‘I’m almost certain something happened’: Family fear missing Jón Jónsson was killed by hitman in case of mistaken identityRelatives of the Icelandic poker player last seen in Dublin six years ago want gardaí to open a murder investigationFri Mar 07 2025 - 23:30
Law change allows for deployment of Irish special forces to KyivCabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseasWed Mar 05 2025 - 06:05
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technologyThe Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on MondayTue Mar 04 2025 - 17:55
Israeli decryption device used by gardaí to show man murdered wife Cellebrite device is also widely used by Israeli militaryTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Army general to become new head of Defence Forces under expanded roleUnlike his predecessors, Brig Gen Rossa Mulcahy will be granted full command and control of all military formationsMon Mar 03 2025 - 18:00
Burglaries and kidnappings rise, homicides and drug offences fallPublic order offences rose by three per cent to 30,092 in the 12 months to October 2024Mon Mar 03 2025 - 11:55
No strategy, ad hoc structures, mutual distrust: welcome to Ireland’s intelligence serviceIreland lacks single dedicated intelligence agency and Cabinet-level committee responsible for national securityMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100mSimon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spendingSat Mar 01 2025 - 06:00
Kyran Durnin murder inquiry: Gardaí conclude search of Drogheda houseNo evidence of ‘immediate significance’ was found, it is understoodFri Feb 28 2025 - 20:19
Ireland has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ on defence spending, says Simon HarrisTánaiste ‘convinced’ of need for State to buy fighter jets amid proposals to triple defence budgetFri Feb 28 2025 - 19:26
Explainer: What is the purpose of deportation flights out of Ireland?Videos of people being loaded on to aircraft are much more potent than statistics, writes Conor Gallagher Fri Feb 28 2025 - 19:24
Costings sought for massive expansion of Irish military including purchase of fighter jetsProposal to double Naval Service’s fleet and equip Army with modern armoured vehicles Fri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
Quinlan family rejects Jadotville bravery medal while other soldiers are not recognisedThe medal is being kept in the Military Archives for if the family’s position changesWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Irish link to Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting investigatedPolice want gardaí to check financial transactions made through Ireland by gunman who killed 10 people in Sweden this monthTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Ireland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth yearContinued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministersMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Boy (5) who died after being hit by car in Portlaoise named as Aaron HussainSaturday sees three deaths on roads across island of IrelandSun Feb 23 2025 - 15:49
Criminals obtained shotgun after it went missing from ‘skip-like container’ at Garda HeadquartersLabour TD Alan Kelly calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to provide statement to DáilSat Feb 22 2025 - 06:01
Hand found on grounds of Dublin primary school ‘belonged to boy (12) injured in gas canister explosion’Partially decomposed hand was found on Friday afternoon in Darndale Fri Feb 21 2025 - 17:29
Elon Musk’s Irish friends and their influence on the powerful billionaire Musk frequently shares or highlights posts complaining about immigration into Ireland by Michael O’Keeffe, one of a number of Irish people to have grabbed the world’s richest man’s attentionFri Feb 21 2025 - 15:28
‘Difficult berthing’: Naval service ship damaged in Cork Harbour during sea trialsLÉ Niamh suffered ‘minor’ damage during trials following a recent overhaulFri Feb 21 2025 - 11:48
Garda fitness requirements relaxed as force struggles to increase numbersWould-be gardaí will no longer have to perform sit-ups or push-ups to gain admission to Garda college Thu Feb 20 2025 - 06:00
Suspect in Dublin attack likely to go on trial in Northern IrelandMan arrested by PSNI may be dealt with by northern authorities under legislation introduced during TroublesTue Feb 18 2025 - 19:58
From playing a garda in Kin to the real thing: New recruits put through their paces in TemplemoreLocal radio presenter and taxi driver among new Garda recruitsTue Feb 18 2025 - 19:00
It would take years to meet demand for documents at military abuse tribunal, department saysScope of evidence-gathering narrows over practical concernsTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Third man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in Dublin city centreVictim named as Quham Babatunde (34), who died after fight broke out in nightclubMon Feb 17 2025 - 21:23
Ireland’s lack of security strategy ‘indefensible’, veteran Garda intelligence officer saysSix-year delay in publishing strategy criticised ‘at a time of heightened global instability and risk’Sun Feb 16 2025 - 17:00
State may rely on executive privilege to prevent disclosure of secret UK air defence agreementSenator Gerard Craughwell’s case aims to compel Government to reveal details of secret arrangementFri Feb 14 2025 - 17:57
DPP to examine use of artificial intelligence in response to increasingly large caseloadsNumber of court dates before the Central Criminal Court, which hears cases of rape and murder, have increased by 149%Thu Feb 13 2025 - 19:10
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan signals tougher line on immigration and increased deportationsEfforts needed to reduce the number of people applying for international protection, O’Callaghan saysThu Feb 13 2025 - 15:41
Stoneybatter: Suspect has no known links to victims, who remain in hospital with serious injuries Three victims, men aged between their 20s and 40s, remain in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuriesMon Feb 10 2025 - 15:17
Transgender prisoner policy delayed as officials struggle to find appropriate modelMost favour flexible approach which deals with inmates on a case-by-case basisMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí use ‘less than lethal’ weapon to disarm and arrest man following robberyIt is understood gardaí shot man with less than lethal 40mm impact round, which caused him to drop the knifeSun Feb 09 2025 - 22:03
‘He had his key in the door when it happened’: Stoneybatter residents stunned by sudden violenceThree men hospitalised after being stabbed in attack in Stoneybatter area of DublinSun Feb 09 2025 - 21:21
Three men hospitalised after being stabbed in attack in Stoneybatter area of DublinGardaí apprehended a suspect on Manor PlaceSun Feb 09 2025 - 17:48
Media regulator announces €5.7m in new funding for local news and court reportingCoimisiún na Meán awards majority of grants to local media outletsFri Feb 07 2025 - 20:04
Drugs gang used fleet of cars modified with secret compartments to supply DublinVehicles discovered along with 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis in Mountmellick, Co LaoisWed Feb 05 2025 - 19:39
State agrees €2m settlement in Air Corps chemical ‘tubbing’ caseCentral to Gary Coll’s claims was that he underwent ‘tubbing’, a form of hazing where workers were submerged in a bath of unspecified chemicals and oilWed Feb 05 2025 - 16:37
DPP considers charges against Gerry Hutch over alleged Garda corruptionHutch is suspected of helping run a criminal organisation, an offence which can carry a life sentenceMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Irish military aircraft deployed to monitor Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vesselDefence Forces says the Metagas Everest tanker, which is the subject of US and UK sanctions, is a ‘vessel of interest’Tue Jan 14 2025 - 17:40
Apartment-style modular prison cells to cost at least €530,000 eachUnits will provide step-down accommodation for 34 inmates at Loughlan House, Shelton Abbey and Castlerea prisonsMon Jan 13 2025 - 06:00
Naval Service goes to sea without working guns as maritime threats mountPersonnel shortage means only one ship can patrol Ireland’s vast economic zone at a time - and even that rate may have to be reducedSat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
'We're at war...You're going to lose your town': The rise of anti-immigrant ‘community watchdogs’ across IrelandLast year saw the emergence of numerous groups formed to share information about alleged criminal offending, and in some cases patrol local areasFri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
Defence Forces liaison officers no longer obliged to wear uniforms or give evidence in civilian courtsOfficers will also now be confined to simply reporting back the results of the case to Defence Forces authorities rather than giving evidence about an accused’s service recordTue Dec 31 2024 - 07:14
Immigration and the rise and fall of the Irish far right in 2024Violence continued to grow along with the disinformation campaigns targeting asylum seekers, but far-right candidates failed to turn their large social media followings into votesMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00
Four new military helicopters purchased for Air Corps in deal worth almost €100mAircraft from Airbus will be delivered early in 2027 in a deal worth €91.7m plus VATMon Dec 30 2024 - 00:00
Increased security on Dublin Bus routes after video shared of driver striking childDublin Bus ‘investigating’ footage showing alleged altercation at stop along 140 routeSun Dec 29 2024 - 18:46
Man (40s) due in court over alleged Blanchardstown hit-and-run in which married couple died Georgina Hogg Moore (39) and Anthony Hogg (40) died after being hit by car in Dublin 15Sun Dec 29 2024 - 11:26
Husband and wife die following ‘hit-and-run’ incident in BlanchardstownMan (40s) arrested in connection with Blanchardstown Road North incidentFri Dec 27 2024 - 19:39
Shoplifting: More than 8,000 arrests as gardaí focus on retail crime gangs in crackdownFocus of operation is a number of organised crime gangs which travel the country to carry out shoplifting on a large scaleFri Dec 27 2024 - 00:00
Gardaí must have capacity to stage child sex abuse sting operations, says expertMeasure would enable trained officers to pose as children online to ensnare potential abusers seeking to exploit minors sexuallyThu Dec 26 2024 - 06:00
