New €100m Forensic Science Ireland facility ‘most advanced in Europe’Facility located near Celbridge in Co Kildare includes 32 specialised clean rooms designed for the discovery and analysis of trace evidenceThu Mar 21 2024 - 19:52
Man charged after arson attack at falsely rumoured refugee centre in Ringsend, DublinCharge arises from inquiry into arson attack at Shipwright Pub which was being readied as a hub for homeless familiesThu Mar 21 2024 - 10:03
Third suspect charged in Garda Anti-Corruption Unit investigationCriminal investigation has been examining allegations made against members of Dublin-based Garda unitWed Mar 20 2024 - 08:49
Pearse McAuley: Garda killer and notorious IRA terrorist who was jailed for stabbing his then wifeMcAuley was imprisoned for IRA crimes and domestic violence, though was previously celebrated by Sinn Féin members and TDsTue Mar 19 2024 - 19:02
Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault at Defence Forces barracks Woman alleged she was attacked after socialising with Defence Forces member over St Patrick’s bank holiday weekendTue Mar 19 2024 - 18:13
Dublin firefighter charged with rape during St Patrick’s celebrations in BostonTerrence Crosbie (37) ordered to surrender passport pending next court appearance after woman (28) made allegationTue Mar 19 2024 - 10:41
‘I hid it because of his job’: Wife of ex-garda was ‘extremely intimidated’ by his position as he abused herMaev Doyle says husband’s job was one of reasons she ‘hid’ 11-year campaign of violence for so longFri Mar 15 2024 - 18:43
'I feel optimistic for the future': Maev Doyle reacts to Mark Doyle sentencingMaev Doyle spoke to the media after former garda Mark Doyle was sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting her and her sons over the course of 11 years.Fri Mar 15 2024 - 15:46
Former garda Mark Doyle sentenced to six years in prison over assaults on wife and stepsonsMeav Doyle described husband as ‘a monster in our home’Fri Mar 15 2024 - 13:52
Ten arrests in Co Cork as gardaí target international drug trafficking gang Men are believed to have aborted their mission to collect drugs from ship offshore due to bad weatherThu Mar 14 2024 - 21:46
‘A monster in our home’: Ex-garda led wife by her hair ‘like a dog’ during decade of abuse, court toldMark Doyle (38) turned up at stepson’s school meeting in full Garda uniform, in a Garda car, to ‘quash’ any suggestion he was a domestic abuser, court toldThu Mar 14 2024 - 14:48
Suspect in alleged abduction knew woman he is accused of holding captive in vanMan (40s) drove woman (30s) 300km across country before she was found in Co MayoWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:08
Kildare pastor convicted on 87 charges, including theft of €125,000Ebenezer Oduntan, former pastor of Redeemed Christian Church, passed five times more than declared income through accountsWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:03
Gardaí seal off scene after remains of man found in Monaghan TownMan appeared to have sustained head injury but unclear if it resulted from fall or foul playWed Mar 13 2024 - 14:33
Could Daniel Kinahan face trial in Ireland any time soon?Kinahan was at the centre of two major Garda inquiries, while US authorities continue to investigate himTue Mar 12 2024 - 17:00
Eddie Hutch murder: Garda file sent to DPP includes Daniel Kinahan among suspectsIt emerges a file had recently been sent to the DPP during an inquest hearing into the Kinahan-Hutch feud murder of the taxi driverTue Mar 12 2024 - 07:55
Garda Headquarters tries to distance Drew Harris from controversial bicycle investigationGarda member in midlands was suspended for more than three years after taking bike from Garda station to give to elderly man during pandemicTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
The garda, the bicycle and the damage done: what exactly happened?Tougher approach to discipline has become one of the characteristics of Commissioner Drew Harris’ time in chargeMon Mar 11 2024 - 18:12
Man (60) charged after Monaghan debs crash that left two teenage girls deadBest friends Kiea McCann (17) and Dlava Mohamed (16), from Clones, killed when car hit tree last July on journey to MonaghanMon Mar 11 2024 - 09:56
In pursuit of the Kinahans – from Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats to Dubai’s Palm JumeirahGarda chief Drew Harris this week made another visit to Dubai – home to the Kinahans – as part of Ireland’s policing and diplomatic push to bring down the Irish cartel familySat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Kinahans under pressure, ‘selfies with celebrities’ have stopped, Drew Harris saysIrish cartel remains major player in international drug trafficking almost two years after US sanctions but Garda Commissioner believes it has few options outside DubaiFri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Garda Commissioner says €1 billion Kinahan cartel an ‘embarrassment’ to IrelandDrew Harris sets out determination to build relationships needed to bring down cartel at World Police SummitThu Mar 07 2024 - 12:52
Rising number of gardaí convicted shows force’s culture changing, Policing Authority chair saysTechnology and not ‘boots on the streets’ crucial for An Garda Síochána in policing rural Ireland, Elaine Byrne saysTue Mar 05 2024 - 06:00
Synthetic opioids ‘will fill gap’ with Taliban about to cause Irish heroin shortage - GardaAssistant Commissioner Justin Kelly said ‘very worrying’ drugs such as drugs fentanyl will replace heroin in Ireland when Afghan ‘heroin eradication’ hits supply chainThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:30
Gardaí face prosecution in some of first criminal investigations by anti-corruption unit Policing Authority hears more 999 calls to gardaí come from people in Dublin West than rest of country combinedThu Feb 29 2024 - 16:23
Garda managers ‘fear bullying allegations’ if they try to tackle poor performancePolicing Authority says view in Garda of recruitment challenges is not one of ‘crisis’, with some of those resigning regarded as ‘unsuitable’ for policingThu Feb 29 2024 - 12:59
Man (30s) arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with discovery of body in flat in south DublinEarly indications are that Mick Whelan was stabbed, but results of postmortem will determine course of investigationWed Feb 28 2024 - 15:49
Drew Harris says potent cannabis in Ireland ‘causing psychosis’, cocaine prices soaringGarda Commissioner believes seizures of cocaine increased price of drug over last four monthsWed Feb 28 2024 - 14:17
Key Daniel Kinahan ally in European ‘super cartel’ jailed for life in NetherlandsRidouan Taghi had lived alongside Kinahan in Dubai where they were among small group controlling about one-third of European cocaine marketWed Feb 28 2024 - 08:27
New roadside Garda checks planned for powerful e-bikes and e-scootersDutch police have rolled out new ‘testing benches’, with gardaí now assessing testing equipment availableTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Man (60s) arrested on suspicion of murder after widower (83) fatally shot in KerryBody of Patrick O’Mahony snr, a well known dealer of sporting firearms and accessories, was discovered on Sunday morning in his home in CastlemaineMon Feb 26 2024 - 20:20
Family behind Ballyseedy Group ‘determined’ to continue despite chief executive’s drug chargeNathan McDonnell (43), Tralee, charged after half tonne of crystal meth, worth €32.8 million, found at Cork Port last Friday weekSun Feb 25 2024 - 19:00
Morris O’Shea Salazar: How Mexico’s Sinaloa drugs cartel developed a Kerry connectionGardaí believe Irishman Morris O’Shea Salazar (33), wanted for alleged drugs trafficking in Chile, is central to the cartel’s Irish connection after €32.8m drug seizure in CorkSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
‘A privilege’ to speak about cyclist killed in Dublin and his influence, widow tells mournersRacing cyclist John Walsh, father of three, fatally injured in crash with driver during training ride in KinsealyFri Feb 23 2024 - 16:05
Hutch associate among three men arrested after €2m drug seizure in DublinHutch associate among those arrested in connection with cannabis, MDMA, cocaine and ecstasy seizureThu Feb 22 2024 - 21:40
Cork crystal meth seizure suspects’ Garda detention now nearing endTwo men can be held for seven days for questioning after arrest in wake of €32.8m drugs bust linked to Mexican cartelWed Feb 21 2024 - 15:25
Former GAA player arrested over alleged violent assault on boy at vacant propertySuspect, well known in GAA circles, was detained on Monday for questioning with a file on case now being sent to DPPWed Feb 21 2024 - 13:43
Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel created an Irish network to aid large movement of drugs, gardaí believeSinaloa cartel has sought to build criminal networks in the EU over last five yearsTue Feb 20 2024 - 19:58
Man shoots at gardaí with pellet gun during attempted search and arrest incident in LongfordThe suspect fled but was eventually discovered in the area after the Garda’s Armed Support Unit and the Garda helicopter were deployedTue Feb 20 2024 - 18:23
Cyclist killed in Dublin is second member of UCD Cycling Club to die on roads in a yearFather-of-three John Walsh sustained fatal injuries in crash with car in Kinsealy on SundayMon Feb 19 2024 - 23:06
New searches in Waterford after €32.8m Irish-Mexican crystal meth seizure in CorkGardaí believe half tonne of crystal meth found in container in Cork Port owned by Sinaloa cartel who use Irish agentsMon Feb 19 2024 - 14:31
Suspected crystal meth worth €32.8m seized in Cork originated with Mexican cartel, gardaí believe Two Irish men arrested, firearms seized, after searches in Kerry and Cork targeting suspected Irish associates of Sinaloa Cartel featured in Netflix series NarcosFri Feb 16 2024 - 21:17
GRA says ‘breakdown in trust’ led to unprecedented snub of Garda CommissionerGarda Representative Association decides not to invite Drew Harris to annual conferenceFri Feb 16 2024 - 13:20
Garda search for evidence about missing Icelandic man ends in north DublinSantry Demense searched for several days after anonymous tip-off about missing father of four Jon JonssonFri Feb 16 2024 - 12:13
Senior Muslim cleric says he was targeted in pre-planned hate crime attackChairman of Irish Muslim Council, Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, attacked in Tallaght on ThursdayFri Feb 16 2024 - 09:53
Gardaí searching for missing Icelandic man focus in on part of Santry DemesneJon Jonsson (41) vanished in Dublin in 2019 after coming to play poker during a 10-day holidayWed Feb 14 2024 - 14:04
Garda issues Valentine’s Day warning as woman loses €450,000 in romance scamMore than 240 victims have lost an average €28,500 to people they believed were their romantic partners after meeting onlineWed Feb 14 2024 - 00:01
Gardaí search Dublin park for missing Icelandic man five years after disappearanceJon Jonsson was 41 when he left north Dublin hotel and disappeared, with no confirmed sightings in intervening yearsTue Feb 13 2024 - 16:28
Woman arrested over death of Matthew Healy (6) questioned by gardaí for the first timeDetectives were awaiting medical clearance to interview woman (30s) since she was detained in early hours of Friday near Dunmore East, Co WaterfordTue Feb 13 2024 - 11:40
Vigil for Matthew Healy told death of six-year-old boy is an ‘unspeakable tragedy’ Garda investigation continues after body of six-year-old senior infants pupil discovered in car near Dunmore East, Co Waterford, on Friday night, with woman subsequently arrestedMon Feb 12 2024 - 21:08
