‘I’ll handcuff myself to Leinster House if he doesn’t lose his job,’ says ex-wife of garda who assaulted her Margaret Loftus says ex-husband Bolger was able to exert power over her to point of sentencing, including censoring her victim-impact statementTue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
How the Irish cannabis market has been transformed by legalisation in other countriesCanada and Thailand also sources of multimillion-euro uptick in supply of drug to Irish market in past two yearsSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
US becomes main cannabis supplier to Irish market as drug smuggling boomsAmerican producers take biggest share in cannabis supply as Trump warns other countries flooding US with drugsSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
No prosecution for Garda ombudsman officer accused of attending Hutch partyDPP has decided against bringing case against man who went to event after Gerry Hutch was acquitted of murdering David ByrneWed Jan 14 2026 - 12:44
House seized from one of Dublin’s biggest drug dealers set to be auctionedDavid Waldron’s house in Cabra was extended to more than twice its size with proceeds of drug dealing before being seized Mon Jan 12 2026 - 16:48
Relatives feared for safety of Oísin Reddin (12) in ongoing custody battle with fatherLatest hearing in custody battle was due the week after next for boy who gardaí believe was murdered by his father, Wayne O’ReillyFri Jan 09 2026 - 19:05
Father killed son before travelling to ex-partner’s house for suicide, gardaí believeGardaí awaiting results of postmortems on the remains of Wayne (48) and Oisín O’Reilly (12)Fri Jan 09 2026 - 08:21
Father and son (11) found dead at two separate Dublin houses namedGardaí suspect murder-suicide following discovery of remains of Wayne O’Reilly (48) and son OisínThu Jan 08 2026 - 21:38
Senior garda urges people to report friends and family for drink drivingTotal of 765 motorists caught driving while intoxicated over Christmas and new year periodWed Jan 07 2026 - 13:35
Gardaí investigate New Year’s Day attack on two men in north DublinOne victim lost significant amount of blood and suffered apparent knife wounds to fingers during attack in his homeSun Jan 04 2026 - 18:10
Four victims of Finglas petrol bombing discharged from hospitalGardaí continue to appeal for witnesses to New Year’s Eve attack in which family home was wrongfully targetedFri Jan 02 2026 - 17:55
‘There was panic’: Neighbour tells of rescuing children from Finglas home targeted by arsonistsCrime gang firebombed family home, trapping mother and youngsters, in case of mistaken identityFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Petrol bombing of Dublin home was second mistaken identity attack on same familyGardaí suspect fire that gutted three-storey home on New Year’s Eve linked to violent incident last year Fri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Gardaí believe wrong house attacked in Finglas petrol bombing that injured fiveSome of the five people, including children, jumped from windows as flames quickly gutted three-storey family homeThu Jan 01 2026 - 12:41
Major drug seizures lead to surge in cocaine prices and increased dilutionGardaí have seized cocaine that was below 2% purity, meaning the drug was composed almost entirely of other substancesSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:04
A year with no gangland gun murders: How one Dublin attack ‘changed everything’Clampdown after Dublin hotel attack was more effective than response to murders of Jerry McCabe and Veronica Guerin, says senior detectiveSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
Prisoner electronic tagging first part of criminal justice system to be privatisedSystem, including equipment and software, to be provided by company that will also monitor tagged prisoners Mon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí identify suspected prime mover in death of toddler found buried near Donabate, Co DublinInvestigation upgraded from missing persons to homicide inquiry four years after Daniel Aruebose died and was buriedSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:07
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threatDevices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in StateSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:05
Four prisoners arrested over assault with suspected links to fatal Edenderry fire releasedAssault in Midlands Prison took place hours before firebomb attack that killed four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary HoltFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:14
Funeral of Tadgh Farrell (4) hears mother’s tribute to ‘my sweet little boy’Gardaí from the Serious Crime Unit began carrying out searches at three properties on Friday morningFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:05
Ireland’s air traffic control operators not notified of drone activity during Zelenskiy visitQuestions emerge over how vital security information was shared as anti-drone tech included in €1.7bn defence packageFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Homicide investigation opens into the death of Dublin toddler Daniel ArueboseBoy’s remains were found on open ground in Donabate, north Dublin, last SeptemberThu Dec 11 2025 - 19:17
Gardaí investigating suspected arson after cars damaged by fire in Dublin 8Incident took place on South Circular Road early on Thursday morningThu Dec 11 2025 - 13:35
Prison fight may be linked to firebomb attack that killed Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60)Tadhg Farrell (4) and his great-aunt Mary Holt (60) were killed in attack on family home in OffalyTue Dec 09 2025 - 06:00
Edenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was ‘designed to kill’, says O’CallaghanGardaí suspect midlands drug trade criminals responsible as murder investigation opens following fatal fire at house in Co Offaly Mon Dec 08 2025 - 12:43
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept dronesIncident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defencesMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
‘Reckless, callous attack’: Woman (60) and boy (4) killed in fire named Garda believes blaze was started deliberately in a ‘murderous attack’Sun Dec 07 2025 - 22:10
Senior gardaí express annoyance over Defence Forces’ response to rogue drones during Zelenskiy visitQuestions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shotsSat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Garda watchdog makes new appeal for information on man’s death after interaction with Dublin gardaíPaul Butler (51) suffered fatal injuries after falling to ground in incident on O’Connell Street in AugusttFri Dec 05 2025 - 11:20
Proposal to tighten tax laws would stop Gerry Hutch taking Dáil seatVeteran criminal Gerry Hutch can contest byelection despite €800,000 tax demand being contrary to laws for new TDsWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Rank and file gardaí ‘delighted’ with introduction of Tasers Irish Council for Civil Liberties expresses concerns and says move will change force’s relationship with publicWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Tasers – the five-second electric shock coming to frontline Irish policingDevices and body cameras to be used by 128 gardaí for six months in Dublin, Waterford and Kilkenny pilot projectTue Dec 02 2025 - 18:01
Afghan asylum seekers allegedly chased and ‘beaten for 20 minutes’ by gang in DublinMen say they were pursued and attacked by a gang, who also smashed windows of their carTue Dec 02 2025 - 15:21
Uniformed gardaí could be armed with Taser stun guns by ChristmasMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to bring proposal to Cabinet on TuesdayTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to DublinAdditional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to IrelandTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Candidate Hutch: Why Cab, the Spanish police and a State watchdog cannot stop his Dáil runGerry Hutch plans to run in Dublin Central byelection and mobilise first-time voters after tapping academics for adviceSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Gerry Hutch can take seat if he wins Dublin byelection due to gap in TD tax compliance lawCriminal Assets Bureau and Revenue pursuing criminal for almost €800,000 from allegedly undeclared incomeSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Fraudsters posing as gardaí seek payment of ‘fines’ for ‘pornographic’ offencesRecipients of emails told they face prosecution for online crimes, including accessing images of child sexual abuseFri Nov 28 2025 - 00:01
Number of motorists caught speeding fell again last year despite rise in road deathsExcess speeding is single biggest factor in many fatal and serious crashes, say safety expertsThu Nov 27 2025 - 16:06
Gardaí believe father of eight was murdered and his remains dumped in makeshift graveThree latest suspects questioned over 2019 killing of William Delaney (56) have been released without chargeWed Nov 26 2025 - 06:00
Woman was sprayed with a substance and set on fire after answering door at house in Dublin A man was also taken to hospital with injuries after the incidentTue Nov 25 2025 - 19:11
Enoch Burke returned to prison after being arrested close to Wilson’s Hospital School Teacher trespassed at Wilson’s Hospital School last week in latest repeated breach of court ordersTue Nov 25 2025 - 18:05
Gerry Hutch may have to pay €800,000 tax bill if he wins Dublin Central byelectionMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says if a person has an outstanding bill, it ‘has to be met’Mon Nov 24 2025 - 16:45
Gerry Hutch plans to register new voters as part of bid for seat in Dublin byelectionUnsettled €800,000 tax demand from Cab will not disqualify criminal figure from running, say officials Mon Nov 24 2025 - 06:21
Money-laundering network used by Kinahans and Kremlin bought bank after US sanctionGardaí reveal seven suspects arrested in Dublin and Leitrim are linked to Russian-speaking criminal networkFri Nov 21 2025 - 14:27
Gardaí identify Irish group helping launder cash for Russian sanction dodgers and KinahansGardaí take role in NCA investigation into groups laundering money for Kinahans and other criminal organisationsFri Nov 21 2025 - 12:07
Man due in court as Garda inquiry extended into Drogheda Ipas centre fireTwo men arrested at locations in Dublin and Drogheda, bringing to four number of suspects detained since Halloween fireTue Nov 18 2025 - 13:46
Gardaí believe Co Louth crash survivors can help with investigationVictims, all in their 20s, died after their car crashed into another vehicle, then went on fire, on Saturday nightMon Nov 17 2025 - 18:25
How the Dublin riots of November 2023 inspired a broadcaster to become a gardaKerrywoman Amy Ní Riada saw the riots unfold back home while she was working in east Africa Fri Nov 14 2025 - 18:16
