Government to bring in emergency legislation for serving alcohol in outdoor areas this weekTaoiseach rejects claims Government is ‘fiasco factory’ in row over hospitality sectorTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:33
Arrests of jihadi terror suspects in Ireland more than tripled in 2020Majority of 18 arrests related to suspected financing of terrorismTue Jun 22 2021 - 12:58
Drew Harris tells senior gardaí to apply ‘discretion’ in policing pubs and restaurantsLicenced premises which are acting responsibly will not be penalised or shut downMon Jun 21 2021 - 18:27
George Nkencho family asks inquest to examine policing of black communityInquest told the 27-year-old died from ‘multiple gunshots wounds to the trunk’Mon Jun 21 2021 - 13:50
Up to 70% of prisoners suffer from personality disordersTreatment can be effective but is highly resource-intensive, says psychologistMon Jun 21 2021 - 02:00
Garda Commissioner to face questions over cancelled 999 calls controversyInternal review ongoing to determine how many calls ‘erroneously’ cancelledSun Jun 20 2021 - 21:09
Gardaí say outdoor drinking in temporary seating areas illegalMany premises obtained permission to set up extended outdoor areasSun Jun 20 2021 - 17:48
Investigations launched into three separate stabbings in DublinThe incidents on Saturday are not believed to be connectedSun Jun 20 2021 - 14:40
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defenceState unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authoritiesSat Jun 19 2021 - 02:00
Department considers review into how it handles military abuse allegationsDozens of allegations of sexual abuse collected by former army sergeantSat Jun 19 2021 - 00:05
Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final reportFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:20
How to talk to the vaccine denier in your lifeAnti-vax sentiment is strong among people who rely on social media for most of their newsThu Jun 17 2021 - 11:06
Inmates being vaccinated on a prison-by-prison basisRollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation driveThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Professor criticises ‘dehumanising’ nature of mandatory hotel quarantineLokesh Joshi says he has felt like an ‘inmate’ since returning from India after his mother’s deathTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:45
Man arrested after woman robbed at gunpoint in DroghedaMan pointed what appeared to be a handgun at victim and pulled the triggerTue Jun 15 2021 - 12:01
Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devicesMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:59
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwordsSuspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prisonMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:35
Gardaí frustrated at senior management’s aversion to car chasesRevised Garda policy: ‘Pull back, it’s not worth the risk,’ members are increasingly being toldTue Jun 08 2021 - 04:30
Ireland had to rely on EU ship to patrol fishing waters due to Naval shortagesOne third of fishery patrols cancelled by Naval Service so far this yearFri Jun 04 2021 - 11:35
Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinatedProtest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programmeThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:35
UK police investigate death of Irish woman who was in psychiatric careMargaret Molyneux’s daughter claims high dose of drug led to difficulty swallowing and chokingThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:02
Just 2% of prisoners have been vaccinated to dateIrish Penal Reform Trust ‘dismayed’ inmates appear to have been ‘left behind’Mon May 31 2021 - 01:00
HSE confirms data of 520 patients published onlineIreland’s reputation at risk due to lack of cybersecurity investment, Ibec warnsFri May 28 2021 - 16:58
Two gardaí remain in hospital following west Dublin shootingMan in custody after firing from home during armed siege at housing estate in west DubliWed May 26 2021 - 13:53
Dublin shooting: Two gardaí shot by man who opened fire from houseMan arrested following massive Garda operation at Whitechapel Grove, ClonsillaWed May 26 2021 - 00:10
State’s first female major general takes seat ‘at highest table in the world’Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien says her promotion shows ‘women can achieve high ranks’Tue May 25 2021 - 19:35
Insanity pleas during homicide trials rise threefoldIncrease in insanity pleas followed abolition of mandatory detention in such casesTue May 25 2021 - 09:32
HSE cyber attack: No mass dump of patient data as criminals’ deadline passesData relating to sexual assault victims not compromised in attackMon May 24 2021 - 20:53
No evidence so far of data emerging online but move by criminals expectedPublic advised to report any contact regarding personal information to gardaíMon May 24 2021 - 12:48
See for miles: Testing Air Corps’ €13,000 night-vision gogglesOn a night-time mission over Dublin and Wicklow, the visual range was impressiveMon May 24 2021 - 01:00
Cyberattack: HSE braced for release of stolen patient dataPlans to counter leak drawn up with Garda, data protection chief and social media firmsMon May 24 2021 - 00:52
Give me a crash course in... the Wizard Spider cyber attackThe group of cybercriminals hacked the HSE, saying they will leak confidential patient dataSat May 22 2021 - 06:00
Morley could be released ‘within a year’ if condition remains stableCourt found woman suffering from temporary insanity when she killed her childrenSat May 22 2021 - 03:01
HSE hack: Decryption key ‘did not come from diplomatic channels’Taoiseach says extra resources have been earmarked to ‘stay ahead of the hackers’Fri May 21 2021 - 18:27
Deirdre Morley case: Inquiry into treatment ‘imperative’, says mental health serviceSt Patrick’s had treated woman before she killed her three childrenFri May 21 2021 - 15:36
HSE cyberattack: New Zealand company offers decryption tool in response to attackThe hope is that the software offered free of charge may speed up restoration of the HSE systemsFri May 21 2021 - 15:01
Former Hyde and Seek worker alleges colleague pushed and threatened herCreche denies Jade Byrne Hoey’s claims that it discriminated against her due to her youthWed May 19 2021 - 14:24
To pay or not to pay: HSE faces a choice between ‘two evils’ following cyberattackRussian cybercrime gang members like to portray themselves as ‘professionals’Wed May 19 2021 - 01:00
State spending on cybersecurity criticised as ‘paltry’Taoiseach defends threefold increase to €5.1m in funding of agency this yearWed May 19 2021 - 01:00
Dark web ‘dump sites’ being monitored for HSE data after hackExpert says it is ‘highly unlikely’ gang believed to be based in Russia will be caughtTue May 18 2021 - 01:10
Cabinet to be briefed over fears patients’ data will be ‘abused’ by cybercriminalsDisruption caused by cyberattack likely to continue ‘well into this week’Tue May 18 2021 - 00:07
Dublin football team will not face sanctions for Covid-19 breachesOrganisers of training sessions at Innisfails GAA club will not face prosecutionTue May 11 2021 - 11:14
Mountjoy hit by largest prison coronavirus outbreak to dateContact tracing is ongoing after 19 prisoners test positive, says Prison Service.Mon May 10 2021 - 21:14
Law firm demands Twitter hand over user details of anti-Sinn Féin accountsTen accounts allegedly linked to ex-Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris shut downMon May 10 2021 - 20:56
Number of legal silencers for firearms up 20% in two yearsDevices are used to mask the sound of a shot, and are popular with huntersMon May 10 2021 - 02:50
Eoghan Harris-linked Twitter account under Garda investigationAnti-Sinn Féin account frequently targeted journalists and other public figuresSun May 09 2021 - 19:36
Sixth arrest made in Mulready Woods investigationSuspect detained after being arrested in Dublin prison on SaturdaySun May 09 2021 - 14:19
Eoghan Harris’s secret account discovered as a result of poll dataSunday Independent columnist dropped by paper over involvement in anti-SF accountSat May 08 2021 - 01:39
Why are women more hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine?Experts cite fertility concerns, ‘conspirituality’ and distrust of the Irish health systemSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Twitter suspends nine accounts linked to profile used by Eoghan HarrisSunday Independent drops writer and former senator for anonymous account activityFri May 07 2021 - 19:53
