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Coronavirus: Gangs take advantage to import large amounts of drugs

Coronavirus: Gangs take advantage to import large amounts of drugs

Irish head of EU anti-smuggling agency warns of unprecedented shipments

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 12:12
Coronavirus: Launch of re-enlistment scheme for Defence Forces

Coronavirus: Launch of re-enlistment scheme for Defence Forces

Technicians, fitters, chefs, communications and IT specialists and Naval staff among specialities in demand

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 20:02
Estranged couples do not have to stick to court orders during coronavirus crisis

Estranged couples do not have to stick to court orders during coronavirus crisis

If both parties agree, orders on visitation and maintenance can be altered

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 01:58
Coronavirus: Motorists must slow down to avoid overburdening hospitals – RSA

Coronavirus: Motorists must slow down to avoid overburdening hospitals – RSA

Gardaí, medics and Minister for Transport concerned at increase in road deaths

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Prisons face a dilemma: A Covid-19 outbreak or releasing sex offenders

Prisons face a dilemma: A Covid-19 outbreak or releasing sex offenders

Most at-risk elderly inmates, some in their 80s, are serving sentences for sex crimes

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 14:42
Rugby rape trial investigator appointed to senior Garda role

Rugby rape trial investigator appointed to senior Garda role

PSNI’s Paula Hilman one of three new assistant commissioners

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 20:14
Tanning salon that suggested UV light can cure coronavirus closed by gardaí

Tanning salon that suggested UV light can cure coronavirus closed by gardaí

Miami Tanning Waterford stayed open amid State restrictions, which it linked to installing ‘5G road lamps’

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 18:07
Only veterans with specialist skills will be re-enlisted in Defence Forces

Only veterans with specialist skills will be re-enlisted in Defence Forces

Retired technicians, fire-fighters and logisticians are being asked to rejoin

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 21:49
Coronavirus: Gardaí to receive controversial ‘spit hoods’ during crisis

Coronavirus: Gardaí to receive controversial ‘spit hoods’ during crisis

Force to deploy 16,000 hoods, criticised by human rights groups, to cover suspects’ faces

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: Simon Harris says couple ‘coughed’ on him before running off

Coronavirus: Simon Harris says couple ‘coughed’ on him before running off

Gardaí receive several reports of people coughing on elderly as part of social media ‘challenge’

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 13:19
Courtroom drama thin on the ground amid Covid-19 anguish

Courtroom drama thin on the ground amid Covid-19 anguish

A junior counsel is clad in face mask and gloves ... the first sartorial update since 1685

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus spurs interest among ex-Defence Forces staff in rejoining

Coronavirus spurs interest among ex-Defence Forces staff in rejoining

Varadkar says emergency legislation to be tabled to allow retired personnel to rejoin

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 20:20
Garda to take light touch in enforcing new coronavirus measures

Garda to take light touch in enforcing new coronavirus measures

Further prison restrictions announced to stem spread of Covid-19 virus

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 20:09
Policing during coronavirus: ‘Morale has never been higher’

Policing during coronavirus: ‘Morale has never been higher’

Gardaí welcome new shift patterns and support from public

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 02:00
Gardaí shut down party with 80 people due to coronavirus

Gardaí shut down party with 80 people due to coronavirus

Crowd dispersed at birthday party in Longford to due to ‘public health’ concerns

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 15:38
Man arrested in connection with stabbing of three in Co Galway

Man arrested in connection with stabbing of three in Co Galway

Two men (20s) remain in hospital following incident in Ballinasloe on Sunday evening

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 11:36
Soldier charged with desertion among 22 in military courts since 2016

Soldier charged with desertion among 22 in military courts since 2016

Thirteen face charges including assault and mistreatment while nine bring appeals

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 01:00
Leapcards and VR training among suggested ideas for jury reform

Leapcards and VR training among suggested ideas for jury reform

Some trials place ‘impermissible burden’ on jurors says Chief Justice

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 21:20
Jury intimidation a factor in some criminal trials, say judges

Jury intimidation a factor in some criminal trials, say judges

One judge recalls jury members being bribed

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 01:00
Gsoc investigates interaction between gardaí and driver in fatal crash

Gsoc investigates interaction between gardaí and driver in fatal crash

Róisín Hession (16) killed when car hit wall in Galway

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 18:45
Surveillance oversight needs to be more robust, says former minister

Surveillance oversight needs to be more robust, says former minister

Conference told about importance of Garda intelligence

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 20:35
Army reservists not fit enough for exercises, says general

Army reservists not fit enough for exercises, says general

‘Physicality of what they were trying to do overwhelmed many,’ says top training officer

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 18:14
State would need 16 fighter jets for full air defence capability, expert says

State would need 16 fighter jets for full air defence capability, expert says

Former Air Corps head calls for ‘realism’ in discussion on State’s ability to defend airspace

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 01:06
Dwyer referral could delay 2,000 abuse investigations

Dwyer referral could delay 2,000 abuse investigations

Garda source describes decision as among worst possible outcome for such inquiries

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 02:42
Thirty six senior Garda approved for early retirement

Thirty six senior Garda approved for early retirement

Assistant Commissioner and executive director among those taking package

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 11:00
What evidence is there that the IRA still controls Sinn Féin?

What evidence is there that the IRA still controls Sinn Féin?

Official reports about organisation and army council have produced different results

Sun Feb 23 2020 - 21:25
Tullamore direct provision: ‘This won’t be another Oughterard’

Tullamore direct provision: ‘This won’t be another Oughterard’

‘I would be very against it,’ says elderly woman bringing her shopping home

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 02:00
Passers-by stop carjacking in Finglas

Passers-by stop carjacking in Finglas

Man arrested in Charlestown Shopping Centre after young woman was threatened

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 13:50
Files being prepared for DPP on woman and man over Lucan murder

Files being prepared for DPP on woman and man over Lucan murder

Wayne Whelan’s body found in burning car in Lucan last November

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 10:42
Gardaí investigate theft of jet fuel at Dublin Airport

Gardaí investigate theft of jet fuel at Dublin Airport

Two airline employees are suspected of stealing up to €10,000 worth of Aer Lingus fuel

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 21:18
UL researchers use maths in fight against online child abuse

UL researchers use maths in fight against online child abuse

Network analysis used to cause maximum damage to forums with fewer resources

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 18:33
Men arrested in connection with death of Wayne Whelan

Men arrested in connection with death of Wayne Whelan

Two other males already charged in relation to gun killing last year

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 11:52
Mandatory minimum sentencing has done little to tackle serious crime

Mandatory minimum sentencing has done little to tackle serious crime

Three crimes incur mandatory terms, murder, firearms possession and drug dealing

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 01:04
Serious drug offenders twice as likely to go to prison as they were a decade ago

Serious drug offenders twice as likely to go to prison as they were a decade ago

New figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011

Mon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
High-security unit at half capacity since opening in 2018

High-security unit at half capacity since opening in 2018

‘Tiny number’ of inmates reach violence threshold for admission to NVRU in Portlaoise

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 03:38
Ex-diplomats ‘always knew’ Britain intercepted Irish communications

Ex-diplomats ‘always knew’ Britain intercepted Irish communications

GCHQ intercepted ‘everything’ related to Anglo-Irish Agreement, ex-diplomats say

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 02:27
Irish victims lost €1 million in ‘romance frauds’ last year

Irish victims lost €1 million in ‘romance frauds’ last year

One woman handed over €62,000 to man she met on dating site

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 13:40
‘Fascist, muppet, moron, dirty traitor’: Varadkar abused over RIC event

‘Fascist, muppet, moron, dirty traitor’: Varadkar abused over RIC event

More than 200 messages varied from polite advice to borderline racist abuse

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 02:55
Ireland unwittingly used CIA encryption equipment in 1980s

Ireland unwittingly used CIA encryption equipment in 1980s

Equipment gave American agency, British government access encrypted messages

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 02:27
Election 2020: Far-right candidates put in dismal showing

Election 2020: Far-right candidates put in dismal showing

O’Doherty, Waters and Gilroy flounder but some immigration critics secure election

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 20:57
Election 2020: Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael)

Election 2020: Paul Kehoe (Fine Gael)

Wexford – Elected 11th count

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 20:52
Former Army Ranger commander ‘open’ to supporting Sinn Féin

Former Army Ranger commander ‘open’ to supporting Sinn Féin

Dr Cathal Berry, who left the Defence Forces last year, was elected as an Independent TD in Kildare South

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 20:47
Election 2020: Verona Murphy (Independent)

Election 2020: Verona Murphy (Independent)

Wexford – Elected 11th count

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 20:33
Election 2020: Johnny Mythen (Sinn Féin)

Election 2020: Johnny Mythen (Sinn Féin)

Wexford candidate elected on the first count

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 18:13
Wexford results: Verona Murphy elected on 11th count

Wexford results: Verona Murphy elected on 11th count

Count complete as Fine Gael’s Paul Kehoe and Fianna Fáil’s James Brown win seats

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 15:26
Cork women to face criminal charges of falsely claiming to be therapists

Cork women to face criminal charges of falsely claiming to be therapists

Women accused of claiming to be speech and occupational therapists

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 18:38
Labour reaction: SF must ‘step over the threshold and take the reins of power’

Labour reaction: SF must ‘step over the threshold and take the reins of power’

It has been ‘a bad day for Labour’, Brendan Howlin concedes

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 16:42
Department of Justice ‘not fit for purpose’ before recent reforms

Department of Justice ‘not fit for purpose’ before recent reforms

Organised crime and terrorism continue to pose challenges, says secretary general

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 00:01
Call for legal reforms around Tusla child abuse investigations

Call for legal reforms around Tusla child abuse investigations

New guidelines allowing accused to question complainant a product of ‘imperfect’ laws

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 02:17
What should you do if you receive a video of child abuse?

What should you do if you receive a video of child abuse?

Conviction of woman sent video depicting rape of child raises questions of responsibility

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 20:54
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