Plans for electronic tagging of offenders criticisedPlans by the Minister for Justice to introduce electronic tagging for some offenders have been criticised by Opposition parties…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Tests show dealers adulterating illegal drugsDrugs for sale on Irish streets are being mixed with cancer treatment drugs, anaesthetics used by dentists, and medicines used…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
McDowell to introduce Bill to allow electronic taggingThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to seek Cabinet approval shortly for the introduction of electronic tagging for offenders…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Unplanned killing would leave cluesIf the murder of Robert Holohan was a spur-of-the-moment act rather than a premeditated killing, gardaí are more likely to catch…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Three men held after gardai foil armed raid in Dublin car parkThree men were being questioned by gardaí last night after an armed robbery was foiled in Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Gardai explain why State Pathologist started examination hours laterPathology examination: Gardaí explained yesterday why the State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, started her examination of Robert…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea confirms troops to head for Sri LankaSRI LANKA: The Government is to sanction the deployment of Irish troops to Sri Lanka to assist in the humanitarian operation…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Securicor offers €100,000 for information on armed raidersSecurity firm Securicor has posted a reward of up to €100,000 for any person who can provide gardaí with information which leads…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Security guard shot as raiders take up to €14,000A security guard was last night being treated in hospital after he was shot by raiders during a robbery in Clane, Co KildareWed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Public urged to recycle festive wasteConsumers have been urged to recycle the 163 million bottles, cans and plastic containers used to package the 64 Olympic-sized…Tue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Stores are not for the timid as sales fever takes holdThe entrance to Arnotts in Dublin at 1 p.m. yesterday was no place for the faint-heartedTue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Wet and windy for the remainder of the weekMet Éireann has forecast wet and windy conditions for the remainder of the weekTue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Seizure of drugs in Republic set to exceed €100m for 2004The value of illicit drugs seized in the State in 2004 is set to exceed €100 million for the second year in succession, new figures…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Wicklow council displays plans for GreystonesWicklow County Council has put on public display plans for the compulsory purchase of land on the foreshore at Greystones which…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Garda powers to detain offenders' parents soughtGardaí want the power to detain parents whose children are believed to be committing offences, one of the main Garda organisations…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Limerick man agrees to give his house to CABA Limerick man has agreed to hand over his house to the Criminal Assets Bureau after he accepted in court that the property was…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
300 prisoners for temporary release over ChristmasAlmost 300 inmates will be released from prison over Christmas for periods of temporary release ranging between several hours…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Gardai expand investigation into woman's murderGardaí investigating the murder of Rachel O'Reilly have expanded their search for evidence in an attempt to place a car driven…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Insurers say Government policy on flood relief is inadequateThe insurance industry has strongly criticised the Government's policy on flood relief, saying the €440 million anti-flood package…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Bank raiders are in international company of thievesInfamous robberies: The £20 million (€29 million) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast on Monday was the biggest heist ever in Ireland…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
213,000 legally held guns in StateThere are more than 213,000 legally-held firearms in the Republic, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Rape-gang members are segregated after jail attackThree youths who were part of a gang who raped a woman in Limerick last January and badly beat her male companion during the …Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Mother's death being treated as suspiciousGardaí in Navan were last night continuing to treat the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Dunshaughlin yesterday…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Cocaine with estimated street value of EUR13m seized in DublinCocaine with a street value estimated between €11 million and €13 million was seized in three separate Garda and Customs and …Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Safety council warns on fatal pedestrian and truck accidentsThe National Safety Council (NSC) has said it is "alarmed" by the number of fatalities involving pedestrians struck by lorries…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Cocaine supply to Ireland disrupted by Spanish arrestsA major drugs gang which gardaí believe has been smuggling a significant portion of all of the cocaine entering the State were…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Drug hauls three times the targetThe value of drugs seized in the State last year was more than three times higher than targets for the year set out in the National…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
McDowell moves to close search warrant loopholeThe Minister for Justice has asked the Attorney General for "urgent advice" on a recent Supreme Court ruling which may invalidate…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
Widow will not change position on releaseMcCabe case: The widow of Det Garda Jerry McCabe said last night that no political developments would change her opposition …Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Angolan man to apply to High Court to halt his deportationAn Angolan man who fears being killed if he is deported from Ireland is to apply to the High Court this morning for an injunction…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Four years on, family of Trevor Deely make fresh appeal for informationThe family of a young Kildare man who has been missing for four years have issued a fresh appeal for any information on their…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Four men may be linked to abduction attempt on boyGardaí investigating the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old boy from outside his Westmeath home on Saturday have said up to…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
McCabe widow says SF and IRA are unjust to herThe widow of Det Garda Jerry McCabe has said it is unjust of Sinn Féin and the IRA to hold her hostage and make out she is standing…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Early release option defendedThe Government has no option but to release the killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe if power-sharing is to be restored in the North…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
'If I go back I will be killed,' Angolan claimsA dancer with the Irish Modern Dance Theatre currently starring in its show at the Project Theatre in Dublin has been told to…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
216 SDS staff express interest in redundancy dealAn Post has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in a severance or retirement package being offered to staff at …Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
€12.5m for institutes of technologyMore than €12.5 million is to be made available to institutes of technology following the reintroduction of the grants scheme…Mon Nov 29 2004 - 00:00
Random breath-testing delayedRandom breath-testing for drivers will not be in place until the end of next year and will only be in place then if the Government…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
GRA campaign to upgrade vehicle fleetThe Garda Representative Association (GRA) has long campaigned for greater investment in the Garda fleet to ensure vehicles used…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Garda traffic corps aims to cut road deathsSome €30 million is to be made available next year for the establishment of a new dedicated Garda traffic corps, which hopes …Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Parole board considers freeing serial killersIreland's first known serial killers have applied to be released from prison after 28 years, The Irish Times has learned.Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Military planes from 50 countries overfly StateMilitary aircraft from almost 50 countries have been granted permission by the Government to use Irish air space since 2000.Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Man shot dead in west Dublin feudThe man murdered in a gun attack in west Dublin early yesterday was a suspect in a number of serious gun crimes committed in …Mon Nov 22 2004 - 00:00
Dessie O'Hare out on four-day releaseThe former leader of the INLA and so-called Border Fox, Dessie O'Hare, was released from prison on temporary release on Wednesday…Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Two minors among suspects questioned over gun attacksGardaí are questioning six suspects, including two minors, about two gun attacks in Finglas, Dublin, on Sunday night, which left…Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
Gardai believe Finglas shooting is linked to death of Cloverhill prisonerGardaí believe a shooting in Finglas, Dublin, which left a man critically ill, was linked to the death of a prisoner in Cloverhill…Tue Nov 16 2004 - 00:00
Garda body is 'proud' of acquitted officerThe largest Garda association has said it is "very proud" of Garda Donal Corcoran, following his acquittal on assault charges…Tue Nov 16 2004 - 00:00
Use of Shannon puts Ireland in line of fire, says Jesse JacksonThe use of Shannon Airport by US military aircraft on their way to Iraq puts Ireland "in the line of fire" from terrorist organisations…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Scheme for new Garda stations is put on holdGovernment plans to replace 100 rural Garda stations with new premises through a land exchange programme with private developers…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
State spending €5.2m on Garda drivers' poolSome €5.2 million is being spent by the State on salaries for Garda drivers to drive Ministers, former taoisigh, former presidents…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
