Undercover gardaí supplied Carlow gunman with firearms and ammunition, Oireachtas hearsGarda Commissioner Drew Harris was questioned by politicians about Evan Fitzgerald’s case Tue Jun 10 2025 - 20:56
Garda not planning to invest in full-time cadaver dog, despite Minister’s preference Specialist animal required on just three occasions during his near seven-year term, says Commissioner Drew Harris Mon Jun 09 2025 - 20:46
Senior gardaí warn Kinahan cartel members of ‘serious life choices’ aheadDrew Harris and Justin Kelly note that a $15 million US cash reward remains available to those with information on group’s key playersMon Jun 09 2025 - 13:38
Carlow gunman tried to start fire in shopping centre, used gun stolen from legal ownerEvan Fitzgerald (22) was carrying flammable mix that would have exploded on contact with raw flameSat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
Garda starts reviews of Tina Satchwell and Michael Gaine murder inquiriesGarda Commissioner Drew Harris confirms report will be drawn up for Minister for Justice and oversight agencyFri Jun 06 2025 - 13:59
Sean McGovern concerned over ‘legality, propriety, process’ of Dubai arrest and extradition, court toldAlleged senior figure in Kinahan cartel appears for second time before the Special Criminal Court after extradition from UAEThu Jun 05 2025 - 13:22
Provision of almost 1,000 extra prison places to be fast-trackedMinister believes initiative will reduce delivery timelines by between 12 and 18 months Wed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had bail conditions relaxed prior to trial dateHe had complied closely with bail obligations, so some restrictions were eased after initial chargeWed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
Garda Commissioner role: Long-serving senior members not in running due to pension tax concernsApplications now closed, with sources saying deputy commissioners Justin Kelly and Shawna Coxon have sought to succeed Drew HarrisTue Jun 03 2025 - 12:35
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald (22) had ‘a fascination with firearms’Steelyard worker from Wicklow was facing 13 charges for possession guns, ammunition and explosive materials, and on bail for over a yearTue Jun 03 2025 - 06:00
Evan Fitzgerald: Carlow gunman was due in court to face 13 firearms and explosives charges Gardaí believe man (22), who fired shots into air in Carlow shopping centre on Sunday, feared going to prisonTue Jun 03 2025 - 01:00
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald (22) had ‘fascination’ with firearmsAssistant commissioner praises ‘courage’ of responding gardaíMon Jun 02 2025 - 16:54
Man dead after shots fired in Carlow shopping centre, Army bomb disposal team called to scene Gunman believed to have been granted bail last year after being charged with firearms offencesSun Jun 01 2025 - 21:59
Motorcyclist involved in incident that killed Garda Kevin Flatley dies in hospitalMan in his 30s was admitted to hospital after the May 11th incidentSun Jun 01 2025 - 11:55
Fall of House of Kinahan? Dubai no longer criminal safe haven after Sean McGovern extraditionSean McGovern's ‘precedence-setting case’ has implications for other Irish fugitives based in the emirateSat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern charged with murder following extradition from DubaiSenior member of organised crime group arrived in Ireland on Thursday evening and was taken under armed escort to the Special Criminal CourtThu May 29 2025 - 21:54
Fiona Pender murder investigation: Second search operation for her remains endsBut results of searches not disclosed for operational reasonsThu May 29 2025 - 19:37
Kinahan associate Sean McGovern arrested after landing in Ireland from Dubai and is due before Special Criminal CourtDubliner is facing a charge of murder, and of directing organised crime, related to the Kinahan-Hutch feudThu May 29 2025 - 19:10
High-risk extradition of Sean McGovern to involve armed escort and possible helicopter when flight lands in DublinKinahan cartel figure’s return from Dubai marks Ireland’s highest risk extradition since John GilliganThu May 29 2025 - 12:36
Leading Kinahan cartel figure Sean McGovern being extradited from UAE to IrelandDubliner was one of seven people sanctioned by US law enforcement in 2021 when rewards of $5 million offered for information on cartelWed May 28 2025 - 21:40
Garda dig for Fiona Pender’s remains set to continue overnightRemote area of Co Laois now the focus of Garda attention after search in Co Offaly concluded on Tuesday afternoonWed May 28 2025 - 18:18
Garda suspended over alleged bid to hire person to kill former partnerAnti-Corruption Unit investigates messages sent on darknet and sum of money paid in bitcoinTue May 27 2025 - 20:49
Fiona Pender murder investigation: Gardaí conclude search of Offaly boglandMan who was in a relationship with woman when she vanished criticised Garda inquiry after 1997 arrestTue May 27 2025 - 19:34
Fiona Pender murder: Can fresh searches unlock a case 29 years later?Gardaí believe Offaly woman (25) was murdered and her body quickly concealed to hide the crimeMon May 26 2025 - 22:01
Fiona Pender case upgraded to murder inquiry as gardaí begin dig for her remainsWoman (25) was seven months pregnant when she vanished from home in Tullamore, Co Offaly, in 1996Mon May 26 2025 - 21:27
Creeslough explosion: Gardaí release man (60s) questioned as part of ongoing investigation Suspected gas explosion in October 2022 led to deaths of 10 people visiting Applegreen service station and in apartments on same siteSat May 24 2025 - 11:25
Michael Gaine murder suspect free to leave country after being released without chargeMan (50s) had been arrested two days after partial human remains were found in slurry on Co Kerry farmTue May 20 2025 - 16:35
Man known to Mike Gaine arrested on suspicion of murder as human remains foundRemains found in slurry sprayed on field believed those of missing farmer, murder suspect quizzed by detectives in KerryMon May 19 2025 - 06:00
Man (50s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Kerry farmer Michael GaineSearches ongoing at missing man’s farm near Kenmare after partial human remains found last FridaySun May 18 2025 - 17:20
Michael Gaine: Gardaí confirm body parts found in search for missing Kerry farmerInvestigators examining areas of farm in investigation into disappearance of Kerry farmer believed murderedSat May 17 2025 - 20:18
Garda Kevin Flatley remembered as ‘a family man, a great guard’ at his funeral MassPresident, Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Garda Commissioner among huge numbers who mourned officer killed on duty last SundayFri May 16 2025 - 17:39
Gardaí study dashcam footage in bid to determine if Michael Gaine was driven away from Co Kerry farmDisappearance of sheep farmer (56) in late March led gardaí to suspect foul playThu May 15 2025 - 20:32
Man guilty of harassing prominent Garda representative with ‘offensive material’Andrew McGovern (38) targeted Antoinette Cunningham two years ago while she was general secretary of AgsiThu May 15 2025 - 16:32
Five-bedroom home of notorious armed robber put up for sale by CabHome seized by Criminal Assets Bureau set to be auctioned in two weeks following protracted legal case against former ownerWed May 14 2025 - 18:12
Funeral of Garda Kevin Flatley, killed on duty last weekend, to take place in DublinFather of two was carrying out speed checks last Sunday when fatally struck by motorcyclistTue May 13 2025 - 21:19
New investigation into killing of Clodagh Hawe and her children finds missed evidenceA garda review has uncovered the new information not known at the time of the inquests into their deaths in 2017Fri May 09 2025 - 13:04
Garda Commissioner job advertised, candidates from non-policing backgrounds eligible Move to find successor to Drew Harris comes as dispute over pensions-related tax liability looks set to rule out many current senior Garda officersFri May 09 2025 - 11:56
Finglas drone pipe bomb incident raises concerns of serious feud escalationPipe bomb and drone being examined in hopes they will link suspects to unprecedented crimeWed May 07 2025 - 06:00
Finglas attack: Bomb-drop drones were pioneered by Mexican crime cartelBotched effort to drop pipe bomb on house in Dublin raises concerns of future similar attacksWed May 07 2025 - 06:00
New face masks law based on whether a garda ‘reasonably suspects’ criminal intentLegislation being brought by Minister for Justice to Cabinet prompted by far-right tactics, but will have wider reach Tue May 06 2025 - 06:00
Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin feud attack Gardaí suspect explosive set to be detonated by being dropped on target’s Finglas homeMon May 05 2025 - 21:25
Gardaí arrest boy after juvenile seriously injured in Wexford playground assaultVictim suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, during which a weapon was usedMon May 05 2025 - 18:08
Black Axe gang behind bank account takeover fraud swells to network of 1,600 people in IrelandCrime group confirmed to have stolen and laundered almost €100m in Ireland - although gardaí believe true figure is much higherSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Head of Irish Prison Service defends surge in number of prisoners being released earlyNumber of early releases doubles to almost 600 as overcrowding worsensFri May 02 2025 - 11:06
‘Probably too many people’ being sent to prison in State, says O’Callaghan Prison officers assured by Minister for Justice that electronic tagging of prisoners in place this year to ease overcrowdingThu May 01 2025 - 19:00
Irish prisons at risk of ‘tragic event’ if overcrowding not fixed, warn prison officersIrish prisons operating way above ‘safe working capacity’, says Prison Officers’ Association headThu May 01 2025 - 08:03
Michael Gaine: Why did gardaí upgrade this case and what are they hoping to find?Without a postmortem and a murder scene, the basic pillars of a criminal investigation are absentThu May 01 2025 - 06:00
Wife of missing farmer Michael Gaine says his disappearance has been ‘devastating’ Janice Gaine says disappearance of husband and ‘best friend’ has been ‘devastating’Wed Apr 30 2025 - 17:58
Garda detective pleads guilty to assaulting his then wife, who was also an officerDublin-based Trevor Bolger has been suspended from duty for more than five yearsWed Apr 30 2025 - 06:00
Michael Gaine: Case of missing Kerry farmer upgraded to homicide by gardaíDespite no remains being found, gardaí believe missing man was victim of foul play and body likely disposed of to conceal crime Tue Apr 29 2025 - 20:04
