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Volume of banking fraud cases rises sharply, leaving Garda with backlog of thousands

Volume of banking fraud cases rises sharply, leaving Garda with backlog of thousands

New measures resulted in reports of proven and suspected frauds increasing exponentially

Fri Jan 10 2025 - 06:00
Garda file on Moriarty tribunal sent to DPP 14 years after final report on ‘payments to politicians’

Garda file on Moriarty tribunal sent to DPP 14 years after final report on ‘payments to politicians’

Decision to forward file will exert pressure on FF and FG as parties negotiate with Independent TD Michael Lowry to form coalition

Thu Jan 09 2025 - 06:00
Man (50s) arrested at Dublin’s Connolly station after carrying shotgun on train

Man (50s) arrested at Dublin’s Connolly station after carrying shotgun on train

Gardaí, including members of armed response unit, attended scene of incident and carried out security sweep of premises

Wed Jan 08 2025 - 22:08
Kyran Durnin case: Online activity and purchases relating to missing child appear to expire in 2022

Kyran Durnin case: Online activity and purchases relating to missing child appear to expire in 2022

Remains of boy not yet found despite several searches at properties in Co Louth

Wed Jan 08 2025 - 15:49
Gardaí arrest suspect over 2022 murder of Bosnian man Adnan Asic in Dublin

Gardaí arrest suspect over 2022 murder of Bosnian man Adnan Asic in Dublin

Victim, who lived in Ireland for three decades, violently beaten in Blanchardstown as he walked home following night socialising

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 18:07
Man (60s) dies after ‘altercation’ on Baggot Street in Dublin city centre

Man (60s) dies after ‘altercation’ on Baggot Street in Dublin city centre

Area sealed off as potential crime scene after man became unwell following late night incident on street

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 16:15
John Gilligan arrested in Spain again after police search and drug seizure

John Gilligan arrested in Spain again after police search and drug seizure

Veteran crime boss arrested in 2020 in Spain, though later spared prison, taken into custody just before Christmas over allegations of continued involvement in drugs trade

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 13:35
Drivers abandon vehicles as snow in several counties results in extreme conditions on roads

Drivers abandon vehicles as snow in several counties results in extreme conditions on roads

Impassable roads in south, west and centre of country due to build up of snow

Mon Jan 06 2025 - 05:00
Gun attacks plummet as more ‘contract killers’ jailed in post-Kinahan-Hutch feud era

Gun attacks plummet as more ‘contract killers’ jailed in post-Kinahan-Hutch feud era

Gardaí believe enhanced capability to tackle organised crime since feud has seen more gunmen jailed

Fri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
Suspect in Mirjana Pap murder expected to be questioned after being detained on unrelated matter

Suspect in Mirjana Pap murder expected to be questioned after being detained on unrelated matter

Bench warrant previously issued for man over offence he is alleged to have committed

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 18:20
Gardaí treating death of man (58) in New Ross as murder after receiving postmortem results

Gardaí treating death of man (58) in New Ross as murder after receiving postmortem results

One man released without charge and second remains in custody as inquiry into fatal assault on John O’Connor (58) continues

Wed Jan 01 2025 - 17:05
Gardaí believe Mirjana Pap (58) was murdered before body dumped in remote field

Gardaí believe Mirjana Pap (58) was murdered before body dumped in remote field

Deceased woman was originally from Croatia but had been in Ireland since her 30s, living in Athlone

Wed Jan 01 2025 - 13:18
The year in policing: how did Garda Commissioner Drew Harris respond to the biggest challenges of 2024?

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
Garda ‘stretched’ as online fraud reaches ‘industrial’ levels, Drew Harris warns

Garda ‘stretched’ as online fraud reaches ‘industrial’ levels, Drew Harris warns

Heightened concern over scams in run-up to Christmas as Garda Commissioner outlines ‘increasingly complex and difficult’ threats to State

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00
Murder attempt linked to ‘The Family’ gang thwarted after gun and ammunition seized

Murder attempt linked to ‘The Family’ gang thwarted after gun and ammunition seized

Two men are in custody following the seizure of a Glock pistol from a vehicle in Clondalkin, Dublin, on Tuesday night

Thu Dec 19 2024 - 17:56
Kyran Durnin: Where does the death of suspect Anthony Maguire leave the investigation?

Kyran Durnin: Where does the death of suspect Anthony Maguire leave the investigation?

Death of one suspect will not end investigation but greatly complicates murder inquiry that already posed huge challenges for gardaí

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 19:00
Kyran Durnin murder: Gardaí expect further arrests for range of crimes in case

Kyran Durnin murder: Gardaí expect further arrests for range of crimes in case

Anthony Maguire (36), arrested last week in the case, was found dead on Tuesday

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 17:35
Rihanna’s former bodyguard taken to hospital after Finglas shooting

Rihanna’s former bodyguard taken to hospital after Finglas shooting

Geoffrey Keating (46), who ended up in legal battle with singer, had claimed he was under threat from Dublin criminals

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 15:41
Garda attacked in Dublin remains in critical condition as second suspect arrested

Garda attacked in Dublin remains in critical condition as second suspect arrested

Two officers attacked are members of Dublin Armed Support Unit

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 11:29
Kyran Durnin case: Man with history of violence now suspect in murder investigation

Kyran Durnin case: Man with history of violence now suspect in murder investigation

Gardaí conclude search at Drogheda house as second of two suspects is released without charge

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 06:00
Bomb disposal unit at Social Democrats HQ deem suspect package alert ‘not credible’

Bomb disposal unit at Social Democrats HQ deem suspect package alert ‘not credible’

Suspect package found at offices on South Frederick St, with security cordon put in place

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 13:31
Kyran Durnin case: Man held for questioning released without charge, as search of property concludes

Kyran Durnin case: Man held for questioning released without charge, as search of property concludes

Gardaí say details of search are not being released ‘for operational purposes’

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 12:12
Gardaí believe man (70s) killed in north Co Dublin home was victim of knife attack

Gardaí believe man (70s) killed in north Co Dublin home was victim of knife attack

Suspect (20s) has been arrested after late night fatal incident at property in Tobersool, near Balbriggan, north Co Dublin

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 10:00
Kyran Durnin investigation: Search to resume at Drogheda house after man arrested

Kyran Durnin investigation: Search to resume at Drogheda house after man arrested

Gardaí questioning man in connection with suspected murder of boy who went missing two years ago

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 01:00
Former home of Daniel Kinahan sold for €931,000 by Criminal Assets Bureau

Former home of Daniel Kinahan sold for €931,000 by Criminal Assets Bureau

Total of 168 bids made for four-bedroom, three-bathroom gated property in Saggart, Co Dublin over course of two hours

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 19:02
Kyran Durnin case: House and garden searched as man held on suspicion of murder

Kyran Durnin case: House and garden searched as man held on suspicion of murder

Gardaí continuing to search house in Drogheda, Co Louth, with a cadaver dog providing assistance

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 12:27
Senior member of Kinahan cartel faces sentence in London after gun conspiracy guilty plea

Senior member of Kinahan cartel faces sentence in London after gun conspiracy guilty plea

Peter ‘Peader’ Keating (43), convicted of directing serious crime in Dublin during Kinahan-Hutch feud, faces fresh sanction from Old Bailey, alongside Jack Kavanagh (24)

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 20:38
Kyran Durnin case: Suspect arrested on suspicion of boy’s murder released without charge

Kyran Durnin case: Suspect arrested on suspicion of boy’s murder released without charge

Detectives do not anticipate imminent significant breakthrough in case ‘unless there’s some very unexpected development’

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 14:37
Garda did not tell Data Protection Commission it was releasing 99 Dublin riot images

Garda did not tell Data Protection Commission it was releasing 99 Dublin riot images

Although not consulted in advance DPC has no difficulty with release of images

Mon Dec 09 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí investigating death of man (50s) at residence in Cork city

Gardaí investigating death of man (50s) at residence in Cork city

Man pronounced dead at scene after force called to property on Dominic Street at about 1am on Sunday

Sun Dec 08 2024 - 10:36
‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch

‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Garda investigations undermined by legal constraints in issuing suspect photos, say senior officers

Garda investigations undermined by legal constraints in issuing suspect photos, say senior officers

Gardaí advised to be more conservative than police force in UK for fear of breaching GDPR regulations and data protection laws

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00
Kinahan cartel, Russian ‘elites’ and Kremlin linked to multibillion euro money laundering network

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
‘A beautiful girl, full of life, full of energy’: Tributes paid to eight-year-old girl killed in New Ross as man arrested

‘A beautiful girl, full of life, full of energy’: Tributes paid to eight-year-old girl killed in New Ross as man arrested

Malika Al Kattib died following violent incident at her home in Co Wexford

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 18:20
Girl (8) who died following violent Wexford incident that sparked response from Garda Armed Support Unit is named

Girl (8) who died following violent Wexford incident that sparked response from Garda Armed Support Unit is named

Malika Al Katib died in hospital early on Sunday after Garda Armed Support Unit rushed to her home following report of multiple injured people

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 07:42
Girl (8) dies following assault at house in New Ross, Co Wexford

Girl (8) dies following assault at house in New Ross, Co Wexford

New Ross assault: Woman and man aged in their 30s were also injured in incident that happened on Sunday night

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 14:39
More than a quarter of offenders given probation reoffend within 12 months

More than a quarter of offenders given probation reoffend within 12 months

CSO study finds young men most likely to come to attention of gardaí again, with older offenders and sex offenders least likely to reoffend

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 15:49
Gardaí investigate fire at vacant building in Co Galway village

Gardaí investigate fire at vacant building in Co Galway village

Blaze at building in Williamstown village caused extensive damage

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 11:50
Cocaine-processing lab discovered in south Dublin during major Garda operation

Cocaine-processing lab discovered in south Dublin during major Garda operation

Equipment used to press cocaine, as well as €66,000 in cash, money counters and drugs with possible street value of €2.6m found in Swords and Shankill under Operation Tara

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 16:25
General election explainer: What are the big issues in the areas of crime and policing?

General election explainer: What are the big issues in the areas of crime and policing?

Antisocial behaviour, street drug dealing and reportedly higher levels of aggression among issues of concern

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 15:30
Finglas murder victim Josh Fowler (63) was not intended target of attack, gardaí believe

Finglas murder victim Josh Fowler (63) was not intended target of attack, gardaí believe

Father-of-four was fatally stabbed outside family home in attack which centred around drug debt dispute

Tue Nov 26 2024 - 15:19
Dublin riots: Gardaí identify 67 ‘persons of interest’ after ‘overwhelming’ response from public

Dublin riots: Gardaí identify 67 ‘persons of interest’ after ‘overwhelming’ response from public

Investigators continuing to request assistance in identifying the remaining 32 people

Sun Nov 24 2024 - 18:33
Nikita Hand, who won civil case against Conor McGregor, had to leave home after break-in by masked men

Nikita Hand, who won civil case against Conor McGregor, had to leave home after break-in by masked men

Lawyers for Nikita Hand, who won €248,000 in damages from MMA fighter in assault case win, told court a group of men in balaclavas broke into her home in June and stabbed her partner

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 19:19
‘They won’t be waltzing off into the sunset’: How the Dublin riots changed Irish policing

‘They won’t be waltzing off into the sunset’: How the Dublin riots changed Irish policing

One year on from the riots, gardaí are using different tactics and more formidable equipment to tackle big public order disturbances

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 14:04
Gardaí identify 42 ‘persons of interest’ after publishing images from night of Dublin riots

Gardaí identify 42 ‘persons of interest’ after publishing images from night of Dublin riots

Some 13 images were removed in last 24 hours from the 99 originally published after they were formally identified

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 12:43
New Garda assistant commissioner to lead policing in Dublin region

New Garda assistant commissioner to lead policing in Dublin region

Paul Cleary’s appointment to lead Dublin policing comes amid challenges of anti-immigration sentiment and crime in region

Wed Nov 20 2024 - 18:10
Dublin riots: Gardaí remove photographs of some ‘persons of interest’ from website after identifying them

Dublin riots: Gardaí remove photographs of some ‘persons of interest’ from website after identifying them

Images of 99 people were gathered from CCTV images recorded during riots on November 23rd last year

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 20:26
Gardaí dig large, deep trenches in search for remains of murdered Jo Jo Dullard

Gardaí dig large, deep trenches in search for remains of murdered Jo Jo Dullard

Kilkenny woman was aged 21 when she vanished on Moone, Co Kildare, in November 1995 while hitching from Dublin to Callan

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 19:23
Twin brothers charged with murder of man at house in Tallaght, Co Dublin, last December

Twin brothers charged with murder of man at house in Tallaght, Co Dublin, last December

Ionel Nicolae Diaconu, originally from Romania, died after an incident at a residence in Castle Park, Tallaght

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 17:16
Gardaí search Co Dublin lands amid inquiry into double murder of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane

Gardaí search Co Dublin lands amid inquiry into double murder of William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane

Gardaí believe couple were were abducted, shot dead and their bodies concealed by a Co Louth-based gang

Fri Nov 15 2024 - 13:37
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