Slowdown in growth of prison population as crime rate fallsTHE PRISON population in the Republic has shown the first signs that it may be close to peaking after a decade of rapid growth…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Shatter defends handling of Bailey extradition caseMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has moved to defend his and the Government’s handling of the Ian Bailey extradition case in…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Bailey complains over Garda inquiryThe Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has begun an inquiry into a complaint from Ian Bailey over the Garda investigation…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Appeal over Finglas man's murderGardaí and the Crimestoppers organisation have launched a public appeal for information that might help solve the murder of a…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Carlow farm deaths investigatedGardaí are today continuing to investigate the death of two men in Co Carlow yesterday.Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Garda body opposes firearms cuts planTHE ASSOCIATION representing rank and file gardaí has said a Department of Justice cost-cutting proposal to reduce the number…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ombudsman bids to free resources by having Garda deal with minor issuesTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission is to lobby Minister for Justice Alan Shatter for a change to its procedures to allow…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Donegal victim was ordered to leave his native DerryTHE MAN shot dead at his home in Co Donegal on Thursday night had been ordered by vigilantes to leave his native Derry six months…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Witness denies tailoring his evidenceSMITHWICK TRIBUNAL: FORMER GARDA assistant commissioner Pat O’Toole has said that while he spoke to other former senior officers…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí identify two men linked to murder of Tallaght teenagerGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have evidence that places at least two men at the scene of the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí believe shot girl (16) caught up in feudGARDAI BELIEVE the gun attack that claimed the life of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara in west Dublin was well planned …Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Promotion of 33 senior gardaí 'not enough'THE GOVERNMENT’S promotion of more than 30 senior Garda officers to fill key vacancies has been criticised by Garda sergeants…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Garda appointments approvedThe Cabinet has approved the appointment of 33 senior Garda officers just one week after Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan called…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Coalition to move quickly on Garda jobsTHE GOVERNMENT is expected in coming days to fill senior Garda vacancies just one week after Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Civilian staff set to end three-year dispute over €23m fingerprint systemCIVILIAN STAFF working with the Garda National Immigration Bureau are this month expected to end an industrial dispute that has…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Ex-solicitor on €52m bank fraud chargesFORMER SOLICITOR Thomas Byrne, who was charged in December with stealing millions of euro of his clients’ money, has been charged…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Pub has been scene of previous shootingsTHE CAPPAGH Nua pub where Alan McNally was shot dead in the early hours of yesterday has been in the news a number of times in…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Callinan calls for Garda posts to be filledGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has taken the unusual step of calling on the Government to immediately deliver on a longstanding…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Shooting victim tried to kick drug habitA MAN gunned down in a suburban pub had beaten drug addiction and gone on to become a drugs counsellor, only to fall back into…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Commissioner defends policy on gun licensingGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has said he does not think the system of senior officers deciding if gun licence applications…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Welcome for report identifying failings in sex abuse casesA GARDA inspectorate report identifying shortcomings in the force’s handling of child sexual abuse cases has been welcome by …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over child sex abuse investigationsTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over abuse casesThe Garda Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Body likely that of murder suspectGARDAÍ ARE liaising with police in Britain in an effort to confirm that a man found dead in England yesterday was the same man…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Liaise with agencies in abuse cases, Garda toldTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified a lack of meaningful co-operation between the Garda, Health Service Executive agencies …Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Another Garda commissioner retiresAssistant Commissioner Mick Feehan, who is in charge of policing in Dublin, is the latest senior Garda member to retire from …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí believe woman in bag was from MalawiGARDAÍ BELIEVE a woman whose remains were found in a luggage bag on wheels in Dublin had been strangled or suffocated and her…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Callely released without charge after night in cellFORMER FIANNA Fáil TD and minister of state Ivor Callely was released from Garda custody without charge yesterday after being…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Callely questioned over alleged expenses fraudFORMER FIANNA Fáil politician Ivor Callely was still being questioned by gardaí last night as part of a criminal investigation…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Man in school incident arrested after pursuitGARDAÍ HAVE arrested a man after he unexpectedly and without explanation took his three children from their school yesterday …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Search to resume for remains of woman (19)A GARDA search for human remains was due to resume in Co Wicklow this morning as part of the investigation into the disappearance…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Membership of prison visiting teams plummetsPRISON VISITING committees, some of whose recent annual reports were highly critical of conditions they had witnessed in Irish…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Man dies from injuries in Mullingar incidentGARDAÍ ARE expected to launch a murder investigation following the death of a man who had been in a critical condition in recent…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Capital rings in new year with street concertAN ESTIMATED 10,000 revellers enjoyed the inaugural New Year’s Eve free open air concert in Dublin city centreMon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
High Court refuses US bid for Garland extraditionTHE HIGH Court has rejected an application by the US authorities to extradite veteran republican Seán Garland for his alleged…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Cab secures order freezing €4.6m in bank accounts of alleged fraudsterTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau has secured an order from the High Court allowing it to freeze €4Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Ombudsman needed to examine prison deaths, says trustTHE DEATH of Shane Rogers while on suicide watch at Cloverhill Prison underlines the need for a prisons ombudsman, the Irish …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Suspect questioned again over missing Mayo womanTHE CHIEF suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of Sandra Collins from Co Mayo was last night being questioned by …Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Ten years' jail for rapist over sex assault of childCONVICTED CHILD rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been jailed for 10 years for the sexual assault and defilement…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Appeals for help over weekend incidentsTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has appealed for the public’s assistance in its efforts to identify a man found in a …Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí seek witnesses as man in critical condition after assaultGARDAÍ HAVE launched an investigation after a man was left critically ill following an assault in the early hours of yesterday…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Bill to force public to report abuse suspicionsANYONE WHO who fails to pass on to gardaí a suspicion of a serious criminal offence, including sexual crimes, against a minor…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Minister says Garda stations may be soldSOME 39 Garda stations earmarked for closure could be sold to individual gardaí or used for community activities under a new …Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
A gangland drama based on real lifeWHEN LOVE/HATE first aired on RTÉ1, last autumn, the critics weren’t overly kindSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí question struck-off solicitorSTRUCK-OFF solicitor Thomas Byrne was being questioned by gardaí last night as part of their inquiry into alleged deception and…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Man (75) found dead in Dublin pubGardaí have begun an investigation into the death of a 75-year-old man by a gunshot wound in a well-known Dublin pub, writes…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Station closed for renovationsRURAL GARDA STATIONS: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has been criticised over the decision to shut down a Garda station currently…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Department of Justice suggests cuts to Garda guns and traffic corpsTHE DEPARTMENT of Justice has recommended the number of gardaí carrying firearms be reduced by almost three-quarters to save …Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Senior officers 'shocked' by lack of consultationARMY REORGANISATION: SENIOR OFFICERS in the Defence Forces are shocked by the lack of consultation by Minister for Justice and…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí consider plot to kill 'Sunday World' crime journalist as seriousGARDAÍ ARE treating seriously a plot to kill a crime journalist over an article focusing on the private life of a man regarded…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
