Garda Reserve recruits very thin on the groundThe rate of recruitment to the Garda Reserve is so slow that Garda superintendents across the country have been asked to find…Mon Apr 16 2007 - 01:00
McDowell defends Bill to triple limit on donationsMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has defended as "fair" planned legislation that will treble the value of a donation a politician…Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Woman injured in Dublin shooting incidentGardaí are investigating the circumstances in which a young woman was shot and apparently dumped on a west Dublin street on Tuesday…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Defence Minister to act on bullying of femalesSome 27 per cent of female members who responded to a major Defence Forces survey said they had been bullied or harassed over…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
Garda watchdog will not tolerate false complaintsAGSI conference: Members of the public who make vexatious or nuisance complaints about gardaí will face criminal prosecution…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Call for all armed gardaí to carry stun gunsStun guns should be made available to all Garda members who carry firearms and not only the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), the…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Call for gardaí to get better firearms trainingGardaí need more modern firearms and better weapons training if they are to confront Ireland's growing gun culture as safely …Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
Maj Gen Earley appointed as chief of staff of Defence ForcesThe Government has announced the appointment of Maj Gen Dermot Earley as the new chief of staff of the Defence Forces.Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
Gang murder witnesses 'are refusing to testify'Witnesses to gangland killings are refusing to testify against suspects or are leaving the witness protection programme, making…Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
Cabinet approves use of stun guns for Garda response unitThe Garda's Emergency Response Unit (ERU) is to begin using stun guns following approval by Cabinet yesterday.Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00
AGSI delegates to be told of increasing gangland violenceThe annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) is to hear calls for worsening gangland violence…Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
Superintendent to serve no notice, retires on half-pay pensionThe Garda traffic superintendent arrested last week on suspicion of drink driving will not return to work to serve his notice…Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00
CCTV units in situ this year - MinisterTánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has announced 17 new CCTV systems will be in place in towns and city suburbs…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Father of Saulite's two sons opposes their move to RigaThe family of murdered Latvian woman Baiba Saulite said yesterday they want to bring her two children to live with them in Riga…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Review group wants changes to suspects' right to silenceAn expert group appointed by the Government to examine the balance in criminal law has proposed wide-ranging changes which would…Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Drug dealer murdered in professional way - gardaíGardaí investigating the murder of drug dealer Roy Coddington in Co Meath on Thursday believe he was shot dead in a professional…Sat Mar 24 2007 - 00:00
Murder inquiry after beach shootingA murder investigation was under way last night after a drug dealer was shot dead in a gangland-style attack in Co MeathFri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
A third of prisoners released early from prisonMore than a third of prisoners are being released early before they have served their sentences or because they have qualified…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Case highlights need for reform - MinisterThe treatment of Frank Shortt by some members of An Garda Síochána was so bad there "was no alternative but for the Government…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Thousands of cigarettes seized from Riga flightsCustoms officers have disrupted a major criminal gang which was smuggling so many cigarettes from Latvia into Ireland that its…Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Dublin murder rate is fastest growingDublin's homicide rate is increasing faster than other European capital cities, a new book by the ESRI will reveal.Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
New Garda Ombudsman group to begin inquiries from MayThe new Garda Ombudsman Commission is to begin investigating complaints, including those against Garda members, from the second…Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
More than 600 mobile phones seized in MountjoyMore than 600 mobile telephones were seized from inmates in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, last year, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
Over 400 prisoners to vote in electionMore than 400 inmates have registered to vote in the forthcoming general election, it has emerged.Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
Prisoners released early to make room for othersOvercrowding in Cork Prison is so acute that prisoners are being released early to make way for new committals, the prison's …Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Sister of Dublin man shot dead to meet US presidentThe sister of Dubliner Joseph Rafferty, who was shot dead by a former member of the IRA, is to meet US president George W Bush…Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí to investigate victim's links to drug tradeGardaí investigating the murder of a Dubliner in the west of the city on Wednesday night are investigating his links to the drugs…Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Officers held for selling phones, drugs to inmatesGardaí believe they have uncovered a smuggling operation in at least two prisons in Dublin, where prison officers were selling…Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí say arms haul in Cabra linked to drug gangA cache of firearms found by gardaí in Dublin yesterday is believed to belong to the Finglas-based organised crime gang formerly…Thu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
Man shot dead in DublinA murder inquiry began late last night after a man was shot dead in west Dublin in a gangland-style attackThu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí arrest two men for cigarette heistTwo Dublin criminals were under arrest last night after gardaí foiled a major cigarette robbery in the city yesterday.Thu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
Complaints of sexism in Defence ForcesIn a major research project on the role of women in the Defence Forces, more than 10 per cent of serving female personnel who…Mon Mar 12 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí question two men about Saulite murderTwo men were being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with the murder of Latvian woman Baiba Saulite in Swords, Co…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Family of woman linked to Australia baby foundGardaí have made contact with the family of an Irish woman who police in Australia believe abandoned her baby in a Queensland…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
470 inmates released early from Cork PrisonSome 470 prisoners were released early from Cork Prison last year, it has emerged.Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Senior officer to oversee implementationGarda Commissioner Noel Conroy has appointed a senior officer to oversee the implementation of 84 recommendations contained in…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Further details emerge on crash incidentA postmortem was carried out last night on the body of 24-year-old Derek O'Toole to determine the exact cause of deathTue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Full criminal inquiry into road deathThe death of a Dublin man who was hit by a car driven by an off-duty garda will be the focus of a full criminal investigation…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Man implicated in abuse of boy worked for scoutsOne of the men implicated in the grooming and sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy has worked as an official in a scouts club, it…Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00
Reviews rule out charges in death caseReviews by the Garda authorities and the Director of Public Prosecutions into the death of a young Offaly man have both concluded…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Public Order Unit to be on standby near Croke ParkThe Garda security operation around Croke Park for tomorrow's rugby international is expected to involve the Public Order Unit…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Journalist and garda arrested over murder case report leakA file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions following the arrest yesterday of a journalist and a detective sergeant…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Two questioned over Dublin city shootingGardaí were questioning two men last night in connection with Dublin's latest gangland shooting which has left one young man …Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Mansfield airport has no permits for foreign flightsThe airport owned by well known businessman Jim Mansfield has been facilitating foreign flights despite having no legal permission…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Son faked armed kidnapping to extort €50,000 from fatherThe Garda has foiled a highly unusual attempted robbery in which a man claimed he had been taken hostage by an armed gang in …Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Minister defends plan to curb right to silenceMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has strongly defended proposals to curb a suspect's right to silence, saying most people…Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Garda question two over shooting of 'innocent' teenA man in his 30s and a teenage boy were in Garda custody last night on suspicion of shooting a 16-year-old in an attack that …Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Irish task force to form part of new EU narcotics operationIreland is to take a significant role in a major new European narcotics operation being put in place in response to a sharp spike…Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Decrease in gardaí licensed, trained to use firearmsThe number of gardaí licensed to use firearms has fallen significantly in the last five years, at a time when gun crime has increased…Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
