Lawyers paid €700,000 for working on Barron inquiryLawyers who act for the Justice for the Forgotten group have been paid almost €700,000 by the State for their work on the Barron…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Det McCabe killers still getting visitorsThe killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe are continuing to enjoy full visiting rights at Castlerea Prison, Roscommon, despite visiting…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Murdered man was convicted raiderThe man who died in an apparent gangland shooting in Dublin was well known to the GardaTue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Cocaine worth €2m is seized in KildareCocaine and "mixing agent" with an estimated street value of €2 million has been seized in a house in Carbury, Co KildareMon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Reform plan for prisons being finalisedA root and branch 5-10 year reform package for the prison service is being finalised by the Department of Justice and is expected…Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Damaged crane to cause disruption to rail commutersRail commuters are facing major disruption today following the partial collapse of a 200 foot crane at a building site close …Mon Feb 02 2004 - 00:00
Parole Board to get books of evidence accessThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has directed that the Parole Board be given access to books of evidence when considering…Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Revenue failing to prosecute tax amnesty offendersThe Revenue Commissioners have been allowing people who made false declarations when availing of the 1993 tax amnesty to privately…Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Department paid almost €30m in consultancy feesThe Department of Justice has paid almost €30 million to consultancy firms since the Government took office just over 18 months…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Mountjoy demolition plan set for CabinetThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, plans immediately to seek the formal approval of Cabinet to demolish Mountjoy Prison, …Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Cooney says Barron conclusions are 'wrong'BARRON REPORT: The former minister for justice, Mr Patrick Cooney, has told an Oireachtas sub-committee that Mr Justice Barron…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Donlon believes there was collusionA former senior diplomat, Mr Seán Donlon, told the Oireachtas sub-committee that be believed there was British security force…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Cooney to criticise Barron bombs inquiryThe former minister for justice, Mr Patrick Cooney, is expected to tell the joint Oireachtas subcommittee today that Mr Justice…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
FitzGerald defends handling of 1974 bombingsBARRON REPORT: The former Taoiseach, Dr Garret FitzGerald, has defended the 1974 government's handling of the Dublin and Monaghan…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
New State Pathologist has to wait for deputyThe new State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, will perform every post-mortem in the State in coming months because the Government…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Management about-face in prison talks, claims POAThe Prison Officers' Association has accused the Irish Prison Service of scuppering a breakthrough in crisis overtime talks, …Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Gardai interview girl on Cork incidentCork detectives were last night still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding an allegation of rape made by a 13-year…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Garda figures show 2% fall in serious crimesA 2 per cent drop in serious offences in 2003 are revealed in statistics released by the Department of Justice last night.Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Cassidy appointed State PathologistDr Marie Cassidy has been appointed to the position of State PathologistTue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
McDowell denies bullying of prison officersPrison officers last night warned the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, that his "Thatcherite" approach to the ongoing overtime…Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Gardai interview bus driver after death of girl (5)The driver of a bus which fatally injured a five-year-old girl in Dublin on Sunday has been interviewed by gardaí.Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Retired gardai likely to be used by new inspectorateThe new Garda inspectorate, or ombudsman, is likely to use retired gardaí to investigate members against whom serious complaints…Tue Jan 13 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry into illegal dumpingFurther prosecutions for illegal dumping at sites in Co Wicklow are expected in the coming months, according to Garda sources…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Irish troops rescue 35 LiberiansAn elite unit of Irish troops has freed 35 Liberian civilians who were beaten and raped by armed renegade government forces holding…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Prison service confirms 17 inmates failed to return after temporary releaseSome 17 inmates due back at prison after temporary release over the Christmas period have failed to report at their places of…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Prison officers attacked as drugs interceptedA number of prison officers were yesterday assaulted by inmates at Cloverhill Prison, Dublin, after one of them attempted to …Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Drugs valued at over €100m seized last yearThe value of drugs seized in the Republic exceeded €100 million for the first time in 2003, according to the latest provisional…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Control of drugs empire at centre of families' feudBackground: When the guilty verdicts were returned on Saturday night against the five Limerick men who abducted and murdered…Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
Bitterness of feud always in evidence as insults are tradedCourt sketch: Anybody who was in the round hall of Dublin's Four Courts just before 7 p.mMon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
Security sector in spotlightThe conviction of a former Judge Roy Beans' bouncer, Paul Burke, is not the first time Ardclose Taverns Ltd, which owns the pub…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
New €8m Government jet arrives tomorrowThe Government will take delivery of its new €8 million jet tomorrowThu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Software to complete full penalty points system now being installedThe computer software needed to implement fully the penalty points system is now being installed at Garda headquarters, Dublin…Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Punchestown not playing 'significant role'Dáil Public Accounts Committee The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr John Purcell, has said there is no evidence to suggest…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
40 pubs to reward designated driversMore than 40 pubs in Dublin will offer non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers over the Christmas period in a bid to discourage…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Gardai arrest seven after raids in MunsterGardaí in Limerick and Cork were last night continuing to question seven suspected dissident republicans following a series of…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Few prosecutions from complaints against gardaiOnly seven of 143 complaints referred to the DPP by the Garda Síochána Complaints Board last year resulted in prosecutions.Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
McDowell urged to act on ombudsman postGarda complaints board says whoever succeeds it must have an independent division to investigate complaints made against gardaí…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Derry mother loses US custody battleA Northern Ireland mother who wanted to return home from the US with her son yesterday lost her custody battle after a US court…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Stinging attack on SF by McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has strongly criticised Sinn Féin for seeking to take the moral high ground on political…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Kidnap ransom will not be paidThe Government and the authorities in Iran have indicated they will not pay any ransom to the Iranian drugs smugglers suspected…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Population over 4m for first time since 1871The Republic's population has passed 4 million for the first time since 1871Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Big increase in numbers taking cocaineCocaine is now more available in the Republic than ecstasy and a significant rise in cocaine-users presenting for treatment can…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Gardai seize pirated CDs and DVDsGardaí in Dundalk, Co Louth, have smashed one of the most organised DVD and CD counterfeiting operations north and south of the…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Gardai need tougher powers, committee toldJoint Oireachtas Committee on Justice: The former legal officer of the Criminal Assets Bureau, Mr Barry Galvin, has said lawlessness…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
One held after Dublin armed raid is foiledGardaí from Ronanstown, Dublin, foiled an armed raid yesterday after thieves carrying a sawn-off pump-action shotgun held up …Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Media require codes of conductMedia owners, editors and journalists should be subjected to the same codes of public standards as govern politics and business…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Criminal record: long history for a young manRaymond Dowdall's defence counsel, Mr Peter Finlay, yesterday told Judge Hogan his client had "acquired a [criminal] history …Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Trinity House turned away stolen car youthThe passenger travelling in the stolen car which killed Garda Anthony Tighe and Garda Michael Padden was turned away from Trinity…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Builders 'dismayed' at levy increase on new Dublin homesThe Irish Home Builders' Association said it is "dismayed" by Dublin City Council's decision to increase levies on new houses…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Fun-park founder given six-month term for having child porn imagesThe founder of the Clara Lara children's fun-park in Co Wicklow, who was jailed for six months yesterday after pleading guilty…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
