Almost 200 children were responsible for 10 or more criminal cases each in one yearJust over 15,800 children were referred to Garda Youth Diversion Programme in 2023, latest figures showThu May 01 2025 - 20:17
Potential ‘whiskey fraud’ victims encouraged to come forward over investment scamsSome casks non-existent or sold multiple times to different customersThu May 01 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s being run into the ground’: Garda crash investigators at less than half recommended numbersLack of manpower impacts the quality of investigation, says gardaWed Apr 30 2025 - 19:00
Garda Representative Association members to withdraw co-operation in planning for State’s EU presidencyMembers unhappy at management policies, force’s approach to discipline and use of suspensionsTue Apr 29 2025 - 19:13
Outgoing Garda Commissioner’s legacy one of ‘mistrust and fear’, says GRA headDrew Harris’s policies have ‘single-handedly removed community policing from Ireland’, says GRA general secretary Ronan SlevinMon Apr 28 2025 - 19:42
Gardaí must be given State financial assistance to purchase homes, officers to sayAnother motion at GRA conference calls on Garda Commissioner to ‘urgently address’ shortage in forensic collision investigatorsMon Apr 28 2025 - 06:00
School at Dublin Islamic Centre to reopen with heavy security on MondayCultural centre’s management fears forcible attempt to take over propertySun Apr 27 2025 - 19:12
Three arrested for public order offences at Dublin anti-immigration protestTaoiseach Micheál Martin said he rejects ‘negativity’ of protestersSun Apr 27 2025 - 15:53
Concerns raised over alleged financial irregularities and links with extremist ideology at Dublin mosqueClonskeagh premises subject of large security operation following altercation which prompted its closure Sat Apr 26 2025 - 06:00
US approves €40m deal to sell Javelin anti-tank missile systems to IrelandMissiles, used by Ireland’s Defence Forces since 2006, are made by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin and have been deployed in UkraineSat Apr 26 2025 - 06:00
Islamic Cultural Centre in Dublin guarded by dozens of private security personnel amid alleged threatsClonskeagh centre says it closed amid ‘credible information’ on ‘potential attempts to forcibly take control of the premises’Fri Apr 25 2025 - 16:09
Dublin Islamic cultural centre temporarily closed after gardaí called to altercation‘Unprecedented and distressing attack’ prompted by internal disputeThu Apr 24 2025 - 12:44
Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert saysUN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwideWed Apr 23 2025 - 18:32
Garda whistleblower sues force over arrest by armed officers during football match with friendsEmergency Response Unit officers detained man as he played football match in Dublin park with friendsWed Apr 23 2025 - 06:30
'It reflects what’s going on on Dublin's streets': Anti-social incidents on Dublin Bus more than double, says chiefDublin Bus chief says rise in incidents reflects what's happening on city's streetsTue Apr 22 2025 - 19:00
Four men suspected of using drones to smuggle prison contrabandSmuggling of phones, drugs and weapons into jails via drones a persistent problem Mon Apr 21 2025 - 14:44
Young man killed in Dublin scrambler incident named locallyGardaí ask witnesses or anyone with relevant camera footage from scene in Citywest on Sunday night to come forwardMon Apr 21 2025 - 13:43
Dublin Bus driver ‘threatened with gun’ as union withdraws servicesBus services have been withdrawn from the Mountjoy Square area in Dublin 1Sun Apr 20 2025 - 17:45
‘Cultural audit’ planned for corporate watchdog after allegations of toxic work environment Corporate Enforcement Authority works with gardaí to investigate white-collar crimeSat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Man (20s) arrested following serious assault on woman (50s) at Rosslare HarbourGardaí were called to the property at about 7amFri Apr 18 2025 - 17:29
Houses evacuated after hillwalker takes home artillery shellMilitary personnel and garda believed the shell may have been live and had the potential to cause significant damageFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
Power struggles, resignations and Conor McGregor’s toxicity: The fracturing of Ireland’s far rightThe Irish far right is deeply divided, riven by personality clashes and arguments over how to achieve a political breakthroughFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
Irish Unifil troops prepare for potentially hostile welcome in ‘volatile and unpredictable’ LebanonCeasefire breaches by Israeli forces and Hizbullah create unpredictable environment, officer saysThu Apr 17 2025 - 18:35
Irish woman allegedly raped by suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance takes human rights caseHazel Behan’s application to European court alleges inaction by Portuguese police in identifying and prosecuting Christian BrücknerWed Apr 16 2025 - 12:41
New €46m HQ and training centre to be built for Army Ranger Wing The compound is said to include ‘kill house’ to allow soldiers to train for military operations such as hostage rescue missionsTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Plans for stronger ‘stop-and-search’ powers for gardaí despite department report casting doubt on effectivenessReport commissioned by Department of Justice found such powers had ‘huge potential’ to create public resentmentTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Ireland voices concerns over Lithuania’s withdrawal from cluster bomb banPoland, Finland and Baltic states due to withdraw from treaty on anti-personnel minesTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Ireland joins naval intelligence network amid increase in Russian ships in Irish-controlled watersSimon Harris orders officials to speed up planned purchases of radar and sonar technology due to threat of Russian naval vessels in Irish-controlled watersMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Battlegroup troops test out new technology for wider Defence Forces, including advanced night-vision gogglesNew equipment, which includes night vision technology, body armour and weapons, was issued to the 172 Irish soldiers assigned to the rapid reaction forceMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Government plans to quickly remove citizenship from convicted terroristIrish officials keen to strip Ali Charaf Damache of citizenship to prevent US authorities deporting him back here on his releaseSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Are adolescent boys being influenced by online misogyny and porn to commit sexual assaults?Experts who work with young offenders discuss whether the Netflix series Adolescence is true to lifeSat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00
Russian intelligence ship located in Irish-controlled waters not responding to communicationThe Viktor Leonov, monitored by the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has not revealed its purpose in Irish seasThu Apr 10 2025 - 15:46
Where is Michael Gaine? Mood shifts in Kerry as soldiers roll in to help search for missing farmerKenmare mood ‘deepening into sadness’ as search stretches into third weekFri Apr 04 2025 - 18:19
Garda defend treatment of Gaza protesters outside Leinster House and deny ‘cavity search’ allegationProtesters’ claims about searches by gardaí were raised in Dáil by Richard Boyd BarrettWed Apr 02 2025 - 18:14
300-strong Irish military ‘cyber command’ planned for defensive and offensive operationsNew command to safeguard Irish military operations from cyber threats and may launch cyberattacks for ‘defensive purposes’Tue Apr 01 2025 - 10:30
Weapons flights exemptions have increased almost 70% in a decadeRecent increase coincides with Israel’s invasion of Gaza after October 7th, 2023, and Ukraine’s defensive war against RussiaTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:00
Army is called in to help in search for missing Kerry farmer Michael GaineGardaí get military assistance as concerns grow that 56-year-old may have been victim of foul playMon Mar 31 2025 - 17:34
‘I would not even consider voting for that horrid man’: Councillors respond to Conor McGregor’s bid for presidential nominationMixed martial arts fighter wants run in this year’s election to succeed Michael D HigginsSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Survey of councillors shows no support for Conor McGregor presidential run All respondents said they would not support McGregor, with the exception of one Sligo politicianSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey showsCouncillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nominationSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor told he will not face incitement charges over Dublin riots postsFormer MMA fighter, who plans to run for Irish presidency, informed of decision by gardaí this weekThu Mar 27 2025 - 17:48
Irish young people are second-biggest users of ecstasy in the EUStudy found 6.5 per cent of people aged 15 to 34 in Ireland had taken the drug in the previous yearThu Mar 27 2025 - 17:10
Man loses part of arm in Tallaght explosionArmy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and gardaí at the scene in Killinarden areaWed Mar 26 2025 - 18:25
Tánaiste voices ‘deep disappointment’ over Seán Rooney case in meeting with Lebanese counterpartsSimon Harris says progress slow in prosecuting alleged killers of Irish soldier (24)Wed Mar 26 2025 - 14:33
National Security Analysis Centre will no longer be a standalone agency under restructuringIntelligence clearing house for government is to be wound down as an independent body and folded into a national security secretariatWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Annie McCarrick’s best friend from childhood: ‘I believe she knew the person responsible for her death’Investigators interviewed man originally from Dublin who knew the 27-year-old American around the time she went missingTue Mar 25 2025 - 06:00
The inside story of how Conor McGregor secured his meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval OfficeConor McGregor’s short encounter with US president Donald Trump amounted to little more than a photo opFri Mar 21 2025 - 11:00
Gardaí raise ‘grave concerns’ over new discipline regulationsMeasures if approved by Government pose ‘significant and detrimental threat’ to rights of gardaí, says GRA chief Thu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
Man (20s) hospitalised following stabbing outside Dublin city shopping centreGardaí responded to incident shortly before 1pmWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:54
Public order gardaí reluctant to use force due to lack of numbers, report findsPolicing Authority report says Garda needs to update policy and procedures after 2023 riotsWed Mar 19 2025 - 12:27
