Poverty group criticises levels of social spendingIreland has one of the lowest levels of social welfare support in Europe despite improved economic fortunes since the late 1980s…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Gilligan back in jail after visit to hospitalThe convicted drug dealer John Gilligan was back in Portlaoise Prison last night after having been hospitalised following a stomach…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
EUR650,000 paid to committees for prison visitingMembers of prison visiting committees were paid €650,000 in mileage and subsistence allowances last year.Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Prison report highlights ease of drugs supplyThe visiting committee of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise has urged the authorities to draft in gardaí and soldiers to patrol…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Peace group plans anti-war protestThe Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) is to stage a demonstration march in Dublin city centre on 27th September protesting…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Prison officers demand annual €10,800 payment for overtimeSenior prison officers have demanded an €10,800 yearly payment to cover overtime, almost €4,000 more than they are being offered…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Parole head moots longer jail terms for murderersIt may be time to increase prison sentences for convicted murderers given the recent spate of lawlessness throughout the Republic…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Woman assistant commissioner namedThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has announced the appointment of the first woman to the rank of assistant commissioner…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Factory closure to end 315 jobs in CelbridgeSome 315 jobs will be lost when the electrical group Schneider closes its factory at Celbridge, Co Kildare, next AprilThu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Refuse collections face disruptionRefuse collections in Fingal County Council's catchment area are facing major disruption this morning, when the Anti-Bin Tax …Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Man held after friend's death from a gunshotGardaí in Tramore, Co Waterford, were last night continuing to question a man about a shooting incident at a house in the county…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Murderer admitted to being a jealous manIt was the belief that his wife was having an affair with a prominent publican that turned a "hard-working family man" into a…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
McDowell strongly criticised by Omagh familiesRelatives of the Omagh bomb victims have strongly criticised the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, accusing him of wasting their…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Naas CBS forced to close as many students fall illOne of the biggest schools in Co Kildare was forced to close yesterday after up to 80 pupils became ill with a respiratory virus…Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
MP pays bond for release of Irish childA one-year-old Irish child was released from a Scottish detention centre yesterday after a Scottish MP posted a £100 bond.Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
Garda body challenges McDowell on 'bribes for stories' claimThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, should either back up or withdraw his accusation that some journalists pay gardaí for …Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Use of hard shoulders by buses proposedMeath, Wicklow and Kildare buses bringing commuters to Dublin would be allowed to use hard shoulders on major roads to beat gridlock…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Resident campaigns against clampingA Dublin architect has begun a campaign against 24-hour, seven-day clamping outside his home on Upper Leeson Street near the …Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
When Lisdoon came to Dublin 4At one stage the queue for the bar at Saturday's Lisdoonvarna gig in the RDS was so long that thirsty music fans were forced …Mon Sept 01 2003 - 01:00
CAB seize €10m and freeze €34m in 2002The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) had its most successful year to date in 2002, taking more than €10 million from criminals and…Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Ballsbridge restaurant could be source of E coli infection outbreakOne of Dublin's best-known restaurants has temporarily closed after being identified as the possible source of an outbreak of…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Gardai say shooting in city may be part of feudGardaí in Dublin have not ruled out the possibility that a shooting in the city early yesterday morning may be linked to a feud…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Air-gun stolen in Garda stationGardaí in Dublin were yesterday forced to mount a search in the inner city for a man who gained entry to a Garda station and …Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Brennan committed to traffic corps planThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, yesterday denied plans for the introduction of a dedicated traffic corps, within An Garda…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
Mother and child held in ScotlandThe Department of Foreign Affairs has launched an investigation into the detention of an Irish- born child, and her mother, at…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
DPP and Garda in talks over proceduresThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr James Hamilton, and the Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, have entered into talks…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
80,000 to feast on hot set by ChilisSome 80,000 Red Hot Chili Peppers fans will make their way to Co Meath today to watch the US group perform at the annual Slane…Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
Nurses to be trained to examine assault victimsNurses working in Irish hospitals are to be trained to carry out forensic examinations on sexual assault victims.Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
'Red tape' frustrates Welsh policePolice in Wales say their efforts to locate and arrest a Welsh paedophile who fled to Ireland have been frustrated by "bureaucratic…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Rescue drivers seek points exemptionFirefighters and ambulance crews are seeking exemption from penalty points while returning to their base after responding to …Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Gardai appeal for information on missing father and daughterGardaí in Dublin are searching for a father and daughter who disappeared in the city on Wednesday and a teenager who has not …Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
FBI to train gardai in search plansMembers of An Garda Síochána are to receive training from FBI agents in best practice when searching for missing personsSat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Gardai appeal for help in identifying womanGardaí in Tipperary have issued an appeal to the public in an attempt to identify a woman found in Urlingford, Co Kilkenny, almost…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Prison officer deadline passesA 90-day deadline on cutting overtime, issued by the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to prison officers, has passed with both…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Estate's buyer a major house builderManor Park Homebuilders Ltd, the company that has acquired the Abbeville estate and Abbeville House, is 51 per cent controlled…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Defence hearing loss payouts lowerServing and former members of the Defence Forces suing the State for loss of hearing are now receiving average compensation payments…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Flights at Dublin Airport return to normal after fog disruptionDisruption to flights at Dublin airport finally ended early yesterday afternoon after fog plunged the weekend's busy August timetables…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Three gardai injured in riot at dance festivalThree gardaí were treated in a Dublin hospital after a riot broke out at a dance festival on Dollymount Strand yesterday evening…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Language schools to be regulatedIrish schools offering English tuition to foreign students are to be regulated following a major garda investigation into some…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Reform of witness programme soughtThere were calls last night for major reforms to the State's witness protection programme after the Court of Criminal Appeal …Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Expenses of senior gardai detailedThe State's 14 most senior gardaí claimed more than €135,000 in expenses last year.Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
Downturn in serious crime figures welcomedA decline in serious crime including assaults, murder and drug offences in the first half of this year has been welcomed by the…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Dublin killing not gang-related, say gardaiA man shot dead in a Dublin pub on Monday night had been involved in a number of minor disputes in recent times which gardaí …Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Accuracy of preliminary figures questionedThe accuracy of the preliminary crime figures for the first half of the year was "questionable", but the statistics still indicated…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Ministers warned to enact EU directivesThe Taoiseach has written to all Ministers, including the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, warning them to put into law almost 50 outstanding…Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
Ireland has third worst record on EU directivesIreland has the third worst record of the EU's 15 member-states when it comes to passing EU directives into domestic law.Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
CAB after property of drug-money laundererThe Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has initiated proceedings against a Dublin man who was found with almost €500,000 in the spare…Sat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
Hearing told road system around Adamstown cannot take new trafficThe current road infrastructure around the proposed Adamstown development in Lucan, Co Dublin, is so congested it could not handle…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Provision of school places in proposed development queriedThe Department of Education says it cannot guarantee school places for an estimated 2,800 children living at the proposed Adamstown…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
