Small number of almost 500 complaints about gardaí's alleged excessive use of force end up in court annuallyMore than 400 claims made each year but only small number of cases goes to the courts, Gsoc figures showThu Dec 07 2023 - 06:00
Man appears in court over south Dublin robberiesNigel Kennedy (29) faces charges relating to two robberies in Blackrock and FoxrockWed Dec 06 2023 - 16:32
Detectives still waiting to arrest Dublin child stabbing suspect two weeks onWhile suspected attacker’s medical condition has improved, 49-year-old naturalised Irish citizen still suffering serious injuryWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:10
Molly and Thomas Martens moved to state prison system to serve the remainder of their sentencesPrison service say that the confusion over the announcement was due to ‘human error’Tue Dec 05 2023 - 21:26
Policing Authority has no plans to provide clarity to gardaí around use of forceAuthority clarifies how, when, force should be used is for senior Garda officers and frontline gardaí to decide based on circumstancesMon Dec 04 2023 - 19:42
No campaign to make Paschal Donohoe next head of IMF, Varadkar saysMinister for Public Expenditure’s ‘intention is to run again for the Dáil’, Taoiseach says amid reports of interest in International Monetary Fund jobSun Dec 03 2023 - 17:19
Gardaí investigate claims by Gript news site it received confidential informationNews site Gript first wrote about innocent man, now under protection, with his claimed workplace now also being guardedFri Dec 01 2023 - 20:55
Designer items seized from criminals ‘flaunting’ wealth are put up for auctionAlmost 1,500 people are being investigated by Cab - in part thanks to ‘good citizens’ reports’ on suspects living beyond their apparent meansFri Dec 01 2023 - 17:59
Aircraft and €8m in drugs seized at airport as gardaí target west Dublin gangTwo men have been arrested in the intelligence-led operation targeting a family-based drugs gang dealing in heroinFri Dec 01 2023 - 17:39
Man injured in Dublin gangland funeral violence had just been released from prisonViolence broke out in Dublin pub after funeral of murdered Brandon Ledwidge (23)Thu Nov 30 2023 - 19:40
Gardaí await Dublin-stabbing suspect interview as five-year-old girl still criticalPossibility assailant may recover physically, but be impaired mentally which could affect prospect of prosecutionThu Nov 30 2023 - 19:02
Gript article that wrongly identified Parnell Square stabbing suspect is removed from siteGardaí have put in place special security measures to protect man wrongly identified as a result of the online publicationThu Nov 30 2023 - 13:53
Two men injured after disturbances which followed gangland funeralBrandon Ledwidge (23) died after he was shot last Saturday week in his native Finglas, north DublinWed Nov 29 2023 - 23:26
New body scanners and X-ray devices to screen for drugs in prisonWhen technology introduced in the North, 40% of prisoners checked had drugs and other items secreted in bodiesWed Nov 29 2023 - 20:15
Dublin riots: Five big moments in the three-hour grilling of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris The meeting was potentially high-risk for the commissioner, but he came through it relatively unscathedWed Nov 29 2023 - 19:18
Dublin riots: Hardcore group of far-right agitators at centre of Garda investigations A priority is to bring to justice Dublin riot ringleaders who sparked the violence last ThursdayWed Nov 29 2023 - 06:00
Why were so many gardaí reluctant to tackle Dublin’s rioters?Gardaí were reluctant to draw their batons as using force has become so high risk, they sayWed Nov 29 2023 - 06:00
Why did gardaí not move more heavily and quickly against Dublin’s rioters?Were the gardaí too slow, or would having a bigger, faster riot-squad capability change the character of Irish policing for the worse?Sat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
Dublin riots: Pressure mounts on Helen McEntee and Drew Harris over Garda responseSuspect for stabbings that triggered unrest under armed guard in hospital as child (5) remains in serious conditionFri Nov 24 2023 - 22:51
Gardaí conduct search, seize phone and laptop of suspect for Dublin child stabbingGirl (5) stabbed in chest remains in serious condition, childcare teacher (30s) also seriously injured after using her body as a shield to save children in her careFri Nov 24 2023 - 18:20
News Wrap: Violence erupts in Dublin after stabbing attack targeting young childrenChief suspect for lunchtime attack under armed guard in Dublin hospital and most seriously injured child fighting for life in Temple St HospitalThu Nov 23 2023 - 22:15
Dublin riots: Violent clashes with gardaí and vehicles set alight after children injured in knife attackGarda Commissioner says ‘lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology’ behind violence which included multiple clashes with gardaíThu Nov 23 2023 - 21:59
Prolific burglars now operating with same sophistication as drugs gangs - GardaGardaí using gangland legislation and policing tactics to target ‘despicable’ gangs that use surveillance and imported cars for well-planned crimesWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:49
Garda investigation into cyber-fraud gang centres on Irish youth Nine suspects arrested and over €1m in cryptocurrency seized from outfit involved in alleged ‘smishing’ swindleWed Nov 22 2023 - 06:00
Fraud gang led by Irishman, linked to Black Axe syndicate, is focus of major international investigationGardaí have seized largest sum of cryptocurrency ever taken from gang involved in text-based frauds and money launderingTue Nov 21 2023 - 12:38
Finglas gun murder victim had previously clashed with drugs gangDublin native Brandon Ledwidge (23) was on bail and due to appear in court tomorrow for possession of cocaine and heroinTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
Gardaí charge man with Dublin attack in which woman was stabbed on Chatham StreetSuspect (20s) appeared before Dublin District Court on Monday morning following investigationMon Nov 20 2023 - 22:12
Man (23) killed in drugs-related shooting at house in FinglasGarda door-to-door inquiries under way in connection with first gangland killing this yearSun Nov 19 2023 - 10:35
‘It makes no sense’: Locals struggle to understand suspected murder-suicide that has shocked people of ClareGarda are continuing to investigate the circumstances around why Joe Collins killed his wife Claire and then took his own lifeSat Nov 18 2023 - 07:00
Murder of Ashling Murphy ‘a monstrous crime that shocked the nation’, senior garda saysGardaí suspect Jozef Puska set out to sexually attack a woman in or around Tullamore but motive will never be provenFri Nov 17 2023 - 19:00
Gardaí and Army at scene after report of suspected explosive device in ClontarfHistorical artillery shell discovered in residential area by council workerFri Nov 17 2023 - 16:29
Irish cannabis users top EU list of those who buy drugs via social media and receive delivery by postThe EU Drug Market: Cannabis report found that Irish were especially keen on buying the drug via social media, including Snapchat, Facebook and InstagramFri Nov 17 2023 - 11:30
Children as young as 14 being recruited by fraud, scam gangsNumber of texts sent by fraud gangs surges, but fewer people in Ireland falling victim as awareness increasesThu Nov 16 2023 - 16:38
High Court judgement calls into question drug-driving prosecutionsRuling could be used as grounds to beat drug-driving charges, especially by motorists who tested positive for drugs in roadside tests before last DecemberWed Nov 15 2023 - 17:28
Investment frauds soar in Ireland with some victims losing life savingsNumber of cases reported up 70 per cent while total sums lost on course to double this year above €20mWed Nov 15 2023 - 11:20
Garda given new powers to share photographs of sex offenders with publicNew legislation coming into force today also creates tighter control around sex offenders’ movements and any change in living circumstancesMon Nov 13 2023 - 00:01
Man arrested over hit and run incident that killed UL student journalist (21) Drennan was waiting at bus stop on journey home from work when fatally injured in incidentSun Nov 12 2023 - 14:06
Death of couple in Co Clare investigated as murder-suicideGardaí believe mother and grandmother Claire Collins (51) murdered by husband (54), who then took own life in shed at Co Clare family homeSun Nov 12 2023 - 13:40
Man (20s) dies in crash in Dublin after being hit by vehicleSuspect (20s) arrested at scene of two-car crash, while two other men taken to Dublin hospitals for treatment for injuriesSun Nov 12 2023 - 11:12
Cycling deaths on the roads: ‘I was searching for her and then I found her in the ditch’After another woman was killed on her bike this week in a crash with a truck driver, the partner of champion cyclist Gabriele Glodenyte recounts the aftermath of her death in a crashSat Nov 11 2023 - 07:00
Couple found dead at house in Co Clare namedInvestigation under way into death of Joe and Claire Collins near CorofinFri Nov 10 2023 - 11:04
Who is Jozef Puska? From anonymous father-of-five to notorious killerConvicted murderer’s DNA under Ashling Murphy’s fingernails, which was regarded as evidence of victim fighting for her lifeFri Nov 10 2023 - 04:00
Garda suspensions halve this year after rising between 2018 and 2022Allegations against suspended members include corruption, excessive use of force and coercive controlWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Two teenagers killed in Donegal crash were returning from night shift in local restaurantDouble fatality on the Inishowen Peninsula brings to 136 number of fatalities this year - 37 more than same period last yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:28
Helen McEntee anticipates Garda officers will apply for deputy commissioner job after deadline extendedAssistant commissioners failed to apply for post amid concerns about significant additional tax liabilities on retirementMon Nov 06 2023 - 16:30
How a new wave of Irish criminals are flaunting their wealth, and using it to generate fearThe head of the Criminal Assets Bureau on money laundering and high spending in the criminal underworldSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Criminal Assets Bureau inquiry exposes underground ‘banking’ network Money transfer system run by network of Chinese restaurants in Ireland and continental Europe, with Irish criminals paying 9% feeSat Nov 04 2023 - 03:00
On Dublin’s boardwalk: How a Liffey-side project became a tale of two citiesThe designers of the city boardwalk, now almost a quarter-century old, are ‘dead proud’ of a project that has become part of Dublin’s identityFri Nov 03 2023 - 06:00
Suspect arrested over hit and run death of woman (67) in DublinDriver who hit Carol Seery as she crossed Phibsborough Road fled scene before dumping carThu Nov 02 2023 - 19:02
Man released without charge over threats to senior Cabinet MinistersThreats under investigation understood to have been made to Ministers from all three Government partiesThu Nov 02 2023 - 08:37
