Female Garda members targeted by colleagues in ‘offensive’ WhatsApp messages Policing Authority hears investigation under way to find who produced messages about colleaguesThu Oct 26 2023 - 17:26
Businessman the first person convicted of insider trading by court in RepublicDeclan Service (63) arrested last year as part of criminal investigation by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau into share transactionsWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
Gardaí want right to strike, better pay and bigger pensions to address recruitment ‘crisis’Pay for Garda recruits and serving members needs to rise to make policing a more attractive career option, say AGSI and GRATue Oct 24 2023 - 19:59
Dubai police in Dublin for talks with Garda on Kinahan cartelOfficers meet Garda Commissioner, members of burean spearheading investigation into gangTue Oct 24 2023 - 13:40
How does the Garda explain erratic road traffic enforcement and detection trends?Drink-driving, mobile phone use while driving and speeding are the three main issuesMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
Drink-driving checks by Garda have halved since pre-pandemic levelsNumber of drivers detected using mobile phones sharply declines while speeding detections were higher during pandemic, when traffic volume plummetedMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:00
No concessions or fast-tracking plans for older Garda recruits aged up to 50 Older recruits will undergo the same 38-week training programme as all other new entrantsFri Oct 13 2023 - 19:00
Garda Commissioner says ‘grim reaper’ or ‘skulls’ tattoos unsuitable for gardaíDrew Harris defends the force’s policy on banning visible tattoos for new recruitsFri Oct 13 2023 - 14:22
People up to age 50 can appy to join the Garda under new changesIncreasing recruit age limit part of efforts to increase size of Garda, as it grows above 14,000 once more following three years of falling numbersFri Oct 13 2023 - 00:35
Varadkar accuses Israeli government of breaching international law in Gaza siegeTaoiseach says Israel is engaging in ‘collective punishment’ against people of Gaza over crimes of HamasThu Oct 12 2023 - 23:20
Intruder caught at Department of the Taoiseach wanted to complain directly to Leo VaradkarGarda review under way into how intruder breached security during tight restrictions on budget dayThu Oct 12 2023 - 06:30
Man pepper sprayed and arrested during incident at Government Buildings on budget dayIndividual was held on suspicion of trespass and has since been charged with offences related to that alleged offenceWed Oct 11 2023 - 15:16
Garda allocated €26m overtime boost in budget ahead of recruitment of up to 1,000 new membersBudget 2024: Higher weekly allowance for those entering Garda College in Templemore, up to €305 from €184, introducedTue Oct 10 2023 - 16:51
Interim Garda roster to begin within weeks as agreement is reachedAGSI gives final sign-off to deal reached last week after having said it was seeking clarity on a number of pointsMon Oct 09 2023 - 19:45
Gas delivery system now at centre of Garda inquiry into Creeslough explosionCo Donegal village marking one-year anniversary of gas explosion that claimed 10 lives, including childrenSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00
Garda ‘strike’ called off after compromise in rosters row‘Significant compromise’ agreed by which thousands of gardaí will continue to work pandemic rosters after November 6thFri Oct 06 2023 - 21:25
Phibsboro crash: Family of Carol Seery (67) was with her at the time of the suspected hit-and-runGarda ombudsman to investigate after the incident happened at about 9.10pmThu Oct 05 2023 - 22:18
‘Progress’ reported amid talks on Garda roster rowGarda Commissioner and four Garda associations set to meet in Garda HQ on FridayThu Oct 05 2023 - 19:41
Gardaí overwhelmingly comply with overtime protest as patrols, response times sufferTaoiseach says Covid-19 roster ‘not sustainable’ as protests to continue throughout OctoberTue Oct 03 2023 - 18:52
‘Karma’ for driver as van confiscated after alleged racial abuse of garage staffDriver of uninsured and untaxed car alleged to have racially abused staff in service station, not realising Garda sergeant was standing behind himTue Oct 03 2023 - 17:47
McEntee says gardaí can be ‘directed’ to work overtime on days of industrial actionMinister says GRA ‘wrong’ to personalise rosters dispute against Garda CommissionerSun Oct 01 2023 - 18:03
Gardaí send 13 files to DPP after 130 ‘contacts’ over Spiritan sexual abuse Complainants prompted to come forward after revelations last year of child abuse in Blackrock College and its junior school, Willow ParkSun Oct 01 2023 - 12:08
Ireland’s biggest cocaine haul: The story of record seizure of 2.2 tonnes of drugs off Cork coastCork drug seizure targeted vessel carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine supplied by a Colombian cartel intended for some of Europe’s most powerful drug gangsFri Sept 29 2023 - 20:00
GRA urges McEntee to intervene in Garda roster dispute‘Adequate policing’ for Budget Day and Halloween, Government toldFri Sept 29 2023 - 18:17
Cork drugs haul: Two men charged over record €157m cocaine seizureMen were winched to safety off a trawler that ran aground off Co Wexford coast last Sunday nightFri Sept 29 2023 - 09:12
Cocaine seized on cargo ship off Cork likely supplied by Colombia’s Clan del Golfo cartelLeader of Clan del Golfo cartel sanctioned on Tuesday by same American agency that imposed sanctions on Kinahan cartel leaders last yearThu Sept 28 2023 - 20:54
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris insists he is ‘willing to compromise’ in rosters disputeRank-and-file gardaí plan schedule of industrial action in bid to resist planned end of pandemic rosters on November 6thThu Sept 28 2023 - 15:55
Gardaí investigate if teen (14) died after taking part in viral TikTok challengeTributes paid to ‘lovable, kind, energetic and fun-loving’ girl from Kilnamona, Co ClareWed Sept 27 2023 - 19:16
‘Blue flu’ set to return as gardaí opt to refuse to work overtime in rosters rowGarda Representative Association sets out its plans for next six weeks in protest at actions of Garda Commissioner over ending of pandemic rostersWed Sept 27 2023 - 19:00
Garda allegedly left scene of road crash and refused to answer door to investigators, Gsoc report reveals Gsoc’s annual report sets out details of some of its public interest inquiriesWed Sept 27 2023 - 17:31
Naval Service fired shots twice as ship carrying drugs tried to fleeSources say haul of cocaine made off the coast of Co Cork could be worth well in excess of €100mWed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
GRA accuses Garda Commissioner of ‘inviting conflict’ in rosters disputeLatest talks dismissed as ‘waste of time’ by GRA leaderTue Sept 26 2023 - 21:00
Large quantity of drugs found on board ship off Cork coastLarge container vessel impounded off Cork coast just 24 hours after trawler runs aground off WexfordTue Sept 26 2023 - 19:29
Drug smugglers see Ireland as safe route to land cocaine in Europe due to lack of naval patrolsExpansion from yachts to bigger vessels has led to gangs transferring loads out at sea before heading for remote beachesTue Sept 26 2023 - 18:32
Number of murders almost doubles in 12-month period in the Republic, according to CSO figuresCentral Statistics Office crime trends, based on data supplied by the Garda, show frauds down after increasing during pandemicMon Sept 25 2023 - 21:32
Boat suspected of carrying large amount of cocaine runs aground in Co WexfordGardaí searching waters to determine if any bales of drugs floating in the seaMon Sept 25 2023 - 21:08
Liam Byrne fighting extradition on basis UK prison is ‘inhumane and degrading’Kinahan ally Byrne (42) arrested in Mallorca in June and wanted in UK on gun running conspiracy chargesMon Sept 25 2023 - 19:49
Murders double in Republic, driven by domestic rather than gangland killingsCrime data shows surge in thefts - mainly from shops - while drug and gun crime, as well as burglaries, remain historically lowMon Sept 25 2023 - 12:25
Drew Harris to propose new rostering options to Garda representative groupsInternal 2019 report for Garda management highlighted shortcomings of schedule due to be reverted to in NovemberWed Sept 20 2023 - 18:40
Dublin Airport stabbing suspect not yet questioned by gardaí due to injuryMan undergoing medical treatment at Dublin hospital after breaking bones in Sunday morning attackTue Sept 19 2023 - 21:03
Gardaí contact executives after radio interview comments by Seán QuinnFormer billionaire named other executives he would have preferred to see harmed rather than Kevin Lunney, who was abducted in 2019Tue Sept 19 2023 - 13:16
Dublin Airport stabbing: Questioning suspended to allow suspect to receive medical attentionGardaí believe victim, a man in his 50s who was hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries, was selected at randomMon Sept 18 2023 - 19:51
Dublin Airport: One arrest after man hospitalised following stabbingMan arrested after incident outside Terminal 1 which saw victim taken by ambulance to Beaumont HospitalMon Sept 18 2023 - 09:39
Gardaí may ignore new rosters in dispute with Garda CommissionerContinuing to work existing rosters when new ones are introduced on November 6th one option being examined by Garda Representative AssociationMon Sept 18 2023 - 06:00
Why is Drew Harris so unloved? A tough week for the Garda CommissionerSome Garda members say ‘his management style gets up people’s noses’, with others claiming Harris was ‘dismissive of’ complaints brought forwardFri Sept 15 2023 - 19:00
GRA invited for meetings with Minister for Justice and Garda CommissionerInvitation sent on Thursday, 24 hours after Garda Representative Association’s 98.7 per cent majority ‘no confidence’ motion in the commissionerThu Sept 14 2023 - 21:56
Dubai police officers due in Ireland to assist Kinahan cartel investigationGang leaders still in UAE with gardaí optimistic DPP will bring charges after lengthy inquiryWed Sept 13 2023 - 22:28
Why the race is on to resolve bitter Garda row before November 6thGarda Commissioner Drew Harris says he will not resign despite 99% of rank-and-file gardaí voting no confidence in himWed Sept 13 2023 - 20:03
Drew Harris describes no confidence vote by GRA as ‘kick in the teeth’ but will not resignGRA ‘shocked’ by record turnout and the scale of the result in vote on Drew HarrisWed Sept 13 2023 - 18:30
Large vote of no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris expected to be announced by GRALargest Garda staff body has been balloting members since last month with result to be unveiled today in DublinWed Sept 13 2023 - 03:00
