Defence Forces officers criticise ‘ignoring’ of ‘obvious’ reform plansRaco says Department of Defence ‘obsessed’ with recruiting new members at expense of stopping brain drain of experienced personnelWed Feb 08 2023 - 12:00
Allow gardaí take control of drones threatening airfield, says Dublin Airport chief Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said policy framework for dealing with drones will include measures on enforcement and complianceWed Feb 08 2023 - 08:26
Irish neutrality is ‘over’ and Defence Forces are ‘vulnerable’, Finnish military expert claimsLieut Gen Esa Pulkkinen urges investment in Republic’s Air Corps, Naval Service and cyber defenceMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Garda inquiry examines alleged criminal links between Hutch and former Garda officer MurphyCharges of directing or aiding a crime gang may result from inquiry that led to cannabis seizure at Clontarf home of former superintendent John MurphyMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Deportation of failed asylum applicants to be ‘accelerated’, says HarrisGovernment continues to face challenge accommodating new arrivals as another anti-immigration protest staged in Dublin citySat Feb 04 2023 - 19:37
Graham Carey charged with incitement to hatred and barred from social media over anti-immigration activityFinglas man told to stay away from ‘any locations housing refugees’ as part of bail conditions by Dublin District CourtFri Feb 03 2023 - 12:54
Defence Forces crisis deepens as strength drops below 8,000 personnel‘Unthinkable’ fall in numbers comes 24 hours after two more Naval Service ships are mothballed due to lack of crewThu Feb 02 2023 - 21:56
Finglas anti-immigration protest: Garda deploys public order unit on raised risk of violenceGarda operation for protest on Wednesday night represents significant shift in policing tacticsWed Feb 01 2023 - 22:12
Gardaí investigating alleged sexual assault in Finglas appeal to taxi driver to come forwardChief suspect for attack at Cappagh Rd identified as white Irishman despite online speculationWed Feb 01 2023 - 16:29
Dublin boardwalk attack: ‘Give me your passcode now or I’m going to stab you’David Browne (21) was assaulted while socialising in the city centre last weekendSat Jan 28 2023 - 04:00
Gardaí seek ‘urgent’ meeting with Taoiseach over violent attacks and falling staff numbersGarda Representative Association concerned over recent assaults on gardaí and says depleting Garda numbers is leading to increased pressure on frontlineTue Jan 24 2023 - 21:10
Garda to introduce exit interviews after more than 100 resignations last yearCrime ‘rapidly’ changing in the Republic and recruitment targets should be revised upwards, says Garda CommissionerMon Jan 23 2023 - 21:44
Significant increase in assaults last year as levels of violence surge in south DublinHate crime reports increase by 60 per cent in Garda’s Dublin South Central Division in 2022, higher than reports of drug driving or breaches of barring ordersMon Jan 23 2023 - 19:50
Four men appear in court over horse meat investigationInvestigation began amid claims that system for tracing and tracking animals manipulatedMon Jan 23 2023 - 17:02
Gardaí say mooted Government taskforce on frontline worker attacks should be expandedGarda Representative Association says retaining Garda is becoming a problematic issue that must be addressedSun Jan 22 2023 - 18:45
White-tailed eagle released in wild ‘poisoned with illegal pesticide’Bird brought as chick from Norway in 2021 released as part of eagle reintroduction programmeSun Jan 22 2023 - 14:24
Man who allegedly bit off part of garda’s finger chargedAlleged assault happened Saturday morning when gardaí responded to reports of dangerous driving in SantrySun Jan 22 2023 - 12:37
Frontline gardaí: ‘We’re demoralised and under pressure... There’s zero morale’More and more gardaí are concerned that the resources required to even temporarily disrupt the drug trade are slipping awayThu Jan 19 2023 - 05:00
Garda ‘struggling’ with policing demands operations due to ‘very alarming’ decline in numbersGarda Headquarters and Government promise 1,000 new recruits in 2023 after ‘unfortunate’ impact of pandemic on numbers in forceThu Jan 19 2023 - 04:45
Gardaí to press for criminal charges in League of Ireland match-fixing investigationWhile 15 people have been arrested, it is expected that smaller number would be chargedWed Jan 18 2023 - 19:52
One in six Garda recruits failing fitness test required to complete trainingFF TD says Garda tests are too stringent and 'blocking' recruitment to forceTue Jan 17 2023 - 22:30
Former League of Ireland footballer released after questioning about alleged match fixingArrest on Tuesday morning brings to 15 the number of people arrested since Operation Brookweed began in 2019Tue Jan 17 2023 - 11:17
Two-thirds of hotels contacted yet to renew contracts to host refugees Timeline for rolling out modular accommodation for refugees has been ‘recalibrated’Fri Jan 13 2023 - 01:00
Anti-immigration protesters block traffic in Dublin and Cork‘They are free to protest but no need for the racist words,’ says resident of Travelodge in BallymunThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:41
Man charged with threatening to burn down asylum seeker accommodationInternational protection applicants moved into Abbey Hotel, Athy, where anti-immigration protest planned for Thursday eveningThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:13
Witnesses saw helicopter ‘descend steeply nose-first’ before fatal Kildare crashProvisional investigation report says helicopter in which pilot died ‘instantly’ was ‘destroyed’ after crashing into field last monthTue Jan 10 2023 - 17:34
Irish soldier seriously injured in Lebanon gun attack ‘responding well to treatment’ Trooper Shane Kearney (22) severely injured in same attack that claimed life of Pte Seán RooneyTue Jan 10 2023 - 13:15
Too young and no military experience: concerns over Irish men volunteering to fight in Ukraine Recruitment of small number of Irish volunteers cancelled, sources say some men volunteering are teenagers who left school last summerMon Jan 09 2023 - 04:00
Man found dead in south Dublin died of natural causes, postmortem findsMan in his 40s found dead at rear of property on Lower Rathmines Road at about 10pm on SaturdaySun Jan 08 2023 - 15:03
Midlands Prison: ‘Even clothes coming in were soaked in psychoactive substances’Overcrowding is a constant issue in Irish prisons, leading to tensions and violence, says David Conroy, governor of the Republic’s largest prisonMon Jan 02 2023 - 03:05
New palliative care centre to be built on Midlands Prison campusDecision to build facility next year comes as number of very elderly prisoners continues to increaseMon Jan 02 2023 - 03:00
‘People coming from offices are the ones we are catching shoplifting’Cost-of-living crisis appears to be forcing office workers to steal items from deli and alcohol counters in an effort to cut back on spendingThu Dec 29 2022 - 01:05
Thefts from shops, now at 15-year high, linked to cost-of-living crisis Garda believe the current economic conditions are contributing to a hybrid crime sceneThu Dec 29 2022 - 01:00
Man extradited to Ireland to face money laundering charges following lengthy investigation The Spanish citizen faces more than 40 charges dating back to 2017 when he was based in TipperaryWed Dec 28 2022 - 21:49
Over 100 prisoners to be temporarily released from jail for ChristmasPrisoners’ periods of release vary from a few hours to number of days, with victims all notified in advanceThu Dec 22 2022 - 10:53
Two men jailed for Irish role in €22 million theft, laundering network Ten men now imprisoned after Operation Omena targeted gang selling phantom tractors, caravans and vintage cars onlineTue Dec 20 2022 - 10:42
Gardaí fear phone PIN scam targeting bank accounts to increase over ChristmasVictims have been targeted in Dublin, usually while intoxicated, by thieves seeking mobiles and PIN numbersMon Dec 19 2022 - 17:36
Gardaí investigating 1972 Belturbet bombing that killed two teenagers release new detailsGardaí release most comprehensive information to date on some nine suspects they are trying to locateMon Dec 19 2022 - 13:41
Irish investigators believe car door opened at roadblock before Pte Rooney killed Trooper Shane Kearney remains in serious condition in Lebanese hospitalMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
‘Pte Seán Rooney is now on the way home. Your duty is done’: Remains of soldier leave BeirutAn Irish Air Corps plane is due to fly home the soldier’s remains from Beirut airport following a short ceremonySun Dec 18 2022 - 19:17
‘Beautiful, much loved’ mother killed in Laois assault is namedSharon Crean, the mother of a 2½-year-old boy, was attacked in her home in Mountmellick, gardaí believeThu Dec 15 2022 - 20:52
Bodies of woman and man found in unlinked incidents in Kildare and Laois Woman in her 30s discovered with serious injuries in Mountmellick while man in his 40s found in NewbridgeThu Dec 15 2022 - 05:00
Man arrested, house sealed off by gardaí investigating Mahamud Ilyas murderVictim beaten to death before remains wrapped in carpet and dumped near Kilbride, Co MeathTue Dec 13 2022 - 18:59
Van driver attempted to ‘abduct’ young boy in south DublinThe boy was walking home from school when he was approached near Bath AvenueTue Dec 13 2022 - 17:13
Gardaí seek to establish movements last week of man whose body was found in Meath fieldMahamud Ilyas (22), who lived in Blanchardstown, believed to have been killed at different location to where remains discoveredTue Dec 13 2022 - 09:41
Gardaí continue to question woman after fatal injuries inflicted on a man in NavanThe man has been named locally as Zbigniew Czech, a Polish man who had been living in Ireland for a number of yearsMon Dec 12 2022 - 11:38
Gardaí responding to domestic violence reports ‘every 10 minutes’Almost 50,000 reports received this year as gardaí urge domestic violence and coercive control victims to come forwardFri Dec 09 2022 - 13:31
More drivers caught speeding as Garda enforcement beefed up for festive periodNumber of people caught driving under the influence of drink or drugs falls as speeding offenses increase to over 3,700 in a weekThu Dec 08 2022 - 15:58
Fears of spiralling gang violence following three gun attacksFatal shooting in Clondalkin occurred hours after another man was wounded in Finglas and a gun attack in CarlowTue Dec 06 2022 - 16:24
Man dies in west Dublin shootingFatal attack occurred an hour after another man was wounded in an apparent attempted murder in FinglasTue Dec 06 2022 - 00:25
