Finglas attack: Bomb-drop drones were pioneered by Mexican crime cartelBotched effort to drop pipe bomb on house in Dublin raises concerns of future similar attacksWed May 07 2025 - 06:00
New face masks law based on whether a garda ‘reasonably suspects’ criminal intentLegislation being brought by Minister for Justice to Cabinet prompted by far-right tactics, but will have wider reach Tue May 06 2025 - 06:00
Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin feud attack Gardaí suspect explosive set to be detonated by being dropped on target’s Finglas homeMon May 05 2025 - 21:25
Gardaí arrest boy after juvenile seriously injured in Wexford playground assaultVictim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, during which a weapon was usedMon May 05 2025 - 18:08
Black Axe gang behind bank account takeover fraud swells to network of 1,600 people in IrelandCrime group confirmed to have stolen and laundered almost €100m in Ireland - although gardaí believe true figure is much higherSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Head of Irish Prison Service defends surge in number of prisoners being released earlyNumber of early releases doubles to almost 600 as overcrowding worsensFri May 02 2025 - 11:06
‘Probably too many people’ being sent to prison in State, says O’Callaghan Prison officers assured by Minister for Justice that electronic tagging of prisoners in place this year to ease overcrowdingThu May 01 2025 - 19:00
Irish prisons at risk of ‘tragic event’ if overcrowding not fixed, warn prison officersIrish prisons operating way above ‘safe working capacity’, says Prison Officers’ Association headThu May 01 2025 - 08:03
Michael Gaine: Why did gardaí upgrade this case and what are they hoping to find?Without a postmortem and a murder scene, the basic pillars of a criminal investigation are absentThu May 01 2025 - 06:00
Wife of missing farmer Michael Gaine says his disappearance has been ‘devastating’ Janice Gaine says disappearance of husband and ‘best friend’ has been ‘devastating’Wed Apr 30 2025 - 17:58
Garda detective pleads guilty to assaulting his then wife, who was also an officerDublin-based Trevor Bolger has been suspended from duty for more than five yearsWed Apr 30 2025 - 06:00
Michael Gaine: Case of missing Kerry farmer upgraded to homicide by gardaíDespite no remains being found, gardaí believe missing man was victim of foul play and body likely disposed of to conceal crime Tue Apr 29 2025 - 20:04
Domestic violence perpetrators could be named in family-law cases under proposals before Minister for JusticeO’Callaghan considering reforms to in-camera rules restricting reports on sensitive court proceedingsTue Apr 29 2025 - 14:34
Garda numbers crisis: ‘We could lose 30% to 50% of our organisation in five years’Measures are urgently needed to tackle a ‘cliff edge’ as retirements due to surge, say sergeants and inspectorsTue Apr 15 2025 - 18:18
‘Time for some hard truths’: AGSI president criticises Drew Harris’s recordGarda Commissioner, who is due to retire, is leaving legacy of ‘disharmony’ and ‘a recruitment crisis’, conference hearsTue Apr 15 2025 - 17:51
Garda Commissioner insists protesters arrested in Dublin were not strip-searched, and no cavity searchTDs alleged members of Mothers Against Genocide group faced ‘strip searches, degrading treatment and cavity search’Tue Apr 15 2025 - 16:43
Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes convicted over theft of sofa and two armchairsCookes had multiple aliases while working for families as au pairTue Apr 15 2025 - 13:12
Gardaí called for new approach to ‘antagonising’ practices of so-called citizen journalistsThose who film gardaí, often associated with far right, have become so prolific, new guidelines needed -AgsiTue Apr 15 2025 - 10:00
No evidence to date of foul play in Michael Gaine disappearance, says Minister for JusticeMr Gaine, whose sheep farm is located just outside Kenmare, was seen on Thursday, March 20thMon Apr 14 2025 - 20:01
Garda numbers set for significant decline, sergeants and inspectors warnPredicted drop of 2,000 in Garda numbers would put major pressure on street policing, Garda investigations and 999 call response timesMon Apr 14 2025 - 19:15
Garda sergeants and inspectors call for review of major policing reforms AGSI annual delegate conference in Killarney also set to hear calls for urgent examination of rules around ‘citizen journalists’Mon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Government facing crisis filling Garda Commissioner job amid ‘entrenched’ disputeSenior officers have no plans to apply to replace Drew Harris due to concerns about pension tax liability of an estimated €500,000Sat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
What are the Garda rules of conduct for policing protests?Garda policy is to consider non-physical means before using force to resolve public order incidentsWed Apr 09 2025 - 18:45
Garda Commissioner contract extension a ‘privilege’ says Drew HarrisAt helm of Garda for almost seven years, Mr Harris’s second extension approved by Government on TuesdayTue Apr 08 2025 - 18:07
Police forces worldwide asked to share information on Emer O’Loughlin murder suspectInterpol Blue Notice issued for Galway man John Griffin in relation to murder of student artist (23) in caravan in Co Clare in 2005Tue Apr 08 2025 - 17:44
Fraud by rogue employees rises 400% in a year in IrelandGardaí have found evidence of insiders at banks and credit card companies passing details to others for fraudMon Apr 07 2025 - 06:00
Car crimes in Republic almost double level suggested in official figuresHighest-volume offence, of thefts from vehicles, not included in vehicle-related crime trends published quarterlySun Apr 06 2025 - 18:00
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous menFri Apr 04 2025 - 14:13
Garda defend treatment of Gaza protesters outside Leinster House and deny ‘cavity search’ allegationProtesters’ claims about searches by gardaí were raised in Dáil by Richard Boyd BarrettWed Apr 02 2025 - 18:14
Man (60s) suffers serious head injuries in violent assault in south DublinSuspect (20s) arrested after victim found unresponsive in flat at midday on TuesdayTue Apr 01 2025 - 18:18
Criminal Assets Bureau seize home of Hutch gang member James ‘Mago’ GatelyDubliner survived assassination attempts by Kinahan cartel during Kinahan-Hutch feudTue Apr 01 2025 - 13:35
The Family gang’s cocaine smuggling operation was biggest servicing Irish market, say gardaíSenior officers warn while Dublin-headquartered gang now under serious pressure in Ireland and Spain, it is resilientThu Mar 27 2025 - 18:21
‘Hope is all we have now’: Shock in Kenmare as search for farmer continues a week on from disappearanceGardaí searching for Michael Gaine set up checkpoints around Kerry townThu Mar 27 2025 - 12:17
Spanish police say Ireland’s Family drugs gang ‘enjoyed high economic status and influence’Twelve men linked to Ireland’s biggest drugs gang now held by gardaí and Spanish policeThu Mar 27 2025 - 06:52
Spanish police find Irish ‘Family’ drugs gang in three regions, seize €30m in drugs, four trucksSheer scale of Ireland’s biggest drugs gang emerges as Spanish police raid main distribution hub supplying Irish marketThu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Murders, sex crimes, drug importation increasing as other crimes drop in IrelandAlthough burglary rate had increased for period in 2024, trends slowed and levels remain around all-time lowsWed Mar 26 2025 - 11:54
GRA ‘shocked’ at Minister for Justice move on new Garda regulations and vows to take actionGarda Representative Association looks set for head-on dispute with Jim O’Callaghan when relations with Garda chief Drew Harris already poorTue Mar 25 2025 - 20:04
Gardaí search slurry pit as fears grow over missing Kerry sheep farmerMike Gaine seen in Kenmare last Thursday morning, with extensive search since then yielding no cluesTue Mar 25 2025 - 19:00
Gardaí ‘keeping open mind’ over missing farmer in Co KerryMike Gaine’s disappearance last Thursday regarded as ‘very unusual’, with his home and vehicles forensically examinedMon Mar 24 2025 - 20:11
Gardaí carry out raids on leadership of drugs gang known as The FamilyThree leading members detained six months after gardaí accessed Ghost encrypted networkMon Mar 24 2025 - 13:59
Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes at centre of new Garda investigationWoman currently in jail for social welfare fraud is now subject of new theft and fraud offences Garda investigationSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Rise of ‘The Family’: the group that became Ireland’s biggest crime gang without firing a shotDublin gang’s rise to the top of the drugs trade has been marked by unusual and fortuitous eventsFri Mar 21 2025 - 10:29
Gardaí investigate ‘upskirting’ suspect targeting girls in south Dublin schoolThe fee-paying secondary school has sent a notice to parents, informing them that a ‘security incident’ had taken placeThu Mar 20 2025 - 19:00
Vehicles worth up to €600,000 seized from south Dublin business in drugs gang investigationGarda operation part of major investigation into drugs gang in the areaThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:03
Ireland’s post-Kinahan drugs trade: Names and faces change but methods remain all too familiarBackground of €10.6m cocaine find in Kilkenny starting to become familiar in Republic’s gangland sceneWed Mar 19 2025 - 18:56
Dublin drugs gang linked to €10.6m cocaine shipment concealed in truckMan (60s) arrested after gardaí find drugs hidden in vehicle stopped in Co KilkennyWed Mar 19 2025 - 10:25
Conor McGregor represents ‘very worst of toxic masculinity’ - TánaisteGarda criticises MMA fighter’s remarks on crime rates in Dublin in wake of contentious St Patrick’s Day visit to White House Tue Mar 18 2025 - 17:04
Intoxicated man arrested after damage caused to departure gate at Dublin AirportElectronic equipment ripped from desk used by airline staff on Monday morningMon Mar 17 2025 - 13:00
Register of convicted sex criminals and domestic abusers will not be made available to public Names of some offenders will be released to carefully selected people such as new partners following security reviewsMon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
The Samantha Cookes story: Inside the mind of a pathological liarLiving in Ireland for a decade, the compulsive liar - now in prison for social welfare fraud - deceived almost everyone she metFri Mar 14 2025 - 10:30
