Reports warn of overcrowding in State's prisonsOvercrowding in some of the State's prisons is so acute that in Cork Prison six inmates are sharing cells with no in-cell sanitation…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
POA tells of prison violenceAssaults on prison officers are on the increase and management in the Irish Prison Service is more intent on "playing them down…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
Fireworks fuel demand for pet pillsA pet hospital in Sandymount, Dublin, has experienced an increased demand for pet sedatives from pet owners who fear their cats…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Wing of prison cleared ahead of possible May Day troubleMost of a prison wing that accommodates nearly 100 prisoners in Cloverhill Prison, Dublin, has been cleared to free up cells …Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Gardai should have right to strike, says GRAGardaí should have the right to strike if industrial relations talks break down, the new president of the Garda Representative…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Conroy denies Garda has quota system for traffic finesThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, has said the force does not operate a quota system when raising revenue by enforcing …Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Garda communications system 'not secure'The Garda radio communications system is on the verge of collapse, is not secure and cannot even be accessed in some parts of…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Tribunals have cost €400m and may exceed €1bnCurrent tribunals and other public inquiries are estimated to have cost more than €400 million and may exceed €1 billion by the…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Army and hospitals on full alert for May DayThe Army and Dublin's hospitals have been told to be on full alert during the first weekend in May, when Ireland hosts a ceremony…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Government to carry out tax schemes reviewThe Government is to carry out a major review of the State's tax incentive and exemption schemes which will reveal how many individuals…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Secret Service gave back surplus fundsThe Irish Secret Service spent almost €360,000 in 2002 in the course of gathering intelligence on groups deemed to pose a threat…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Smith urges parties to oppose criminalityThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has urged Northern political parties with links to paramilitaries to use their influence …Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
NORTH VIOLENCE: three times as many murders by loyalistsThe scale of paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland has been "worryingly high" since the beginning of last year, the first…Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
SF pledge to fight financial sanctionReaction in North: Sinn Féin last night vowed to fight the British government over plans to impose financial sanctions on the…Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
All-Ireland survey shows fast rise in use of cocaineAlmost one in five young Irish adults has taken an illegal drug with cocaine becoming widely used, the first all-Ireland drug…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
May Day use of unarmed gardai criticisedThe Garda Representative Association (GRA) has called into question plans to use unarmed gardaí on front-line riot duty on May…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Report to show drug trade has spread throughout StateA major drug report to be published today will show the extent to which the Republic's estimated €1 billion-plus annual drug …Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Man shot dead outside Dublin prisonGardaí believe the 24-year-old man murdered in a gangland shooting in Dublin on Saturday was targeted because of his links to…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Garda's unarmed status is threatened, warns McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has said the increase in gun crime could put at risk the unarmed status of the Garda.Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Crime figures show 6% dropReported crime fell in the first three months of this year, with a decrease of just over 6 per cent compared with the same period…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Insurance hotline catching fraudstersMany of the Republic's leading insurers are hiring an increasing number of private detectives to investigate information on fraudulent…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Man due in court over death of Dundalk womanA man is due to appear before Drogheda District Court this morning charged in relation to the death of a woman in Dundalk last…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
DPP to get files after shooting incidentGardaí investigating a shooting incident at a house in Dublin on Monday have released a man without charge but are preparing …Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Gardai question man (81) over sex assaultsGardaí are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to a series of sexual assaults by an 81-year-…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Gardai investigate death of woman in DundalkGardaí were continuing to interview people in Dundalk last evening over the death of a 48-year-old woman in the town yesterday…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Irish oil firm says it will continue its workAn Irish gas and oil exploration company working in Iraq has said it will continue operating there, despite the news that a major…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Garda lacks power to stop arrival of May Day militantsThe Garda has no power to stop known troublemakers from entering the State in the run-up to the anticipated May Day protests …Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
US 'queried' in flag-flying controversyThe Government has raised with the US embassy the flying of a "skull and crossbones" on a US military aircraft that landed at…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Gardai cannot confirm if Spanish bomb suspect had Irish linksGardaí have no information to verify recent media reports that one of the men suspected of being behind the Madrid al-Qaeda bomb…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Homeless man found dead in DublinGardaí have ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was found by the roadside on a busy street in Stoneybatter, …Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
One quarter of deportees came from EU accession statesAlmost a quarter of non-nationals deported from the Republic in the last 12 months were from EU accession states and will be …Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Delegates told more detectives are neededThe number of armed detectives in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda division has fallen by more than half in the last 12 years despite…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
AGSI rejects proposal to name sex offendersA proposal to grant members of the public access to the sex offenders' register has been rejected by the Association of Garda…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Only eight gardai trained to investigate high-speed crashesOf the 12,000 members of An Garda Síochána just eight have been trained to forensically investigate the causes of high-speed …Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Dublin GAA club bans players in dispute over lottoFootballers and hurlers at one of Ireland's best-known GAA clubs have been banned from playing because of their refusal to subscribe…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Call for tougher speeding policyGarda sergeants and inspectors have called for a new get-tough policy on speeding and drunk drivers including a "three-strikes…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Gun and drug laws to be toughened upIreland's gun and drug laws are to be toughened up and some sentencing discretion is to be taken out of the hands of judges whom…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
McDowell to seek approval for major Garda recruitment driveThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to seek Cabinet approval for a major Garda recruitment drive which would bring the …Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00
Gardai identify motive for Tallaght woman's killingGardaí investigating the murder of a 64-year-old woman in Tallaght on Saturday morning believe her death may be linked to a dispute…Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00
Photo-fit appeal as gardai fear new attack by rapistGardaí have launched a fresh appeal to members of the public for any information on a rapist who they fear may strike againWed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Seventy failed asylum-seekers for deportationSome 70 Romanian and Moldovan failed asylum-seekers were due to be deported from the State in the early hours of this morning…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Irish businessman killed in aircraft crash on English moorsAn Irish businessman was killed in England yesterday when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed into the moors in Lancashire…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Norway to follow suit with June smoke banEuropean support: Norway is set to be the next country in Europe to introduce a smoking ban similar to Ireland'sTue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Officials to study UK plans to cut 'supergrass' prison termsControversial new plans in Britain to significantly reduce prison terms for gangland figures who turn "supergrass" will be studied…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Breathing in one last lungful before the deadlineO'Donoghue's pub: Last night in O'Donoghue's Pub on Dublin's Merrion Row a sense of impending doom, not to mention thick clouds…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Two men injured in Sligo shootingTwo men have been treated for gunshot wounds after they were fired at in Sligo town early yesterday morning.Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Majority say publicans should enforce banSome 80 per cent of Irish people believe publicans should enforce the smoking ban, according to new research published by the…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Key figure in cocaine distribution arrestedGardaí have arrested a man who they believe was the key figure behind a major multi-million euro cocaine distribution business…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
15 drivers close to disqualification under penalty points systemSome 15 motorists are on the verge of losing their driving licences after having incurred 10 penalty points, just two short of…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Roche denies blood doping during his professional careerStephen Roche has said he firmly stands by his previous denials that he had ever taken performance-enhancing substances during…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
