Man tells coroner that ex-partner’s claim he set her on fire ‘not true’
Allegation made by Martina Kiely, of Shanabooly Road, Limerick, led to review of Garda inquiry into her death
Allegation made by Martina Kiely, of Shanabooly Road, Limerick, led to review of Garda inquiry into her death
HHC is chemically similar to THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, but remains legal in Ireland
Drug packages estimated to be worth €140,000
Use of next-generation sequencing technology for examining mitochondrial DNA material will represent a new departure for State laboratory
Facility located near Celbridge in Co Kildare includes 32 specialised clean rooms designed for the discovery and analysis of trace evidence
There are fears the number of overdoses will rise over the course of the weekend
Huge increase in popularity of “sinister” sweets, says Forensic Science Ireland
The centre in Kildare will be completed in 2025 but will be only about 1% the size of other commercial data centres
Long was first charged with Nora Sheehan’s murder in 1981 and was a suspect in a number of sexual assault cases
Historic case against Noel Long, who denied the charge, built on two main planks - forensic evidence and DNA profiling
Delays in analysing drugs have caused frustrations in legal circles as they can mean suspects having to spend longer in custody before trial
Kerry babies case: Man and woman arrested were ‘in a state of shock’ when arrested but had voluntarily given DNA samples to investigating officers, solicitor says
Swab samples obtained from arrested man and woman given priority testing status by Forensic Science Ireland laboratory
Technology will allow for extraction of DNA from very old remains and matching to ‘third degree relatives’
Jellies, branded as Runtz sweets, are being analysed
Tim O’Sullivan, whose disappearance ‘haunted’ family, to be buried on Monday
Last-known resident of house, Tim O’Sullivan, was in his late 50s when he disappeared from the area about 20 years ago
Samples from sex offenders and other prisoners were halted in March 2020, as part of measures aimed at combating Covid-19 in Irish jails
Locals volunteer DNA samples after body of ‘Baby John’ is exhumed in Cahersiveen
Brother begs people with vital information on Imelda Keenan’s disappearance in Waterford to come forward
Checks against national DNA database show no one matches being related to baby
Minister for Justice says issue is not impacting on Garda prosecutions in courts
An eye-opening visit to lab responsible for testing and measuring Garda drug seizures
Ireland’s DNA database contains 10,000 profiles and is rising by 1,000 each month
Minister turns sod on new premises and praises scientists and DNA database
More than 530 offences linked to specific individuals in first year of new database
Fitzgerald says measure ‘historic’ and legislation to come into operation next week
Immediate investment is needed in DNA testing and in other forms of forensics to avoid a catastrophe
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