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Drugs, violence and jailing of mentally ill persist in prisons

Drugs, violence and jailing of mentally ill persist in prisons

Visiting committee reports for 2014 published by Minister for Justice

Wed May 27 2015 - 18:49
Gardaí know motive for murder of man found in gateway

Gardaí know motive for murder of man found in gateway

Detectives identify suspects who killed Dubliner and dumped his body

Wed May 27 2015 - 01:00
The many lives and strange death of an Irish conwoman

The many lives and strange death of an Irish conwoman

Bodies of Cecilia McKitterick and ‘husband’ Tom Ruttle were found in Limerick this week

Sat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Suspect identified over supply of drugs to Ana Hick

Suspect identified over supply of drugs to Ana Hick

Garda know of man who sold drugs since last year to Ms Hick whose funeral is on Wednesday

Wed May 20 2015 - 02:02
Gardaí release photograph of baby found abandoned

Gardaí release photograph of baby found abandoned

Baby, who has been named Maria, was found on Steelstown Road, in Rathcoole, Co Dublin

Tue May 19 2015 - 18:20
South Dublin teenage girl dies after night out at Twisted Pepper

South Dublin teenage girl dies after night out at Twisted Pepper

Gardaí say toxicology results required to determine what drugs, if any, Ana Hick took

Mon May 18 2015 - 20:42
Garda inquiry as girl (14) gives birth to second child

Garda inquiry as girl (14) gives birth to second child

Garda sources say that the girl became a mother for the first time at the age of 12

Fri May 15 2015 - 23:57
Attempts to find baby’s mother not a criminal investigation

Attempts to find baby’s mother not a criminal investigation

Gardaí and health authorities say woman should not be afraid to come forward

Fri May 15 2015 - 18:50
Death takes place of former GRA general secretary Jack Marrinan

Death takes place of former GRA general secretary Jack Marrinan

Dismissed from Garda for demanding change, Marrinan was reinstated and went on to form representative bodies

Thu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Key dissident held after suspects in bomb-making  targeted

Key dissident held after suspects in bomb-making targeted

Six dissident suspects arrested in Garda operations in Louth, Wexford and Leitrim

Wed May 13 2015 - 20:16
Abandoned baby’s DNA to be sampled

Abandoned baby’s DNA to be sampled

‘Theoretically possible’ investigation might identify parents even if they did not come forward

Tue May 12 2015 - 21:40
Gardaí take calls after appeal to mother of abandoned baby

Gardaí take calls after appeal to mother of abandoned baby

Gardaí ‘baffled’ by highly unusual location at which child found in shopping carrier bag

Tue May 12 2015 - 08:10
Gardaí due to make fresh appeal to mother of abandoned baby

Gardaí due to make fresh appeal to mother of abandoned baby

Concerns for mother of newborn girl due to be raised at press conference on Monday

Mon May 11 2015 - 07:41
Prison service chief stresses import of rehabilitation

Prison service chief stresses import of rehabilitation

Prison officers’ conference told a ‘humane service’ is about rebuilding broken people

Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Garda, Army carry out training in case of prison officers’ strike

Garda, Army carry out training in case of prison officers’ strike

POA threatens industrial action in row over pay

Fri May 08 2015 - 16:39
Prison officers urge Minister to ‘take on’ jailed gang leaders

Prison officers urge Minister to ‘take on’ jailed gang leaders

Prison Officers’ Association says inmates supplying drugs will seek to abuse new hotline

Thu May 07 2015 - 22:03
Increased security measures planned for prison officers

Increased security measures planned for prison officers

POA claims Mountjoy prisoner given €65 and a cake just days after attacking officers

Thu May 07 2015 - 17:56
Prison officers call for protection against attacks

Prison officers call for protection against attacks

Prison Officers’ Association meeting hears inmate attacks on officers at ‘critical levels’

Thu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Serious concern over levels of  knife crime against prison officers

Serious concern over levels of knife crime against prison officers

Prison Officers’ Association says six members have suffered serious attacks in six weeks

Wed May 06 2015 - 19:43
Garda says deaths in Co Wexford may be linked to drugs

Garda says deaths in Co Wexford may be linked to drugs

Bodies of man and woman found in upstairs bedroom of a house in Clonroche

Tue May 05 2015 - 08:46
Families for Justice take their case to Europe

Families for Justice take their case to Europe

Delegation to Brussels includes parents of man killed by a hit-and-run driver, and parents of four-year-old killed in an unexplained road collision

Mon May 04 2015 - 19:31
Garda forced to pull technology that detects uninsured drivers

Garda forced to pull technology that detects uninsured drivers

Number plate recognition system incorrectly flagged almost every vehicle as uninsured

Mon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Fitzgerald stops short of backing  GRA’s call for Yes vote

Fitzgerald stops short of backing GRA’s call for Yes vote

Garda Representative Association urges rank and file to vote Yes in same-sex referendum

Sun May 03 2015 - 19:48
Sean Connolly guilty plea on Eamon Kelly murder a surprise

Sean Connolly guilty plea on Eamon Kelly murder a surprise

Convicted man a ruthless dissident republican gunman who killed for money

Fri May 01 2015 - 14:41
Political support for Garda group urging Yes vote on marriage equality

Political support for Garda group urging Yes vote on marriage equality

Former police ombudsman in North Nuala O’Loan criticises GRA for taking stnce

Thu Apr 30 2015 - 21:37
GRA defends call for members to back same-sex marriage

GRA defends call for members to back same-sex marriage

Stance ‘does not contravene’ requirement garda body remains apolitical

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 21:33
Fitzgerald seeks report into Daly’s claim over garda killing

Fitzgerald seeks report into Daly’s claim over garda killing

TD called on to back up Dáil claims of civilian shooting by garda and attempted cover-up

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 07:59
Clare Daly suggests minister and commissioner aware of Garda shooting allegation

Clare Daly suggests minister and commissioner aware of Garda shooting allegation

TD made Dail claim that a Garda shot dead a civilian and covered it up

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 07:00
Pay reductions see some gardaí ‘sleeping in their cars’

Pay reductions see some gardaí ‘sleeping in their cars’

Garda Representative Association conference told gardaí want ‘a living wage’

Tue Apr 28 2015 - 08:30
Water charge protesters are using up  Garda resources, says union

Water charge protesters are using up Garda resources, says union

GRA president claims there is a ‘sinister element’ which has threatened gardaí

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 22:12
Senior gardaí must ‘speak up’ about impact of resource cuts

Senior gardaí must ‘speak up’ about impact of resource cuts

Garda Representative Association says politics needs to be taken out of policing

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 14:01
Gardaí call for vote of no confidence in Garda watchdog

Gardaí call for vote of no confidence in Garda watchdog

If passed, it would indicate a significant worsening of relations between GSOC and gardaí

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Claims Garda not co-operating with inquiry rejected

Claims Garda not co-operating with inquiry rejected

Letter revealed in Dáil this week sent by GSOC to solicitor is almost two years old

Thu Apr 23 2015 - 23:17
Two prison officers in hospital after attack by Mountjoy prisoner

Two prison officers in hospital after attack by Mountjoy prisoner

One officer stabbed in head, the second received injuries to his back and chest

Thu Apr 23 2015 - 10:20
Claims Mick Wallace TD ‘assassinated character of gardaí’ in Dáil

Claims Mick Wallace TD ‘assassinated character of gardaí’ in Dáil

Garda body says members co-operated with investigation into Clare Daly arrest

Wed Apr 22 2015 - 22:59
Gardaí have ‘limited scope’ on ‘revenge porn’

Gardaí have ‘limited scope’ on ‘revenge porn’

Detective says legislation ‘very strong’ for child victims but not so for adults

Wed Apr 22 2015 - 21:54
Man released after questioning over Ciara Breen disappearance

Man released after questioning over Ciara Breen disappearance

Ciara, last seen at her Dundalk home in 1997, was 17 at the time she went missing

Wed Apr 22 2015 - 08:09
Man held over the disappearance of Ciara Breen in 1997

Man held over the disappearance of Ciara Breen in 1997

Ciara, who was 17 at the time, last seen at her home at Bachelors Walk, Dundalk

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 13:46
Midlands Prison in Portlaoise the most likely destination for Dwyer

Midlands Prison in Portlaoise the most likely destination for Dwyer

Murderer begins new life in prison system as a sentenced inmate and is processed again, this time as lifer

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 01:01
Man initially charged with Grangegorman murders a ‘fantasist’

Man initially charged with Grangegorman murders a ‘fantasist’

Dean Lyons made a bogus admission, apparently as an attention seeking exercise

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 21:22
Mark Nash trial: Timeline of Grangegorman murders

Mark Nash trial: Timeline of Grangegorman murders

From March 7th, 1997 until April 20th, 2015

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 19:35
Mark Nash: Killer murdered four people in just four months

Mark Nash: Killer murdered four people in just four months

Has been in jail for last 18 years after brutal double murder in Roscommon

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 16:30
Chaos hit Grangegorman inquiry when  two men admitted killings

Chaos hit Grangegorman inquiry when two men admitted killings

Mark Nash and Dean Lyons both made admissions to killings in sheltered accommodation

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 16:09
Average life sentence  up to two decades from 7½ years in 1980s

Average life sentence up to two decades from 7½ years in 1980s

NUI Galway study finds a high increase in number of prisoners serving life terms

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 10:46
Foul play not suspected in case of missing Joseph Whelan

Foul play not suspected in case of missing Joseph Whelan

Body found in Co Cavan lake believed to be missing man

Sun Apr 19 2015 - 18:20
Commissioner urges significant increase in Garda numbers

Commissioner urges significant increase in Garda numbers

About 500 recruits a year needed to deal with new crime trends, says Nóirín O’Sullivan

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Garda strength at critically low level, superintendents told

Garda strength at critically low level, superintendents told

Delegates warned new recruitment process is insufficient to keep pace with those leaving

Wed Apr 15 2015 - 16:20
Conor Lally: Garda plan to target burglars not succeeding

Conor Lally: Garda plan to target burglars not succeeding

Sentencing and bail changes are poor substitute for Garda resources

Wed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Eamonn Lillis flies to UK after release from Wheatfield Prison

Eamonn Lillis flies to UK after release from Wheatfield Prison

Lillis served five years and two months of sentence for killing his wife in 2008

Mon Apr 13 2015 - 01:00
Woman arrested after man stabbed to death in Phibsboro

Woman arrested after man stabbed to death in Phibsboro

Victim was still alive when gardaí arrived but died later in a Dublin hospital

Sun Apr 12 2015 - 16:56
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