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UN body condemns Garda Tasers and sprays

UN body condemns Garda Tasers and sprays

Special rapporteurs contact Government, including over public order policing at pro-Palestine protest at Dublin Tunnel last year

Thu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
Larry Murphy linked to search over disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard

Larry Murphy linked to search over disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard

Gardaí receive information of alleged burial at now disused quarry near Wicklow-Kildare border close to Murphy’s former home

Mon Feb 16 2026 - 20:48
Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons

Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons

Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes

Mon Feb 16 2026 - 06:00
Inspector has ‘deep reservations’ over injuries to inmate who died while restrained

Inspector has ‘deep reservations’ over injuries to inmate who died while restrained

Ivan Rosney (36) became unresponsive when carried and wearing a spit hood

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 16:30
Gardaí investigate apparent petrol bomb attack on Limerick mosque

Gardaí investigate apparent petrol bomb attack on Limerick mosque

No injuries were reported in incident during early hours of Thursday morning

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 08:48
Gerry Hutch says ‘karma’ will follow Jonathan Dowdall, former Sinn Féin councillor who testified against him

Gerry Hutch says ‘karma’ will follow Jonathan Dowdall, former Sinn Féin councillor who testified against him

The Monk also confirms he will contest upcoming Dublin Central byelection due to be held in May

Thu Feb 12 2026 - 21:20
Gerry Hutch’s mask slips again as ego drives newest Dáil bid

Gerry Hutch’s mask slips again as ego drives newest Dáil bid

Dubliner’s plans to run in upcoming city centre byelection mean his criminal past, and present, must be discussed

Thu Feb 12 2026 - 18:33
Gardaí not investigating allegations of Epstein sex trafficking in Ireland for ‘politicians and notable men’

Gardaí not investigating allegations of Epstein sex trafficking in Ireland for ‘politicians and notable men’

Unidentified woman alleges she was brought into country as a 13-year-old for sexual exploitation

Wed Feb 11 2026 - 09:00
Man (20s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Daniel Aruebose

Man (20s) arrested on suspicion of murder of Daniel Aruebose

Suspect, who is Irish, was deported from Brazil to Ireland and was detained at Dublin Airport

Tue Feb 10 2026 - 20:19
Garda suspensions more than double as accusations of abuse rise

Garda suspensions more than double as accusations of abuse rise

Increase, up to 42 from 18 in 2024, comes after several high-profile cases resulted in convictions for force members

Tue Feb 10 2026 - 06:00
George Mitchell quits US education body as further Epstein files are released

George Mitchell quits US education body as further Epstein files are released

Mitchell Institute says it is considering a ‘potential name change’

Fri Feb 06 2026 - 20:00
Garda’s gangland team being drafted in to catch scrambler users in Finglas, Dublin

Garda’s gangland team being drafted in to catch scrambler users in Finglas, Dublin

Clampdown follows killing of Grace Lynch (16), who was hit by speeding scrambler driver as she crossed road in Finglas last month

Fri Feb 06 2026 - 15:47
Recruit who lost 10.5 stone to pass fitness tests achieves ‘big ambition’ of becoming garda

Recruit who lost 10.5 stone to pass fitness tests achieves ‘big ambition’ of becoming garda

Ex-undertaker and firefighter Conor Finan (38) graduated from Templemore Garda College on Friday

Fri Feb 06 2026 - 15:00
Gardaí look to speak to bus driver following fatal Dublin city crash

Gardaí look to speak to bus driver following fatal Dublin city crash

Pedestrian in his 80s killed as three others, including driver, a woman in her 50s, treated for injuries

Fri Feb 06 2026 - 06:00
Defence Forces condemns Israeli chemical drop in southern Lebanon

Defence Forces condemns Israeli chemical drop in southern Lebanon

Over 350 Irish troops serving as part of Unifil multinational deployment near ‘Blue Line’ border area

Mon Feb 02 2026 - 16:09
Several people injured following crash involving Garda squad car

Several people injured following crash involving Garda squad car

Three-vehicle crash occurred in Walkinstown, west Dublin on Sunday morning

Sun Feb 01 2026 - 19:38
Regency attack: 10 years on, why were no Hutch gang members arrested after gun seizures?

Regency attack: 10 years on, why were no Hutch gang members arrested after gun seizures?

Standalone weapons investigation did not lead to key surveillance evidence being fed into wider inquiries

Sun Feb 01 2026 - 15:00
Dublin inner city violent death arose from dispute at nearby house, gardaí believe

Dublin inner city violent death arose from dispute at nearby house, gardaí believe

Investigators believe they know the identities of those present at Foster Terrace and have established a suspect

Sun Feb 01 2026 - 14:10
Oberstown youth detention centre spent €84,000 on unsuccessful attempt to fill one role

Oberstown youth detention centre spent €84,000 on unsuccessful attempt to fill one role

Expenditure of €230,000, over two years, related to vacant human resources role took place outside official procurement process

Mon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00
Leading Irish drug dealer with ‘Family’ gang arrested at Dublin Airport

Leading Irish drug dealer with ‘Family’ gang arrested at Dublin Airport

Man (40s) suspected of leading the Family drug gang, with operations in Ireland and Spain, arrested as he tried to leave Republic

Sun Jan 25 2026 - 23:06
Two men charged after gardaí surveilled alleged drugs meeting

Two men charged after gardaí surveilled alleged drugs meeting

Cannabis, cash and ‘white powder’ seized in operation by Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in Co Meath

Thu Jan 22 2026 - 14:35
‘I’ll handcuff myself to Leinster House if he doesn’t lose his job,’ says ex-wife of garda who assaulted her

‘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 statement

Tue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
How the Irish cannabis market has been transformed by legalisation in other countries

How the Irish cannabis market has been transformed by legalisation in other countries

Canada and Thailand also sources of multimillion-euro uptick in supply of drug to Irish market in past two years

Sat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
US becomes main cannabis supplier to Irish market as drug smuggling booms

US becomes main cannabis supplier to Irish market as drug smuggling booms

American producers take biggest share in cannabis supply as Trump warns other countries flooding US with drugs

Sat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
No prosecution for Garda ombudsman officer accused of attending Hutch party

No prosecution for Garda ombudsman officer accused of attending Hutch party

DPP has decided against bringing case against man who went to event after Gerry Hutch was acquitted of murdering David Byrne

Wed Jan 14 2026 - 12:44
House seized from one of Dublin’s biggest drug dealers set to be auctioned

House seized from one of Dublin’s biggest drug dealers set to be auctioned

David 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 father

Relatives feared for safety of Oísin Reddin (12) in ongoing custody battle with father

Latest hearing in custody battle was due the week after next for boy who gardaí believe was murdered by his father, Wayne O’Reilly

Fri Jan 09 2026 - 19:05
Father killed son before travelling to ex-partner’s house for suicide, gardaí believe

Father killed son before travelling to ex-partner’s house for suicide, gardaí believe

Gardaí 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 named

Father and son (11) found dead at two separate Dublin houses named

Gardaí suspect murder-suicide following discovery of remains of Wayne O’Reilly (48) and son Oisín

Thu Jan 08 2026 - 21:38
Senior garda urges people to report friends and family for drink driving

Senior garda urges people to report friends and family for drink driving

Total of 765 motorists caught driving while intoxicated over Christmas and new year period

Wed Jan 07 2026 - 13:35
Gardaí investigate New Year’s Day attack on two men in north Dublin

Gardaí investigate New Year’s Day attack on two men in north Dublin

One victim lost significant amount of blood and suffered apparent knife wounds to fingers during attack in his home

Sun Jan 04 2026 - 18:10
Four victims of Finglas petrol bombing discharged from hospital

Four victims of Finglas petrol bombing discharged from hospital

Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses to New Year’s Eve attack in which family home was wrongfully targeted

Fri Jan 02 2026 - 17:55
‘There was panic’: Neighbour tells of rescuing children from Finglas home targeted by arsonists

‘There was panic’: Neighbour tells of rescuing children from Finglas home targeted by arsonists

Crime gang firebombed family home, trapping mother and youngsters, in case of mistaken identity

Fri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Petrol bombing of Dublin home was second mistaken identity attack on same family

Petrol bombing of Dublin home was second mistaken identity attack on same family

Gardaí 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 five

Gardaí believe wrong house attacked in Finglas petrol bombing that injured five

Some of the five people, including children, jumped from windows as flames quickly gutted three-storey family home

Thu Jan 01 2026 - 12:41
Major drug seizures lead to surge in cocaine prices and increased dilution

Major drug seizures lead to surge in cocaine prices and increased dilution

Gardaí have seized cocaine that was below 2% purity, meaning the drug was composed almost entirely of other substances

Sat Dec 27 2025 - 06:04
A year with no gangland gun murders: How one Dublin attack ‘changed everything’

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 detective

Sat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
Prisoner electronic tagging first part of criminal justice system to be privatised

Prisoner electronic tagging first part of criminal justice system to be privatised

System, 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 Dublin

Gardaí identify suspected prime mover in death of toddler found buried near Donabate, Co Dublin

Investigation upgraded from missing persons to homicide inquiry four years after Daniel Aruebose died and was buried

Sat Dec 13 2025 - 06:07
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threat

Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threat

Devices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in State

Sat Dec 13 2025 - 06:05
Four prisoners arrested over assault with suspected links to fatal Edenderry fire released

Four prisoners arrested over assault with suspected links to fatal Edenderry fire released

Assault in Midlands Prison took place hours before firebomb attack that killed four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt

Fri Dec 12 2025 - 18:14
Funeral of Tadgh Farrell (4) hears mother’s tribute to ‘my sweet little boy’

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 morning

Fri Dec 12 2025 - 18:05
Ireland’s air traffic control operators not notified of drone activity during Zelenskiy visit

Ireland’s air traffic control operators not notified of drone activity during Zelenskiy visit

Questions emerge over how vital security information was shared as anti-drone tech included in €1.7bn defence package

Fri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Homicide investigation opens into the death of Dublin toddler Daniel Aruebose

Homicide investigation opens into the death of Dublin toddler Daniel Aruebose

Boy’s remains were found on open ground in Donabate, north Dublin, last September

Thu Dec 11 2025 - 19:17
Gardaí investigating suspected arson after cars damaged by fire in Dublin 8

Gardaí investigating suspected arson after cars damaged by fire in Dublin 8

Incident took place on South Circular Road early on Thursday morning

Thu Dec 11 2025 - 13:35
Prison fight may be linked to firebomb attack that killed Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60)

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 Offaly

Tue Dec 09 2025 - 06:00
Edenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was ‘designed to kill’, says O’Callaghan

Edenderry firebomb that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt was ‘designed to kill’, says O’Callaghan

Gardaí 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 drones

Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept drones

Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences

Mon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
‘Reckless, callous attack’: Woman (60) and boy (4) killed in fire named

‘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 visit

Senior gardaí express annoyance over Defence Forces’ response to rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
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