Ex-chief justice Keane critical of referendumFORMER CHIEF Justice Mr Justice Ronan Keane has criticised the Government’s referendum on reducing the pay of serving judges …Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Spanish inquiry into death of Irish studentTHE FAMILY of an Irish student who died in Spain in unexplained circumstances were today due to travel from their home in Cork…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
The no-body killingsLots of victims are involved in crime, so they live very secretlySat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Dispute may have led to knife attack at partyGARDAÍ ARE trying to establish whether five people were stabbed at a party in the middle of the night as part of a dispute between…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest gang linked to spate of burglariesGARDAÍ HAVE arrested a gang they believe has stolen between €150,000 and €250,000 worth of electrical goods and jewellery in …Sat Oct 1 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest man and woman over Dublin shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the wounding of a man in a gun attack in south Dublin last week have arrested two suspects.Fri Sep 30 2011 - 01:00
Ninth man held after dissident raidsA ninth man has been arrested this morning as part of a major investigation into dissident republican activities.Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest eight in dissident operationGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have prevented a mortar attack on the security services in the North, following the arrest of eight suspected…Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Shortall wants to end below-cost alcohol salesMINISTER OF State for Health Róisín Shortall has said she is in favour of introducing a minimum price for alcohol being sold …Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Fears raised over potent cannabisTHE GOVERNMENT’S leading adviser on illegal drugs has expressed concern about the high potency of cannabis being cultivated in…Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Groups call for tighter vetting rulesA NUMBER of child welfare, sporting and cultural organisations have called on the Government to tighten proposed legislation …Thu Sep 22 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí believe drugs haul linked to international gangGARDAÍ AND Revenue’s Customs officers believe they have disrupted the activities of an international drugs gang operating in …Wed Sep 21 2011 - 01:00
Man stable in hospital after Dublin gun attackA MAN is recovering in hospital after being shot in an apparent punishment-style attack in south Dublin yesterday evening.Wed Sep 21 2011 - 01:00
More than 200 Garda stations could be closed due to cutsGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has asked chief superintendents around the country to draw up a list of Garda stations that…Mon Sep 19 2011 - 01:00
Man in fatal stabbing case due in court todayA MAN is expected to appear in court as early as today following his arrest for questioning over the stabbing to death of a woman…Mon Sep 19 2011 - 01:00
Victim of gangland killing ambushed by armed duoA MAN shot dead in a lunchtime gangland attack on a busy housing estate on Thursday was ambushed by two men with guns and was…Sat Sep 17 2011 - 01:00
Cannabis worth €1m seized in two raidsGARDAÍ HAVE seized cannabis plants and specialist growing equipment with a combined value of almost €1 million in separate raids…Sat Sep 17 2011 - 01:00
Gangland victim knew his life was in dangerA MAN shot dead in a gangland ambush after visiting his partner and young son had recently come back from abroad to see the newborn…Fri Sep 16 2011 - 01:00
Credibility of key Smithwick witness questionedA FORMER assistant commissioner of An Garda Síochána, Joe Egan, has questioned the credibility and reliability of a key witness…Thu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Six arrested over murder of man in JuneGARDAÍ HAVE arrested six people in connection with the murder of a man who died of head injuries a week after he was beaten in…Thu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Man shot dead in north DublinA large area of a busy north Dublin housing estate has been sealed off by gardaí following the shooting dead of one of the capital…Thu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Customs seize €3.1m worth of cigarettesREVENUE’S CUSTOMS officers have made another multimillion-euro seizure of cigarettes after a 40ft container labelled “paper products…Wed Sep 14 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal witness credibility questionedA former assistant Garda commissioner has questioned the credibility and reliability of a key witness whose testimony in large…Wed Sep 14 2011 - 01:00
Extra gardaí deployed in effort to thwart iPhone snatchersEXTRA GARDAÍ are being deployed on to the streets of the main business districts in Dublin in a bid to try and prevent the capital…Tue Sep 13 2011 - 01:00
The bicycle thieves move up a gearThe Bike to Work scheme has flooded the streets with expensive bicycles that can be stolen in less time than it takes to lock…Sat Sep 10 2011 - 01:00
Senior Garda replacements nominated by CommissionerGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has nominated a large group of Garda superintendents for promotion to chief superintendent…Sat Sep 10 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí to investigate fire that destroyed cars in DublinGARDAÍ AND fire inspectors are investigating the cause of a blaze that has destroyed a number of cars at an address in Sandymount…Fri Sep 9 2011 - 01:00
Man in hospital after street shootingA DUBLIN criminal is recovering in hospital after being shot in what gardaí are treating as an attempted murder.Thu Sep 8 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate motive for halting site killingA MAN killed in a gun attack when his caravan on a north Dublin halting site was sprayed with bullets, died from wounds to the…Tue Sep 6 2011 - 01:00
Murder inquiry after man shot deadGARDAÍ HAVE launched a murder inquiry following the shooting dead of a man in a gangland-style attack on a halting site in Ballymun…Mon Sep 5 2011 - 01:00
Man released in Waterford inquiryGardaí believe a woman who died after being found with head injuries at the side of a busy roundabout was pushed or more likely…Mon Sep 5 2011 - 01:00
Jump from car may have killed woman in WaterfordGARDAÍ BELIEVE a woman who died after being found with head injuries at the side of a busy roundabout was pushed or more likely…Mon Sep 5 2011 - 01:00
Garda retirements planned for months, says ShatterMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has insisted the Garda is well-placed to manage a potential peak in retirements in the coming…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
MEP lodges complaint over Corrib protest with Garda ombudsmanDUBLIN SOCIALIST Party MEP Paul Murphy has lodged a formal complaint with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission over alleged…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest four men as massive diesel laundering plant uncoveredGARDA AND Customs officers have arrested four men, seized nearly 150,000 litres of illegally laundered fuel in six counties and…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Ten held by gardaí following Customs operationCUSTOMS OFFICERS and gardaí have arrested 10 people and seized cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and cash as part of an operation targeting…Thu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
Dublin MEP alleges Garda 'brutality'Dublin Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy has lodged a formal complaint with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission over alleged…Thu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
Man arrested over shootings at Players' LoungeA MAN has been arrested for questioning about a shooting outside a pub in which a security doorman was shot in the head and survived…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Large increase in number of pipe-bomb attacksTHE NUMBER of explosive devices, including pipe bombs, dealt with by the Army and Garda has increased significantly this year…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Man hurt by bomb was Garda informerGARDAÍ BELIEVE a man injured when a booby trap pipe bomb exploded at his home yesterday was targeted by dissident republicans…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Search for man fired at by gardaíA GARDA search was still under way last night for a suspect who had been fired at by two gardaí after he revved his car and drove…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Missing mother and child foundA mother and her two-year-old child who had been reported missing have been located safe and well, gardaí confirmed today.Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Can the State effectively treat sex offenders?JUST OVER ONE year on from the release from prison of Larry Murphy, a startling fact emerged that failed to cause even a fraction…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Double murder suspect expected in Turkish courtTHE CHIEF suspect in the double murder in Turkey of two Irish women may appear for his first public court hearing today since…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Large increase in seizures of heroin over last yearTHE VALUE of heroin seized in the Republic so far this year is almost three times as high as seizures of the drug for all of …Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Minister seeks approval for senior Garda postsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is to ask the Cabinet to approve the appointment of three senior Garda officers to the rank…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Fewer probation referrals despite jail overcrowdingTHE NUMBER of people being referred by the courts to the Probation Service as an alternative to prison fell last year, despite…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Security guards for senior Quinn staffQUINN GROUP chief executive Paul O’Brien and two other senior executives at the company have had private security guards assigned…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Sharp decline in payment of fines imposed by courtsCOMPLIANCE RATES in paying fines imposed by courts as punishment for criminal offences has dropped significantly because of the…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Arsonists damage Quinn executive's home and carA CAR outside the home of businessman Paul O’Brien, the man appointed chief executive to the Quinn Group by receiver KPMG, has…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00