Dubai

The year in policing: how did Garda Commissioner Drew Harris respond to the biggest challenges of 2024?

Far-right-inspired violence and continued sluggish efforts to grow the Garda force dominated Harris’s final full year in charge

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00

Co Wicklow man detained in Dubai over ‘threatening’ text message returning to Ireland

Detained in Dubai campaign group said Stuart Quiney (39) was facing jail time under laws prohibiting offensive correspondence

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 15:20

Kinahan cartel, Russian ‘elites’ and Kremlin linked to multibillion euro money laundering network

UK-led Operation Destabilise investigation confirms Irish gang’s links to organised crime in Russia

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 21:11

Rory McIlroy leads the way in Dubai after impressive opening round

McIlroy also commented on possibility of Americans being paid to play in Ryder Cup: ‘I personally would pay for the privilege to play’

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 14:25

Supreme Court rejects ‘wafer thin’ arguments by women who refused hotel quarantine after Dubai trip

Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 11:33

Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free since 1983, dies after short illness

The 81-year-old from Co Galway retired from the top job at the company in May after more than four decades there

Fri Nov 01 2024 - 09:37

The best winter sun holidays: top up your vitamin D without draining your bank account

Want to escape the bleak midwinter? Here are some excellent options to consider, from South Africa to Tenerife

Mon Oct 28 2024 - 05:00

The Irish Times view on organised crime: the net closes

Recent events illustrate the transnational nature of the problem, and the necessity for governments across the world to co-operate against it

Sun Oct 27 2024 - 20:30

Which of the Kinahan cartel leaders is most likely to be caught and what happens next for Gerry Hutch?

With senior figures jailed and Dubai’s status as a safe haven for Irish criminals ‘in tatters’, is the net closing on the cartel?

Sat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00

Why Republic-UAE extradition deal does not necessarily mean end for the Kinahans

Experiences endured by Dutch and South African authorities provide cautionary tales when dealing with UAE

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 20:59

McEntee in UAE to sign extradition agreement following arrest of Kinahan figure McGovern

Minister travels to Abu Dhabi days after new legal arrangements between UAE and Ireland are agreed

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 10:04

Extradition treaty with Dubai approved, targeted at prosecuting Kinahan leadership

Deal will strategically strengthen Ireland against ‘transnational’ crime, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee says

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 18:09

Is Dubai no longer a safe haven for Irish criminals?

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Wed Oct 16 2024 - 06:19

How working abroad can make it easier to secure a mortgage back in Ireland

Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects

Wed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00

Who is Kinahan ally Sean McGovern and why is his arrest in Dubai so important?

First arrest of senior cartel figure in Dubai raises hopes that Christy Kinahan and his sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, will be next

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 18:42

‘An important intervention’: Senior Kinahan figure Sean McGovern arrested in Dubai over Hutch feud murder

Garda Commissioner says gang members should think about rewards on offer for information leading to conviction of Kinahan group leaders

Thu Oct 10 2024 - 17:30

How facial recognition technology detected Kinahans’ fraudulent passports and tracked movements

Key members of cartel, including three Kinahans, sourced multiple passports in Ireland and Britain

Tue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00

‘Only in Dubai’ goes the tourism slogan for 2025. It could hardly be more apt

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 07:05

‘You see a lot of unfairness’: Irish in Dubai describe parallel lives

‘If you get on the wrong side of the police, freedom and fairness are not to be taken for granted,’ says returned teacher

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 15:57

Dubai is ‘very unsafe’ for women going through marital breakdown, says human rights advocate

Tori Towey says Dubai police officer laughed and pointed when she presented at station to file a complaint against her husband

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 15:15

‘I’m just so relieved’: Tori Towey arrives home after charges dropped in Dubai

Irish woman, who was working in the UAE, tried to take her own life after allegedly being attacked

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 14:58

Behind the luxury image, Dubai’s laws and customs create issues for expatriates

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald described case of Tori Towey as ‘grotesque and medieval’

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00

‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in Dubai

Taoiseach describes Irishwoman’s case as ‘horrific nightmare scenario that no Irish citizen should have to experience’

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 21:23

Have your say: What has been your experience of living in Dubai?

We would like to hear from Irish people who have lived and worked in Dubai

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 10:59

Taoiseach promises to intervene to help Irish woman detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’

Dáil hears Tori Towey has been prevented from leaving country as a result of charges

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 16:42

City Of Troy to bypass Irish Derby in favour of Eclipse date at Sandown

Epsom Derby winner now an evens favourite in ante-post lists for mile and a quarter clash with older horses next month

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 15:44

The Kinahans in Dubai: Is their empire beginning to crumble?

Give Me a Crash Course in ... the latest news on the Kinahan crime family

Sat May 18 2024 - 06:00

Daniel Kinahan was ordered to pay €2.5m to former business partner by Dubai courts, records show

The judgment, relating to a failed business deal, was later reversed after Kinahan appealed on a technicality

Thu May 16 2024 - 06:00

Kinahan investigation: How the cartel’s Dubai properties were secretly sold off

Dublin crime family has been disposing of assets in a sign of increasing pressure from Irish, US and UAE authorities

Tue May 14 2024 - 16:00

Kinahan cartel’s Dubai properties: Empire worth millions of euro is secretly sold off

Most properties, including two villas, were purchased in name of Daniel Kinahan’s wife, Caoimhe Robinson

Tue May 14 2024 - 16:00

Dubai Duty Free’s McLoughlin retires after 41 years on top

Former Aer Rianta executive helped set up operation in the emirate four decades ago

Sat May 11 2024 - 06:00

Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously

Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 05:45

Dubai city hit by flooding as UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years

Emirates suspends check-in for passengers in Dubai after record rains

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 07:32

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists

Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists

Tue Apr 09 2024 - 07:46