Garda says gang leader fled country after latest feud attackGARDAÍ BELIEVE a number of criminals linked to a worsening gangland feud have fled the country after further violence at the …Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Separate Garda divisions are set up for Louth and MeathGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has announced the establishment of two new Garda divisions for counties Louth and Meath.Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí link gun attack on Dublin home to drugs feudGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a shooting at a house occupied by an elderly couple in Dublin’s south inner city believe they were targeted…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Gangland feuding takes a sinister twist as families targetedThe latest shootings in Dublin underline the volatility of those embroiled in the Crumlin-Drimnagh feudThu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí question INLA suspect over pipe bombsA SUSPECTED leading member of the INLA in Dublin is being questioned by gardaí about his alleged involvement in the illegal organisation…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Dutch army statement details Chad attackDUTCH MARINES serving alongside the Army in Chad have issued a statement about a rebel attack on a United Nations compound in…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
A peace force pushed to the limitIrish peacekeeping troops in Chad are too few in number to keep control of a huge and increasingly dangerous regionSat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
UN apologises for criticising troopsMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has moved to avert a rift between Irish troops in Chad and the United Nations High Commissioner…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Irish troops criticised by UN body for failing to protect staffTHE OFFICE of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has criticised Irish troops serving in Chad, saying they…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Man to be charged with rape of 86-year-old in MonaghanA MAN is expected to appear before the courts as early as this morning to answer charges relating to the rape of an 86-year-old…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest 70 suspected drug dealers in biggest operation against street sellersGARDAÍ HAVE arrested 70 suspected drug dealers in the biggest co-ordinated operation against street-level drug dealing.Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
70 Dublin arrests in major crackdown on drug dealersGardaí have arrested and charged 70 people in a major crackdown on drug dealers in Dublin.Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Elderly couple may have died after gas leakGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the deaths of an elderly couple who were found dead at their home have not ruled out the possibility that…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
New referendum on bail may be heldTHE GOVERNMENT may hold another bail referendum following a marked increase in the number of offences committed by people on …Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Shooting of girl (6) may be linked to new feud in LimerickGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a shooting incident in Limerick in which a six-year-old girl was injured believe the attack is linked to…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Crime rate climbs 5.6% in year to end of MarchTHE STATE’S crime rate has risen by almost 6 per cent in the past 12 months with increases in theft, public order and drug crime…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
13 arrested in ATM crime inquiriesTHIRTEEN PEOPLE have been arrested as part of a major Garda operation into an organised crime gang specialising in distraction…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Irish troops to arrive in Chad for EU mission todaySOME 160 Irish troops were due to arrive in Chad this morning as part of the first full deployment of Irish personnel to the …Mon May 19 2008 - 01:00
Mother 's plea as search for woman's remains endsGARDAÍ SEARCHING for missing Co Offaly woman Fiona Pender yesterday ended an excavation of a remote site on the Laois-Offaly …Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí question two men about fatal stabbing in Ashbourne on St Stephen's DayTWO MEN were being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in the early hours of December…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí hope DNA tests will shed light on suspicious death of womanGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the suspicious death of a woman in the midlands last week are hoping that DNA tests may help to solve the…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí wind down search in Pender caseGardaí investigating the disappearance of Tullamore woman Fiona Pender are winding down a search of a wooded area in the Midlands…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí view death in Athlone as suspiciousGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a woman in her midlands home early yesterday morning say they will not know if she was murdered…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Court orders granted following Garda raidsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING organised crime in Limerick have been granted court orders against 12 individuals from whom money was seized…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí raid 150 premises in Limerick regionIN POSSIBLY the biggest operation of its kind in the history of the State, more than 250 gardaí searched 150 premises in the …Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Detention of suspect unlawful, report saysTHE MORRIS tribunal has found the arrest of Frank McBrearty jnr on December 4th, 1996, on suspicion of the murder of Richie Barron…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Garda O'Dowd knowingly took false statement, tribunal concludedARREST OF FRANK McBREARTY SNR: FRANK McBREARTY snr was arrested by gardaí on December 5th, 1996, on suspicion of trying to frustrate…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Commissioner apologises over mistreatmentGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has apologised to a group of people who were arrested and mistreated by gardaí in the Donegal…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Charges over death of Katy French 'unlikely'THE GARDA inquiry into the cocaine-related death of model Katy French is nearing completion with a file on the case due to be…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Holland gets eight years for London kidnap plotPATRICK "DUTCHY" Holland has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a court in London for his role in a plot to kidnap a businessman…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Vandalism at Shell's Corrib site linked to pipeline opponentsGARDAÍ ARE investigating a number of attacks on property owned by the Shell oil company at the site where its Corrib gas pipeline…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Gardai call for register for foregin criminals with recordRANK-AND-FILE gardaí want legislative changes that would legally oblige foreign nationals with criminal records to register with…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Lone gardaí at crime scenes 'not safe'MEMBERS OF the public have come to the aid of gardaí who were unable to contain confrontational situations because they had been…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Arrest of drugs councillor on visit to prisonGARDAÍ HAVE arrested a drugs counsellor in Mountjoy prison in Dublin after he attempted to smuggle €4,000 worth of cocaine, heroin…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Garda chief rejects call for arming uniformed officersTHE GARDA Commissioner has rejected calls from some rank and file gardaí to arm uniformed officers.Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Bill will let Garda use surveillance evidenceGARDAÍ WILL have the power to use surveillance photographs and videos of criminals planning and carrying out crimes as evidence…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
New president slates Garda watchdog's 'incompetence'RELATIONS BETWEEN rank and file gardaí and the Garda Ombudsman Commission have deteriorated after the new president of the Garda…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Garda 'needs to consider' arming uniformed officersAN GARDA Síochána needs to consider whether it can still “afford the luxury” of being an unarmed force, the opening session of…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí to debate firearms proposal GRA delegates to be told plans should be abandonedRANK-AND-FILE gardaí want a national debate before a proposal to arm some uniformed members of the force is taken any further…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí rule out third-party involvement in Wexford deathsNOTHING HAS emerged in the backgrounds of the young family of four killed in Wexford at the weekend to indicate a motive for …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
No motive found for family's deathsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the deaths of a family of four in Wexford at the weekend say nothing has emerged in their backgrounds to…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Minister, commissioner concerned over increased use of pipe bombsTHE GARDA Commissioner, Fachtna Murphy, and Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan have expressed concern at the growing use of pipe…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Man held for questioning over attack on criminalA MAN was being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with a gun attack in January in which the well-known Dublin criminal…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Noted gangland figures among 13 arrestedA NUMBER of significant gangland figures are among 13 people arrested in connection with the murder of Anthony Russell in north…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Gardai believe revenge was motive for murderGARDAÍ BELIEVE a man shot dead at the weekend was killed because his former criminal associates blamed him for the murder of …Mon Apr 21 2008 - 01:00
Reserve Defence Force to serve overseas next yearMEMBERS OF the Reserve Defence Force will from next year serve on dangerous overseas missions as part of a major Government drive…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Four men held after cocaine worth €2m is seized in DublinFOUR MEN were in Garda custody last night after cocaine valued at over €2 million was seized following a surveillance operation…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan rejects mediation in feud as it would give legitimacy to criminal gangsMINISTER FOR Justice Brian Lenihan has rejected calls for mediation in the Limerick gangland feud, saying such an approach would…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí seize hundreds of blank and cloned cardsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the activities of an international credit card cloning gang have seized between 300 and 400 blank and cloned…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Garda funds insufficient in 2007, audit body findsAN GARDA Síochána was not given sufficient funding last year to carry out the work required of it without overspending, according…Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
