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Crime gangs using car garages to smuggle drugs and valuables

Crime gangs using car garages to smuggle drugs and valuables

Increasingly sophisticated practice exploits lack of regulation in the used car market

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 00:41
Gangland criminals ‘streetwise but not educated’, says Cab chief

Gangland criminals ‘streetwise but not educated’, says Cab chief

Crime gangs more savvy but are being undone by need to flaunt wealth, says Clavin

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 00:09
Five arrested after €1.7m Kinahan cash seizures

Five arrested after €1.7m Kinahan cash seizures

Gardaí strike significant blow to drugs cartel with hauls in Wexford and west Dublin

Sun Sept 23 2018 - 20:41
Big cuts in Garda overtime ordered by Drew Harris to reduce costs

Big cuts in Garda overtime ordered by Drew Harris to reduce costs

Commissioner says he has cut both discretionary and administrative overtime

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 20:37
Q&A: Are ideas for Garda reform new or recycled?

Q&A: Are ideas for Garda reform new or recycled?

Some proposals have been recommended before and simply not implemented

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí in specialist units ‘not superior’ to local gardaí – commission

Gardaí in specialist units ‘not superior’ to local gardaí – commission

Ability to build community relationships should be rewarded with Garda promotions

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Tomorrow’s Garda recruits might progress on merit, not ‘pull’

Tomorrow’s Garda recruits might progress on merit, not ‘pull’

Commission’s recommendations would put community policing at centre of the force

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Garda should refocus on community policing, reform report says

Garda should refocus on community policing, reform report says

Commission calls for creation of national centre for intelligence collation and analysis

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 03:43
Garda reform ideas are good, but will they ever happen?

Garda reform ideas are good, but will they ever happen?

Commission’s recommendations costly to implement and rivalled by housing crisis

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 00:58
Garda Síochána set to undergo radical reform up to 2022

Garda Síochána set to undergo radical reform up to 2022

New programme for force focuses on human rights, community policing and oversight

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 00:02
Gardaí should lose power to decide if people are prosecuted, reform report says

Gardaí should lose power to decide if people are prosecuted, reform report says

Commission calls for creation of a national centre for intelligence collation and analysis

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 15:31
Investigation into alleged sexual assault on woman (18) in Dublin

Investigation into alleged sexual assault on woman (18) in Dublin

Scene on Poolbeg St has been preserved and gardaí at Pearse St are leading investigation

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 12:46
Garda inquiry under way into social media posts

Garda inquiry under way into social media posts

One garda involved in policing housing protest referred to on Facebook as ‘dog’ and ‘scum’

Mon Sept 17 2018 - 00:43
Photographs of gardaí in hoods ‘do not inspire confidence’

Photographs of gardaí in hoods ‘do not inspire confidence’

Policing Authority welcomes Drew Harris comment that use of ‘hoods’ by gardaí ‘was not correct’

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Balaclavas worn to prevent social media harassment, claim Garda

Balaclavas worn to prevent social media harassment, claim Garda

Gardaí say since water charge protests, photos and names being posted to intimidate

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 21:36
Four arrested after raids targeting burglary network

Four arrested after raids targeting burglary network

Garda members search 11 addresses in Enniscorthy linked to suspected gang members

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 16:58
Use of ‘hoods’ at housing protest ‘not correct’ – Garda Commissioner

Use of ‘hoods’ at housing protest ‘not correct’ – Garda Commissioner

Drew Harris says gardaí had been physically, verbally and racially abused during protest

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 15:36
Claim and counterclaim over end of Dublin ‘occupation’

Claim and counterclaim over end of Dublin ‘occupation’

Gardaí wearing balaclavas were not supporting an illegal action, as has been claimed

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 01:00
Four arrested in illegal online TV streaming investigation

Four arrested in illegal online TV streaming investigation

Seventeen bank accounts into which €700,000 has been lodged have been frozen

Wed Sept 12 2018 - 15:34
Garda staff move to defend overtime spending

Garda staff move to defend overtime spending

Comments come ahead of meeting with new Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 01:00
New Garda chief says public trust local gardaí more than senior management

New Garda chief says public trust local gardaí more than senior management

Garda reform will not be on same scale as RUC-PSNI process, says Drew Harris

Sun Sept 09 2018 - 18:12
New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faces first big challenge

New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faces first big challenge

Clashes with both Government and officers about overtime may test leadership approach

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 01:00
Man held over Bray Boxing Club murder linked to drug dealing

Man held over Bray Boxing Club murder linked to drug dealing

Bobby Messett died after being shot in the head during an attack at Pete Taylor’s gym

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 16:46
Drew Harris to meet senior gardaí to assess budget at his disposal

Drew Harris to meet senior gardaí to assess budget at his disposal

Minister says force has ‘unprecedented’ resources and eye should be kept on how funds spent

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 15:15
Be ‘operationally honest’, Garda Commissioner tells recruits

Be ‘operationally honest’, Garda Commissioner tells recruits

Harris says: ‘We are here to serve the people, not ourselves, not the organisation; the people’

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 13:09
Fraud cartel controlled 300 Irish bank accounts and stole €15m

Fraud cartel controlled 300 Irish bank accounts and stole €15m

Gardai investigating money laundering by west African group raided addresses in five counties

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 16:24
14,000 bikes reported stolen in 2½ years, but true figure higher

14,000 bikes reported stolen in 2½ years, but true figure higher

Gardaí say trend of not reporting bike thefts must come to an end

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 14:58
Irish troops complete move back to Syrian side of Golan Heights

Irish troops complete move back to Syrian side of Golan Heights

‘The Irish were originally deployed to the Syrian side. But they withdrew to the Israeli-occupied area after fighting related to the civil war in Syria compromised their safety’

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 21:12
Drug crime rises in Dublin amid surge in consumption

Drug crime rises in Dublin amid surge in consumption

New research suggests more people than ever in Ireland are taking illegal drugs

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 18:54
Drew Harris survives an interrogation by Dublin media

Drew Harris survives an interrogation by Dublin media

Garda Commissioner shows little sign of stress during meeting at Phoenix Park HQ

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 00:32
Garda Commissioner responds to criticism saying: ‘I am Irish’

Garda Commissioner responds to criticism saying: ‘I am Irish’

‘I’m not sure how much of an outsider I am really . . . I’m from the island of Ireland’

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 15:10
Drew Harris: Garda take an outside chance on new commissioner

Drew Harris: Garda take an outside chance on new commissioner

New inter-country security appointment is rare, and come with risks

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 06:00
Sharp rise in parents seeking help for back-to-school costs

Sharp rise in parents seeking help for back-to-school costs

Charity says transition year costs have become significant source of stress

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 01:00
Man (23) alleges he was stabbed by 9-year-old when families clashed

Man (23) alleges he was stabbed by 9-year-old when families clashed

Incident happened in Inchicore, Dublin and involved two rival families

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 16:45
Woman who drove into gates of Government Buildings released

Woman who drove into gates of Government Buildings released

Gardaí treating incident as low-level protest action rather than a major security alert

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 20:15
Victims of fatal Donegal car crash are named

Victims of fatal Donegal car crash are named

Man in his 20s is released from custody after Bundoran incident in which two people died

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 20:55
Tributes to two young adults killed in Donegal road crash

Tributes to two young adults killed in Donegal road crash

Only occupant of the car who did not require hospitalisation released from custody

Mon Aug 20 2018 - 00:50
Kinahan cartel linked to €10m cocaine seizure in Costa Rica

Kinahan cartel linked to €10m cocaine seizure in Costa Rica

Drugs hidden in pineapples were due to be loaded on a cargo ship destined for Cork

Sun Aug 19 2018 - 17:05
Deirdre Jacob murder: how do you solve a 20-year-old crime?

Deirdre Jacob murder: how do you solve a 20-year-old crime?

The case has been reclassified as murder amid new information, but gardaí face obstacles

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
Deirdre Jacob case: Wooded area in Wicklow and midlands location 'of interest'

Deirdre Jacob case: Wooded area in Wicklow and midlands location 'of interest'

Suspect linked to remote areas of Wicklow and Carlow-Laois border

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 07:19
Deirdre Jacob's parents: ‘When the cold word ‘murder’ came out over the airways. . . It hit us’

Deirdre Jacob's parents: ‘When the cold word ‘murder’ came out over the airways. . . It hit us’

Michael and Bernie Jacob appeal for help in solving daughter’s murder

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 16:04
Chief suspect in Deirdre Jacob murder inquiry is convicted criminal

Chief suspect in Deirdre Jacob murder inquiry is convicted criminal

As 1998 disappearance is upgraded to murder inquiry, details of suspect emerge

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 00:13
Loaded firearms found by builders at O’Devaney Gardens

Loaded firearms found by builders at O’Devaney Gardens

Gardaí investigate following discovery by construction workers at the Dublin complex

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 20:39
Deirdre Jacob murder: gardaí focusing on a chief suspect

Deirdre Jacob murder: gardaí focusing on a chief suspect

The 18-year-old student went missing near her home in Newbridge, Co Kildare

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 19:34
Sham marriages: Many foreign taxi drivers involved, Garda suspects

Sham marriages: Many foreign taxi drivers involved, Garda suspects

Of 110 drivers stopped at Garda checkpoint, 26 thought to be linked to sham marriages

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 02:55
Gsoc report welcomed by Toscan du Plantier’s son

Gsoc report welcomed by Toscan du Plantier’s son

Pierre-Louis Baudey says he has ‘great confidence’ in French and Irish justice systems

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 00:41
Part of man's severed ear found on Dublin street after house party stabbing

Part of man's severed ear found on Dublin street after house party stabbing

Man (40s) stabbed and loses part of ear after fight following house party

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 07:47
Criminals targeted by Cab are paid to bear Kinahan risk in Dublin

Criminals targeted by Cab are paid to bear Kinahan risk in Dublin

As Kinahans live abroad, trusted lieutenants manage drugs business in Republic

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 07:48
Gang leader on bail believed to be owner of €3 million drugs haul seized in Dublin

Gang leader on bail believed to be owner of €3 million drugs haul seized in Dublin

Garda-Revenue swoop nets 30kg of MDMA, 20kg of ketamine, cannabis worth €20,0000

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 01:00
Alert at Mountjoy Prison as ‘airsoft guns’ found

Alert at Mountjoy Prison as ‘airsoft guns’ found

Van driver arrested after cache of replica guns discovered during routine jail search

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 18:18
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