High Court judgement calls into question drug-driving prosecutionsRuling could be used as grounds to beat drug-driving charges, especially by motorists who tested positive for drugs in roadside tests before last DecemberWed Nov 15 2023 - 17:28
Investment frauds soar in Ireland with some victims losing life savingsNumber of cases reported up 70 per cent while total sums lost on course to double this year above €20mWed Nov 15 2023 - 11:20
Garda given new powers to share photographs of sex offenders with publicNew legislation coming into force today also creates tighter control around sex offenders’ movements and any change in living circumstancesMon Nov 13 2023 - 00:01
Man arrested over hit and run incident that killed UL student journalist (21) Drennan was waiting at bus stop on journey home from work when fatally injured in incidentSun Nov 12 2023 - 14:06
Death of couple in Co Clare investigated as murder-suicideGardaí believe mother and grandmother Claire Collins (51) murdered by husband (54), who then took own life in shed at Co Clare family homeSun Nov 12 2023 - 13:40
Man (20s) dies in crash in Dublin after being hit by vehicleSuspect (20s) arrested at scene of two-car crash, while two other men taken to Dublin hospitals for treatment for injuriesSun Nov 12 2023 - 11:12
Cycling deaths on the roads: ‘I was searching for her and then I found her in the ditch’After another woman was killed on her bike this week in a crash with a truck driver, the partner of champion cyclist Gabriele Glodenyte recounts the aftermath of her death in a crashSat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00
Couple found dead at house in Co Clare namedInvestigation under way into death of Joe and Claire Collins near CorofinFri Nov 10 2023 - 11:04
Who is Jozef Puska? From anonymous father-of-five to notorious killerConvicted murderer’s DNA under Ashling Murphy’s fingernails, which was regarded as evidence of victim fighting for her lifeFri Nov 10 2023 - 04:00
Garda suspensions halve this year after rising between 2018 and 2022Allegations against suspended members include corruption, excessive use of force and coercive controlWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Two teenagers killed in Donegal crash were returning from night shift in local restaurantDouble fatality on the Inishowen Peninsula brings to 136 number of fatalities this year - 37 more than same period last yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:28
Helen McEntee anticipates Garda officers will apply for deputy commissioner job after deadline extendedAssistant commissioners failed to apply for post amid concerns about significant additional tax liabilities on retirementMon Nov 06 2023 - 16:30
How a new wave of Irish criminals are flaunting their wealth, and using it to generate fearThe head of the Criminal Assets Bureau on money laundering and high spending in the criminal underworldSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Criminal Assets Bureau inquiry exposes underground ‘banking’ network Money transfer system run by network of Chinese restaurants in Ireland and continental Europe, with Irish criminals paying 9% feeSat Nov 04 2023 - 03:00
On Dublin’s boardwalk: How a Liffey-side project became a tale of two citiesThe designers of the city boardwalk, now almost a quarter-century old, are ‘dead proud’ of a project that has become part of Dublin’s identityFri Nov 03 2023 - 06:00
Suspect arrested over hit and run death of woman (67) in DublinDriver who hit Carol Seery as she crossed Phibsborough Road fled scene before dumping carThu Nov 02 2023 - 19:02
Man released without charge over threats to senior Cabinet MinistersThreats under investigation understood to have been made to Ministers from all three Government partiesThu Nov 02 2023 - 08:37
Martin says Irish troops well prepared despite risks of Lebanon deploymentOver 300 Defence Forces personnel set to be replaced by colleagues, with deployment to proceed despite exchanges between Hizbullah and IsraelTue Oct 31 2023 - 19:00
Irish medics training Ukrainians on frontline to perform emergency careThe trauma project was commenced at UCD’s Centre for Emergency Medical Science in response to a request from the Ukrainian authoritiesTue Oct 31 2023 - 05:00
‘My son came here at 18 with a dream - now I’m going to take him home at 23 without one of his legs’M50 crash: Family and friends of Brazilian Deliveroo rider João Ferreira describe horror of Garda incident and aftermathMon Oct 30 2023 - 17:28
Two suspects arrested as part of investigation into money-laundering operation run by Chinese nationals in DublinBureau finds evidence of Chinese-run money laundering operation linked to Irish associate of Christy Kinahan SnrMon Oct 30 2023 - 11:58
Garda ombudsman seeks witnesses after man seriously injured in Garda car incident on M50Brazilian living in Dublin was with friends on motorway trying to locate stolen motorbike when incident occurredSun Oct 29 2023 - 19:04
Attacks on Unifil personnel in Lebanon, where 300 Irish troops are based, condemnedNepalese peacekeeper injured in latest shelling as all Irish forces accounted for and safe - Defence ForcesSun Oct 29 2023 - 18:19
Female Garda members targeted by colleagues in ‘offensive’ WhatsApp messages Policing Authority hears investigation under way to find who produced messages about colleaguesThu Oct 26 2023 - 17:26
Businessman the first person convicted of insider trading by court in RepublicDeclan Service (63) arrested last year as part of criminal investigation by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau into share transactionsWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
Gardaí want right to strike, better pay and bigger pensions to address recruitment ‘crisis’Pay for Garda recruits and serving members needs to rise to make policing a more attractive career option, say AGSI and GRATue Oct 24 2023 - 19:59
Dubai police in Dublin for talks with Garda on Kinahan cartelOfficers meet Garda Commissioner, members of burean spearheading investigation into gangTue Oct 24 2023 - 13:40
How does the Garda explain erratic road traffic enforcement and detection trends?Drink-driving, mobile phone use while driving and speeding are the three main issuesMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
Drink-driving checks by Garda have halved since pre-pandemic levelsNumber of drivers detected using mobile phones sharply declines while speeding detections were higher during pandemic, when traffic volume plummetedMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
No concessions or fast-tracking plans for older Garda recruits aged up to 50 Older recruits will undergo the same 38-week training programme as all other new entrantsFri Oct 13 2023 - 19:00
Garda Commissioner says ‘grim reaper’ or ‘skulls’ tattoos unsuitable for gardaíDrew Harris defends the force’s policy on banning visible tattoos for new recruitsFri Oct 13 2023 - 14:22
People up to age 50 can appy to join the Garda under new changesIncreasing recruit age limit part of efforts to increase size of Garda, as it grows above 14,000 once more following three years of falling numbersFri Oct 13 2023 - 00:35
Varadkar accuses Israeli government of breaching international law in Gaza siegeTaoiseach says Israel is engaging in ‘collective punishment’ against people of Gaza over crimes of HamasThu Oct 12 2023 - 23:20
Intruder caught at Department of the Taoiseach wanted to complain directly to Leo VaradkarGarda review under way into how intruder breached security during tight restrictions on budget dayThu Oct 12 2023 - 06:30
Man pepper sprayed and arrested during incident at Government Buildings on budget dayIndividual was held on suspicion of trespass and has since been charged with offences related to that alleged offenceWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:16
Garda allocated €26m overtime boost in budget ahead of recruitment of up to 1,000 new membersBudget 2024: Higher weekly allowance for those entering Garda College in Templemore, up to €305 from €184, introducedTue Oct 10 2023 - 16:51
Interim Garda roster to begin within weeks as agreement is reachedAGSI gives final sign-off to deal reached last week after having said it was seeking clarity on a number of pointsMon Oct 09 2023 - 19:45
Gas delivery system now at centre of Garda inquiry into Creeslough explosionCo Donegal village marking one-year anniversary of gas explosion that claimed 10 lives, including childrenSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Garda ‘strike’ called off after compromise in rosters row‘Significant compromise’ agreed by which thousands of gardaí will continue to work pandemic rosters after November 6thFri Oct 06 2023 - 21:25
Phibsboro crash: Family of Carol Seery (67) was with her at the time of the suspected hit-and-runGarda ombudsman to investigate after the incident happened at about 9.10pmThu Oct 05 2023 - 22:18
‘Progress’ reported amid talks on Garda roster rowGarda Commissioner and four Garda associations set to meet in Garda HQ on FridayThu Oct 05 2023 - 19:41
Gardaí overwhelmingly comply with overtime protest as patrols, response times sufferTaoiseach says Covid-19 roster ‘not sustainable’ as protests to continue throughout OctoberTue Oct 03 2023 - 18:52
‘Karma’ for driver as van confiscated after alleged racial abuse of garage staffDriver of uninsured and untaxed car alleged to have racially abused staff in service station, not realising Garda sergeant was standing behind himTue Oct 03 2023 - 17:47
McEntee says gardaí can be ‘directed’ to work overtime on days of industrial actionMinister says GRA ‘wrong’ to personalise rosters dispute against Garda CommissionerSun Oct 01 2023 - 18:03
Gardaí send 13 files to DPP after 130 ‘contacts’ over Spiritan sexual abuse Complainants prompted to come forward after revelations last year of child abuse in Blackrock College and its junior school, Willow ParkSun Oct 01 2023 - 12:08
Ireland’s biggest cocaine haul: The story of record seizure of 2.2 tonnes of drugs off Cork coastCork drug seizure targeted vessel carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine supplied by a Colombian cartel intended for some of Europe’s most powerful drug gangsFri Sept 29 2023 - 20:00
GRA urges McEntee to intervene in Garda roster dispute‘Adequate policing’ for Budget Day and Halloween, Government toldFri Sept 29 2023 - 18:17
Cork drugs haul: Two men charged over record €157m cocaine seizureMen were winched to safety off a trawler that ran aground off Co Wexford coast last Sunday nightFri Sept 29 2023 - 09:12
Cocaine seized on cargo ship off Cork likely supplied by Colombia’s Clan del Golfo cartelLeader of Clan del Golfo cartel sanctioned on Tuesday by same American agency that imposed sanctions on Kinahan cartel leaders last yearThu Sept 28 2023 - 20:54
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris insists he is ‘willing to compromise’ in rosters disputeRank-and-file gardaí plan schedule of industrial action in bid to resist planned end of pandemic rosters on November 6thThu Sept 28 2023 - 15:55
