Gardaí collect DNA samples in Kilkenny fire investigationGARDAÍ IN Co Kilkenny have taken DNA samples and fingerprints from a large number of men over the weekend as part of their investigation…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Garda numbers to fall as economic conditions worsenMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has signalled that fewer people will be recruited to the Garda this year than previously planned…Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
State spent over €150,000 to deport Ghanaian manTHE STATE spent more than €150,000 deporting a convicted Ghanaian drug smuggler last year, it has emerged.Sat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Car crash kills three teenagers in New Year's Eve Tipperary tragedyGARDAÍ BELIEVE the car in which three teenagers died in Co Tipperary on New Year's Eve was sold locally to one of the group just…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Homicides down 40% last year with fewer stabbingsTHE COMBINED number of murders and manslaughters committed in the Republic in the past year has fallen by 40 per cent following…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Appeal over fatal stabbing in DundalkGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the fatal stabbing of a man on Saturday night have appealed for the public's assistance in their efforts…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
Five-man gang escape with €1.2m after family kidnappingGARDAÍ ARE searching for a five-man armed gang who escaped with €1Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Victim's home searchedGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of Celine Cawley in Howth, Dublin, will this morning begin their fifth day of forensically examining…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Man likely to be charged over Ranelagh murderA MAN arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Dublin on Wednesday night is likely to appear before the courts to…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Men held after two arms findsGARDAÍ IN Co Meath have found three firearms, a quantity of Semtex, 500 rounds of ammunition and stolen property in two separate…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí examine clothes from house of murder victimGARDAÍ investigating the murder of Celine Cawley in Howth, north Dublin, are examining the clothes she was wearing when she was…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Heroin worth €6m seized in DublinGARDAÍ AND Customs officers have made one of the biggest heroin seizures of the year.Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Priest says murdered man's family coping with ordeal as best they canTHE FUNERAL has taken place of Aidan O'Kane who was shot dead in East Wall, north Dublin, almost two weeks ago.Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Funeral of East Wall murder victim takes placeThe funeral has taken place of Aidan O'Kane who was shot dead in East Wall, north Dublin, almost two weeks ago.Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Howth woman died of head injuriesTHE POSTMORTEM on the remains of Celine Cawley has concluded the 46-year-old from Howth, north Dublin, died of head injuries …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
State urged to be more proactive in tackling gangland crimeTHE STATE needs to be more proactive in preventing gangland crime rather than expecting gardaí to deal with the consequences …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Cocaine worth €150,000 found in carA NUMBER of people were questioned by gardaí over the weekend following separate investigations into drug-dealing, robbery and…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí appeal to young motorists to drive carefully over Christmas periodGARDAÍ HAVE appealed to young motorists to drive carefully over the Christmas period saying those in their late teens and early…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Two arrested in major drugs raidsTWO PEOPLE were under arrest last night as part of an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) into a major north Dublin…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Teenager suspect carried gun before rowGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Aidan O'Kane in Dublin believe a teenage chief suspect was carrying the murder weapon…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Man (51) shot dead in chase after home attackedGARDAÍ WERE last night trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding the shooting dead of a middle-aged man whose house…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Gang who held postmaster's family hostage get away with €200,000AN ARMED and masked gang escaped with about €200,000 from a post office after the postmaster's wife and two children were held…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Ten held in raids on suspected prostitution networkGARDAÍ HAVE uncovered an organised crime gang suspected of bringing women from Africa, South America and eastern Europe into …Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Money trail examined as sex ring broken upGARDAÍ WERE last night examining a large number of seized laptops, telephones and electronic devices in a bid to assess the size…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
GRA says gardaí may need stun guns for protectionATTACKS ON gardaí have become so violent and frequent that the use of Taser stun guns by uniformed members will have to be considered…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Targeting gangland crime given top priorityTHE PURSUIT of gangland criminals will be the top priority of An Garda Síochána next year, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern …Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Jail for pair's 'brutal' attack on campervan holiday coupleTWO MEN have been jailed for an attack in which an English couple were severely assaulted before their campervan was stolen and…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Law allowing such prosecutions was enacted 32 years agoTHE CONVICTION in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday of Gerard Mackin for murder represented a number of legal firsts…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Three held over missing woman (19)GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the disappearance of a Romanian teenager in Dublin in January were last night questioning three people about…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Defence Forces head apologises to MinisterDEFENCE FORCES chief of staff Lieut Gen Dermot Earley has apologised to the Minister for Defence, Willie O'Dea, for putting him…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Drug link suspected as father shot dead at his homeGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a man in an apparent gangland shooting are studying possible links to the drugs trade.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Third of women at Mountjoy jail freed over overcrowdingONE THIRD of prisoners at the women's jail in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, have been released amid "serious overcrowding", it has…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Gun ownership will be as high as in US without 'radical' reform - MinisterTHE REPUBLIC faces gun ownership rates as high as the United States unless decisive action is taken to curb the "alarming" number…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Mother of murder victim appeals to publicTHE MOTHER of murdered Limerick man Shane Geoghegan has appealed to members of the public who may have information about her …Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
30 dogs rescued from disused farm after tip-offTHIRTY DOGS and other animals have been taken into the care of the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Jailed gang criminals to be housed in isolation unitsMORE THAN 100 imprisoned gangland criminals are to be housed in special isolation units as part of a new drive to prevent them…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Limerick gang member transferred to Midlands PrisonA MEMBER of Limerick's Dundon-McCarthy gang has been transferred under armed Garda escort to the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise, …Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Over 20 addresses raided in Geoghegan murder inquiryGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of Shane Geoghegan in Limerick and gangland feuding in the city have raided more than 20 addresses…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Garda-PSNI report reveals extent of heroin problemTHE STRENGTH of the Republic's heroin trade has been underlined by a new Garda-PSNI cross-Border organised crime assessment which…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Surveillance law to be introduced to tackle gang crimeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has promised the speedy introduction of new surveillance legislation to tackle gangland crime.Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Four held after hoax bomb found in DublinGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the planting of an explosive device outside the Dublin headquarters of Shell last September have discovered…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to meet Garda chief on Limerick murder and crimeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen and Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern are due to meet Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy today to discuss…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Prominent republican's house searched over Shell pipe bombGardaí investigating the discovery of an explosive device outside Shell’s head office on Leeson Street in Dublin in September…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Real IRA member who has history of violenceDURING HIS murder trial Stephen Carney and his lawyers did their best to suggest he had simply snapped during a row with Amanda…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Army helps evacuate aid workersSENIOR IRISH Army officers and French special forces serving in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) evacuated a group…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Sale of 'low price' Air Corps helicopters defendedTHE DEPARTMENT of Defence has defended the sale of four Air Corps helicopters for €360,000 following a media report which revealed…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Limerick rugby player killed in case of mistaken identityA MAN shot dead on a Limerick housing estate in the early hours of yesterday was gunned down by killers who mistook him for a…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Vessel tracked after tip-off from BritainTHE YACHT at the centre of the cocaine smuggling case in Co Cork was sold in Trinidad and Tobago during the summer for about $…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Ahern says it is 'virtually impossible' to police the State's coastlineIT IS “virtually impossible” to police the Republic’s coastline, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said.Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí raid 22 'head shops' suspected of selling illegal drugsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the suspected sale of illegal drugs over the counter in shops have raided 22 premises across the country…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
