Forensic Science Ireland

The centre in Kildare will be completed in 2025 but will be only about 1% the size of other commercial data centres

Long was first charged with Nora Sheehan’s murder in 1981 and was a suspect in a number of sexual assault cases

Historic case against Noel Long, who denied the charge, built on two main planks - forensic evidence and DNA profiling

Delays in analysing drugs have caused frustrations in legal circles as they can mean suspects having to spend longer in custody before trial

Kerry babies case: Man and woman arrested were ‘in a state of shock’ when arrested but had voluntarily given DNA samples to investigating officers, solicitor says

Swab samples obtained from arrested man and woman given priority testing status by Forensic Science Ireland laboratory

Technology will allow for extraction of DNA from very old remains and matching to ‘third degree relatives’

Jellies, branded as Runtz sweets, are being analysed

Tim O’Sullivan, whose disappearance ‘haunted’ family, to be buried on Monday

Last-known resident of house, Tim O’Sullivan, was in his late 50s when he disappeared from the area about 20 years ago

Samples from sex offenders and other prisoners were halted in March 2020, as part of measures aimed at combating Covid-19 in Irish jails

Locals volunteer DNA samples after body of ‘Baby John’ is exhumed in Cahersiveen

Brother begs people with vital information on Imelda Keenan’s disappearance in Waterford to come forward

Checks against national DNA database show no one matches being related to baby