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
Man shot in Finglas as part of gangland feud, gardaí believeClose associate of a local gang leader shot in north Dublin around 9pm in well-planned attackMon Dec 05 2022 - 23:25
Garda scrutinising backgrounds of Monaghan murder victim and suspect Detectives seek detail on Kieran Hamill’s life and state of mind and any links with Christopher MooneySun Dec 04 2022 - 21:00
Gardaí investigating Monaghan deaths probe murder victim’s past sexual offencesChristopher Mooney (60) murdered at home in ‘personalised’ knife attack before suspect Kieran Hamill (37) killed 30 minutes later in crashFri Dec 02 2022 - 20:04
Monaghan deaths: Victim may have been murdered by second man who was killed by car as he fledGardaí working on basis Christopher Mooney (60) was killed at home in Broomfield by Kieran Hamill (37) who was knocked down while fleeingFri Dec 02 2022 - 01:00
Gardaí investigating if crash death victim was at Co Monaghan house where man was killedAny relationship or dispute between the two is being examined, as well as any allegations made about either manThu Dec 01 2022 - 18:47
Wexford man charged over threats after dog attack that injured nine-year-oldThreats alleged to have been issued during investigation of pitbull terrier attack on Alejandro MiszanWed Nov 30 2022 - 22:09
Women trafficked into Ireland for prostitution trapped in gang ‘debt bondage’Forty-six men suspected of paying for sex identified, 112 prostitutes spoken to during anti-prostitution, trafficking operation across 16 Garda divisionsWed Nov 30 2022 - 19:00
Shortcomings in Garda response to domestic violence heard at policing meetingDeputy Commissioner asks for details of any cases where there had been a failure of gardaí to intervene and take actionThu Nov 24 2022 - 20:21
Housing crisis could cause shift in positive attitude towards asylum seekers and refugees, experts warn Government has been warned of potential for racist tensions and confrontationThu Nov 24 2022 - 05:00
People seeking to exploit concerns of East Wall locals to ‘target’ vulnerable groups, Coveney saysMinister believes creating tension and testing EU unity part of Russia’s thinking in Ukraine warWed Nov 23 2022 - 18:40
Assault rifle, machine pistol with silencer and cocaine seized in Finglas operationSenior garda says guns discovered with ammunition and cocaine would have been used to ‘intimidate, harm and kill’Mon Nov 21 2022 - 19:50
Two charged over ‘vicious assault’ on Gardaí in BallyfermotMan and woman hospitalised after being attacked by a ‘number of persons’ at a licensed premisesMon Nov 21 2022 - 18:30
Garda Ombudsman examining incident during mental health arrest in BalbrigganMan (30s) critical in hospital after suffering suspected cardiac arrest while gardaí subdued himMon Nov 21 2022 - 05:00
Russia travel ban on 52 Irish politicians dismissed as ‘mind games’Moscow’s list includes the names of 33 Fianna Fáil and 16 Fine Gael politicians barred from entering RussiaSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:00
Coveney accuses Russia of trying to create Irish political dispute with travel ban listMinister to brief Opposition leaders in coming days on scale of Russia’s presence at its Dublin embassyFri Nov 18 2022 - 18:26
Gardaí investigating claims tenants falsely imprisoned in dispute over unpaid rentThe incident at the centre of the inquiry occurred in Co Kildare on MondayWed Nov 16 2022 - 15:05
Kinahan snr planned ‘fresh start’ in Zimbabwe Drug trafficker has lived in Harare for months at a time and recently attempted to secure a marriage licence thereSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Christy Kinahan: A timeline of the international drug trafficker and gang leader’s lifeKinahan, who spent decades building a global drugs cartel, is now one of the US’s most wanted drug dealersSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
