Overcrowded prison system an absolute disaster, report findsTHE REPUBLIC’S overcrowded prison system is an “absolute disaster”, and new measures such as giving prisoners a third of their…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Garda to open ranks to PSNI officersRECRUITMENT DRIVES to fill senior positions within An Garda Síochána are for the first time to be open to those working in the…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Shot men in burnt car were Dublin drug addictsGARDAÍ BELIEVE two men shot dead in a stolen car in Co Louth which was then set alight were drug addicts rather than major players…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Drug feud link in double killingGardaí say they believe that the two men whose remains were found in a burnt-out car in Co Louth were shot dead in a drug-related…Fri Mar 9 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí suspect Dublin drug feud link in double killingGARDAÍ SAY they believe that the two men whose remains were found in a burnt-out car in Co Louth were shot dead in a drug-related…Fri Mar 9 2012 - 00:00
Gangland link investigated in double killingGARDAÍ ARE trying to establish if the shooting dead of two men and the wounding of two others in a quiet housing estate is linked…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Mountjoy drug-free unit to open later this monthA drug-free unit is to open at Mountjoy Prison as part of a major refurbishment programme at the Dublin jail, with similar drug…Wed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
FBI indicts Irish students over global hacking conspiracyTHE FBI has named two young Irish men as members of a six-man group said to lead a global computer hacking organisation, in indictment…Wed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
Two shot dead and two injured in Kildare attackTWO MEN, one in his late teens, were shot dead in a gun attack in Co Kildare last night.Wed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
Two men shot dead in KildareGardaí believe one of two men who died in a gangland attack in Co Kildare last night ran for his life after being wounded but…Wed Mar 7 2012 - 00:00
Shatter defends handling of Bailey extradition caseMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has moved to defend his and the Government’s handling of the Ian Bailey extradition case in…Mon Mar 5 2012 - 00:00
Slowdown in growth of prison population as crime rate fallsTHE PRISON population in the Republic has shown the first signs that it may be close to peaking after a decade of rapid growth…Mon Mar 5 2012 - 00:00
Appeal over Finglas man's murderGardaí and the Crimestoppers organisation have launched a public appeal for information that might help solve the murder of a…Fri Mar 2 2012 - 00:00
Bailey complains over Garda inquiryThe Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has begun an inquiry into a complaint from Ian Bailey over the Garda investigation…Fri Mar 2 2012 - 00:00
Carlow farm deaths investigatedGardaí are today continuing to investigate the death of two men in Co Carlow yesterday.Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Garda body opposes firearms cuts planTHE ASSOCIATION representing rank and file gardaí has said a Department of Justice cost-cutting proposal to reduce the number…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ombudsman bids to free resources by having Garda deal with minor issuesTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission is to lobby Minister for Justice Alan Shatter for a change to its procedures to allow…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Witness denies tailoring his evidenceSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: FORMER GARDA assistant commissioner Pat O’Toole has said that while he spoke to other former senior officers…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Donegal victim was ordered to leave his native DerryTHE MAN shot dead at his home in Co Donegal on Thursday night had been ordered by vigilantes to leave his native Derry six months…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí identify two men linked to murder of Tallaght teenagerGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have evidence that places at least two men at the scene of the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí believe shot girl (16) caught up in feudGARDAI BELIEVE the gun attack that claimed the life of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara in west Dublin was well planned …Thu Feb 9 2012 - 00:00
Promotion of 33 senior gardaí 'not enough'THE GOVERNMENT’S promotion of more than 30 senior Garda officers to fill key vacancies has been criticised by Garda sergeants…Wed Feb 8 2012 - 00:00
Garda appointments approvedThe Cabinet has approved the appointment of 33 senior Garda officers just one week after Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan called…Tue Feb 7 2012 - 00:00
Coalition to move quickly on Garda jobsTHE GOVERNMENT is expected in coming days to fill senior Garda vacancies just one week after Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan…Mon Feb 6 2012 - 00:00
Civilian staff set to end three-year dispute over €23m fingerprint systemCIVILIAN STAFF working with the Garda National Immigration Bureau are this month expected to end an industrial dispute that has…Mon Feb 6 2012 - 00:00
Ex-solicitor on €52m bank fraud chargesFORMER SOLICITOR Thomas Byrne, who was charged in December with stealing millions of euro of his clients’ money, has been charged…Sat Feb 4 2012 - 00:00
Callinan calls for Garda posts to be filledGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has taken the unusual step of calling on the Government to immediately deliver on a longstanding…Fri Feb 3 2012 - 00:00
Shooting victim tried to kick drug habitA MAN gunned down in a suburban pub had beaten drug addiction and gone on to become a drugs counsellor, only to fall back into…Fri Feb 3 2012 - 00:00
Commissioner defends policy on gun licensingGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has said he does not think the system of senior officers deciding if gun licence applications…Fri Feb 3 2012 - 00:00
Welcome for report identifying failings in sex abuse casesA GARDA inspectorate report identifying shortcomings in the force’s handling of child sexual abuse cases has been welcome by …Fri Feb 3 2012 - 00:00
Pub has been scene of previous shootingsTHE CAPPAGH Nua pub where Alan McNally was shot dead in the early hours of yesterday has been in the news a number of times in…Fri Feb 3 2012 - 00:00
Body likely that of murder suspectGARDAÍ ARE liaising with police in Britain in an effort to confirm that a man found dead in England yesterday was the same man…Thu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Liaise with agencies in abuse cases, Garda toldTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified a lack of meaningful co-operation between the Garda, Health Service Executive agencies …Thu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over abuse casesThe Garda Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over child sex abuse investigationsTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Another Garda commissioner retiresAssistant Commissioner Mick Feehan, who is in charge of policing in Dublin, is the latest senior Garda member to retire from …Wed Feb 1 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí believe woman in bag was from MalawiGARDAÍ BELIEVE a woman whose remains were found in a luggage bag on wheels in Dublin had been strangled or suffocated and her…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Callely released without charge after night in cellFORMER FIANNA Fáil TD and minister of state Ivor Callely was released from Garda custody without charge yesterday after being…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Callely questioned over alleged expenses fraudFORMER FIANNA Fáil politician Ivor Callely was still being questioned by gardaí last night as part of a criminal investigation…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Search to resume for remains of woman (19)A GARDA search for human remains was due to resume in Co Wicklow this morning as part of the investigation into the disappearance…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Man in school incident arrested after pursuitGARDAÍ HAVE arrested a man after he unexpectedly and without explanation took his three children from their school yesterday …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Membership of prison visiting teams plummetsPRISON VISITING committees, some of whose recent annual reports were highly critical of conditions they had witnessed in Irish…Mon Jan 2 2012 - 00:00
Man dies from injuries in Mullingar incidentGARDAÍ ARE expected to launch a murder investigation following the death of a man who had been in a critical condition in recent…Mon Jan 2 2012 - 00:00
Capital rings in new year with street concertAN ESTIMATED 10,000 revellers enjoyed the inaugural New Year’s Eve free open air concert in Dublin city centreMon Jan 2 2012 - 00:00
Cab secures order freezing €4.6m in bank accounts of alleged fraudsterTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau has secured an order from the High Court allowing it to freeze €4Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
High Court refuses US bid for Garland extraditionTHE HIGH Court has rejected an application by the US authorities to extradite veteran republican Seán Garland for his alleged…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Ombudsman needed to examine prison deaths, says trustTHE DEATH of Shane Rogers while on suicide watch at Cloverhill Prison underlines the need for a prisons ombudsman, the Irish …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Suspect questioned again over missing Mayo womanTHE CHIEF suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of Sandra Collins from Co Mayo was last night being questioned by …Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Ten years' jail for rapist over sex assault of childCONVICTED CHILD rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been jailed for 10 years for the sexual assault and defilement…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Appeals for help over weekend incidentsTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has appealed for the public’s assistance in its efforts to identify a man found in a …Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00