Taping of prisoner calls rises to 139 casesFirst signs of problem emerged last November though ‘not appreciated’Wed Apr 02 2014 - 06:47
Recording of prisoner phone calls occurred ‘inadvertently’, says Irish Prison ServiceAt least 82 prisoners currectly in custody were recorded, say sourcesWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Gang suspected as man shot at creche diesVictim Declan Smith was suspected of two murders in BelfastSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Organised crime rates slump with recessionCrime down overall but sexual offences rise by 51 per centSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore sought reassurances from AG on phone tapingTánaiste spoke to Máire Whelan after he was informed of Garda recordings controversySat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
GRA says there were warning stickers on phones alerting gardaí line was recordedLargest staff body says rank and file gardaí were aware of recordingFri Mar 28 2014 - 14:56
Has taping ‘crisis’ been overplayed for political gain?Revelations are not likely to overturn convictions, say legal sourcesFri Mar 28 2014 - 14:38
Moves to limit legal fallout over Garda recordingsEnda Kenny says Garda taping revelations may affect tribunals as well as court casesFri Mar 28 2014 - 13:16
Murder inquiry starts after dissident republican diesDeclan Smith was ‘close associate’ of former Real IRA Dublin chief Alan RyanFri Mar 28 2014 - 10:47
Gardai investigate west Dublin feud after church grounds shootingBadly wounded victim drove to Garda stationThu Mar 27 2014 - 15:57
Garda tender specified ability to record callsTender document stipulated necessity to store data and facility for ‘instant playback’Thu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Exit of Callinan from public life does not change tough times ahead for GardaFormer commissioner was headstrong and damaged by association with ShatterWed Mar 26 2014 - 11:20
Government fears recording of phone calls at Garda stations may threaten convictionsActing Garda chief taking ‘strong personal interest’ in addressing issueWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:03
Callinan involved in watershed cases before appointment to highest Garda ranksMartin Callinan was the first Dubliner to become Garda commissionerWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:01
Callinan retirement a chance for substantial Garda review, says AgsiGarda oversight needs auditing in wake of sustained criticism of force, says associationTue Mar 25 2014 - 15:33
Callinan promoted to top position December 2010PROFILE: Dubliner had served as deputy commissioner until retirement of MurphyTue Mar 25 2014 - 10:32
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan resignsShatter pays tribute to ‘very distinguished service’ in GardaTue Mar 25 2014 - 09:49
Shatter spurns call to retract whistleblower remarkMinister ‘not minded’ to withdraw McCabe claim despite Gilmore’s suggestionTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Byelection to replace Nulty likely to be held in autumnTD quits after sending inappropriate messages to constituents, including 17-year-old girlMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Callinan ‘not planning’ a full apologyStatement from Commissioner expected before Cabinet meeting tomorrowMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Penalty points report from 2007 was ignored, says authorClaim some gardaí made ‘hometown decisions’ in deciding on whether to cancel pointsFri Mar 14 2014 - 06:34
Inspectorate findings are embarassing for the Garda but not devastatingIn 60% of the cases that went to court, the motorists sidestepped the penalty points handed down to them by simply leaving their driving licence at home that dayThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet agrees to overhaul penalty points regimeGarda Inspectorate finds ‘consistent and widespread breaches of policy’Thu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
DNA database Bill critically important, says ShatterFacility intended strengthen Garda’s hand in solving crime and prosecuting suspectsWed Mar 12 2014 - 12:48
Gilmore expects Garda report findings to be implementedGarda Inspectorate calls for power to terminate penalty points to be taken from local gardaíWed Mar 12 2014 - 11:52
Garda chiefs’ powers to terminate penalty points to goMembers of Garda’s fixed-charged processing office in Thurles to have power to cancel pointsWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
Gardaí in Dublin seize drugs and cash worth almost €3 millionRaids at houses in Raheny and Coolock uncover thousands in dollars, sterling and EuroSun Mar 09 2014 - 20:31
A rapist’s recordThe man who raped two children in Athlone had 88 other convictions, nearly all related to alcohol, and had just been released early from a five-month jail sentence for assaultSat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate pub assault in Co Louth63-year-old man seriously ill in hospitalTue Mar 04 2014 - 21:26
Gilligan’s daughter witnessed shootingWoman was leaving housing estate with her child in her car when masked men struckTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Armed gardaí posted to Gilligan’s hospital bedsideConvicted drug dealer in stable condition after shootingMon Mar 03 2014 - 19:19
Crime boss returned to a world he did not recogniseJohn Gilligan has become a key target in the underworld he once ruledMon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
John Gilligan stable in hospital after Dublin shootingConvicted drug dealer shot six times during family gathering at house in ClondalkinSun Mar 02 2014 - 16:17
Man who led gardaí to body in squat is suspectAlarm raised when arrested man banged on Luas window covered in bloodFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
McCabe has suffered bloody nose but there is plenty still to comeShatter is already damaged politically despite a strong Dail performanceThu Feb 27 2014 - 01:00
O’Mahoney inquiry presented as option rather than orderThe devil of the penalty points debacle is in the detailWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Man charged with multiple child sex offencesAccused (50) faces 50 charges, seven of which relate to alleged sexual acts with a child under 17Tue Feb 25 2014 - 14:16
Whistleblower denies rejecting instructions to assist inquirySgt Maurice McCabe insists no such direction was issued to himTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
Claims on Garda corruption first made in 2008Allegations investigated at the time by GSOC and the GardaMon Feb 24 2014 - 10:32
Shatter to come under intense pressure to apologise to whistleblowersSgt McCabe strongly disputed suggestions he did not co-operate with investigationMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
Whisteblowing attempts by Sgt McCabe date back to FF-Green coalitionPicture muddied further by new revelationsMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
Volatile conditions await Irish troops in SyriaSoldiers warned they must stay on alert in latest United Nations postingFri Feb 21 2014 - 18:39
Whistleblower’s claims add to list of issues facing ShatterMinister’s tight grip on control seems to have slippedThu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
State lost control to private company in GSOC affairAnalysis: Inquiry welcomed as first step in restoring public confidence in police accountabilityWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Rabbitte ‘helped draft’ Shatter reply on GSOCCoalition partner insists Minister involved in drafting the latest Shatter responseWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Opposition parties seek stronger GSOC powersSinn Féin says it is committed to producing legislationTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:01
GSOC seeks legal advice over holding internal inquiryCommission confirms receipt of letter from Shatter seeking clarification of issuesSat Feb 15 2014 - 15:38
‘Pigeon has come home to roost’ in GSOC controversy, says Garda CommissionerMartin Callinan and Alan Shatter express concern about leaksSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Shatter says he has confidence in GSOCCallinan states ‘no member of Garda’ involved in surveillance Ombudsman’s officesFri Feb 14 2014 - 15:56
