidsGardaí investigating the recent raids on cash in transit vans delivering to ATM machines are exploring the possibility that the…Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Teenage rapists jailed for up to 10 yearsFour Limerick teenagers have received jail sentences of up to 10 years at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin for gang-raping…Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Security firm acts to foil cash raidersOne of the State's biggest cash-in-transit security firms, Brinks Allied, has taken delivery of a new fleet of vehicles which…Wed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
Body of woman found in Kilkenny identifiedGardaí have identified an African woman whose badly decomposed remains were found wrapped in black plastic bags at a south Kilkenny…Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
Bin tax protester got his just deserts, says judgeA Dublin City Council worker who carried an anti-bin tax protester on the front of his lorry for a short distance before the …Tue Jul 27 2004 - 01:00
Gardai warn of risk to ATM machinesFinancial institutions should examine how they can improve security around ATM machines and refine the manner in which money …Mon Jul 26 2004 - 01:00
Eight arrested over series of armed raids on cash vans, ATMsEight people have been arrested in Dublin in connection with a series of armed raids on cash transit vans in the last six months…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
ERU fired shots that killed Carthy, detective saysThe officer in charge of the crime scene at the Abbeylara, Co Longford, siege has said the weapons of local gardaí were never…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Four gardai hospitalised after attacks in DublinFour gardaí were hospitalised in Dublin following attacks early yesterday morningFri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Legislation to protect tenants comes into forceThe Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Mr Noel Ahern, has said the enforcement of a landlord's obligation to …Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Glen of the Downs body identified as LithuanianGardaí have formally identified the man whose badly decomposed remains were found in the Glen of the Downs, Co Wicklow, 10 days…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
New general secretary at Department of Justice appointedThe former director general of the Irish Prison Service, Mr Seán Aylward, has been named as the new general secretary of the …Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
