Mountjoy report scathing on prison conditionsMOUNTJOY PRISON is now so overcrowded that conditions have become “degrading”Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Thornton Hall faces years of delay as funding unsure with cuts on lendingTHE VISITING committee of Mountjoy Prison has suggested that the new prison at Thornton Hall in north Co Dublin could be delayed…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Bullet-proof BMWs seized from gang members in LimerickTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) has seized two bullet-proof BMW cars from members of one of Limerick’s feuding gangsTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
13 of State's 15 prisons are overcrowdedALL BUT two of the State’s 15 prisons are overcrowded, with some operating more then 25 per cent above their bed capacity, according…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Gardai find cars and gun used in Tallaght shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a gangland criminal and the wounding of his partner in a feud-related attack have found…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Three held over Dublin gangland killingThree people are still being questioned by garadí tonight after being arrested over the fatal shooting of a man in Tallaght last…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Man killed and woman injured in gangland shootingA MAN was shot dead and a woman wounded in a gun attack last night linked to a feud between rival drug gangs in the Crumlin and…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Eight held as gardaí find drug farms in housesGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the activities of organised crime gangs running cannabis-growing operations have arrested eight people and…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Checks stepped up along BorderSECURITY: BORDER SECURITY has been increased following the attacks by dissident republicans of the past week in Antrim and Armagh…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Complete review of security promised after €7.6m robberyTHE BIGGEST financial institutions in the State are to carry out a root-and-branch review of their security procedures after …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Man due to face charges on €7.6m kidnap robberyTWO MEN were due to appear before Dublin District Court this morning to face charges relating to the €7Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí continue to question seven over bank raidGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING last Friday’s robbery of the Bank of Ireland were last night still questioning seven people arrested within…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Senior gardaí and bank officials due to discuss bank-raid falloutA DELEGATION of senior Garda officers is due to meet officials from all of the country’s main banks today to discuss the fallout…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Families of bank staff are increasing target for raidersANALYSIS : The robbery of €7.6m raises fears of copycat raids, with families of bank staff put in dangerSat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Minister on three-day trip to Chad to visit Irish troopsMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea was this morning due to depart for a three-day visit to Chad where he will visit 416 Irish …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Family of man shot in Garda club says he was not armedTHE FAMILY of a man injured in a shooting at the Garda Sports and Social Club in Westmanstown, near Lucan, Co Dublin, on Sunday…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Man wounded in shooting at Garda sports club in DublinA MAN is recovering in hospital after he was wounded in a gun attack at the Garda Sports and Social Club in Westmanstown, near…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Three held over murder of suspected drugs figureGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a suspected drugs trafficker in a gangland shooting in Dublin last week have arrested seven…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Gardai arrest four men after armed bank robbery in NIGARDAÍ HAVE arrested four men as part of a cross-Border operation into an armed bank robbery in Northern Ireland on Friday during…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Gun found in brothers' car may be linked to crime feudTWO MEN are being questioned by gardaí after they were found with a handgun and over 100 rounds of ammunition in south Co Dublin…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Garda body seeks legal advice on pension levyTHE BODY representing rank-and-file gardaí has said it is taking legal advice on the “legitimacy” of the public service pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Man questioned in dealer's murderGARDAÍ HAVE questioned a member of a well-known Dublin criminal family as part of their investigation into the killing of a drug…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Man questioned in dealer's murderGARDAÍ HAVE questioned a member of a well-known Dublin criminal family as part of their investigation into the killing of a drug…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Garda body seeks legal advice on pension levyTHE BODY representing rank-and-file gardaí has said it is taking legal advice on the “legitimacy” of the public service pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Gun killers tracked victim as he moved from pub to pubGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Dublin’s latest gangland victim believe his killers had him under surveillance or were…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Senior gardai also to protest at levyGARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors are to follow the example of rank and file colleagues in taking to the streets of Dublin to demonstrate…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Garda body calls for mortgage reliefRANK AND file gardaí are to stage a mass public protest in Dublin city centre next week over the Government’s plans to introduce…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Cab seizes watches from Brian MeehanTHE ONLY man serving a prison sentence for the murder of Veronica Guerin has had two watches, valued at just over €20,000 and…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate victim's links to drugs trade after fatal shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a man in an apparent gangland attack are studying his links to the drugs trade in their…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí say lone gunman carried out Dublin murderGardaí said today a lone gunman carried out the murder of a drug dealer who was shot dead outside a house in west Dublin last…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Decrease in number of murders and rapesTHE NUMBER of crimes recorded in the Republic increased marginally last year as gardaí detected more drug crime than ever and…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Ahern to increase jail sentence for possession of knifeA NEW five-year jail sentence for possession of a knife is to be introduced and the sale of some bladed weapons, such as Samurai…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
30% fall in homicides and rise in burglaries, CSO data revealsTHE NUMBER of homicides recorded in Ireland dropped by 30 per cent last year, new crime figures due to be published today will…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
New chairman of Garda ombudsman namedTHE FORMER secretary general of the Department of Foreign Affairs Dermot Gallagher has been appointed chairman of the Garda Síochána…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Soldiers do not want to be used to break strikesDEFENCE FORCES: MEMBERS OF the Defence Forces should be given an assurance that they will not be ordered to break strikes if…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Terms of Garda chief and head of inspectorate extendedTHE GARDA Commissioner, Fachtna Murphy, will remain in his post for almost two more years after his term was extended by the …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Gallagher to chair Garda Ombudsman CommissionThe former secretary general of the Department of Foreign Affairs Dermot Gallagher has been appointed chairman of the Garda Síochána…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Gardai find 13 guns stolen from arms dealerGARDAÍ HAVE found 13 firearms that were among 30 guns stolen during a raid on the home of an arms dealer in Co Tipperary last…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
Sex offenders face electronic tagging in pilot projectSEX OFFENDERS released from jail are to be electronically tagged under a new pilot project to assess the effectiveness of the…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí raid 50 premises linked to drug gangsGARDAÍ HAVE raided over 50 residential and business premises as part of a major investigation into a significant drugs, money…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Sex offenders to be electronically taggedSex offenders released from jail are to be electronically tagged under a new pilot project to assess the effectiveness of the…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Three gardaí to face charges over incident in apartment complexTHREE GARDAÍ are to be criminally charged in relation to an incident in a Dublin apartment complex where a man claimed a group…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Garda chief backs community policingTHE NUMBER of gardaí engaged in community policing is to be doubled to 1,200 in an effort by the Garda to gain more intelligence…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Keogh shot after meeting drug dealer in SpainSPANISH POLICE investigating the murder of an Irishman in a gangland-style attack at the weekend are examining the car used by…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Commissioner says gardaí will face down 'gangland-type thugs'ARMED DRUGS gangs shooting each other over small debts are striking fear into communities but gardaí are tackling them head on…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Irish crime suspect shot dead in Spanish resort gangland attackA GANGLAND figure who fled Ireland just over a year ago after he was wounded in a gun attack, has been shot dead in southern …Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Big fall in Limerick gun crime after arrestsGUN CRIME in Limerick plummeted last year following the jailing of a number of criminal figures in the city and a major Garda…Sat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí seize drugs worth €520,000GARDAÍ WERE last night questioning four men following separate incidents in Dublin and Meath yesterday in which a house was fired…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Two held as murder attempt foiled in DublinTWO MEN are being questioned after gardaí foiled an attempted gun murder late on Wednesday night linked to a gangland feud that…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí find four guns as gangland deaths increaseGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting of three men in Tallaght late on Monday night have found two guns they believe were used in…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
