Gardaí examine similarities in Dublin and Laois gang murdersFEUDING: GARDAÍ ARE trying to determine whether similarities between the murders on Monday of Declan O’Reilly (32) in Dublin…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in Dublin in front of sonA MAN was shot dead in front of his young son last night in the second gangland-style shooting in one dayTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Drug centre for mothers closes doors to new casesTHE ONLY residential drug treatment centre in the State for mothers and their young children has stopped taking new referrals…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí say they know identity of most who fired funeral shotsGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have identified most of the dissident republicans involved in firing shots over the coffin of Real IRA member…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Two held after fatal Ballymun stabbingGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have identified those behind the murder of man who was stabbed to death outside his home in north Dublin …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hold 17 over shots fired at funeralGARDAÍ HAVE conducted a high-profile operation across Leinster against dissident republicans as part of the investigation into…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Civilian appointed as military judgeA CIVILIAN has for the first time been commissioned into the Irish Defence Forces to take up the position of military judge in…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Woman in 'lying eyes' case out of jail earlySHARON COLLINS, the woman jailed for trying to hire a man to kill her partner and his two adult sons, has been released early…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Gun victim's family lodge complaint over gardaíTHE FAMILY of Real IRA leader Alan Ryan has said his funeral was “a fitting tribute to the best ideals of republicanism”.Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Man found dead in city flat stabbed 60 timesGARDAÍ BELIEVE a man found dead in a wardrobe in the Dublin flat where he lived had been stabbed more than 60 times.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Shatter decries paramilitary trappingsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has described as “reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable” the public show of paramilitary…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Garda concern shooting will lead to feudGARDAÍ ARE concerned that the shooting dead of well-known dissident republican Alan Ryan will lead to protracted feuding between…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in gangland style attackA MAN shot dead in a gangland style attack was regarded by gardaí as a leading member of one of the most dangerous crime gangs…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Suspect in woman's murder in Dundalk arrestedGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the beating to death of mother of three Jacqueline McDonagh in her Co Louth home were last night questioning…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Woman's death to be treated as murderGARDAÍ have upgraded to a murder inquiry their investigation into the death of a woman at her home in the early hours of yesterday…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí used pepper spray 3,500 times in three yearsGARDAÍ HAVE used pepper spray on almost 3,500 occasions since the so-called “less than lethal” weapon was rolled out across the…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Over 980 on burglary charges in crime driveGARDAÍ HAVE arrested 1,700 burglary suspects and charged more than 980 people in the first months of a major campaign against…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Illegal trade in cigarettes, fuel and cannabis heats up as criminals seek quick profitsANALYSIS: The traditional drugs trade is declining but other crimes are on the up in the recessionThu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí in Co Kildare question man after death of woman at her homeGARDAÍ WERE last night questioning a man about the sudden death of a woman in Co Kildare at the weekend.Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Woman questioned over man's death releasedGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of Walter Plunkett in Co Wexford have released without charge a woman they had questioned about…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Murder inquiry into death of Wexford manGARDAÍ HAVE begun a murder investigation following confirmation that an 84-year-old man found dead in Ballyedmond, Co Wexford…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí concerns over closuresThe two biggest organisations representing Garda members have expressed fears the Government may use data indicating low levels…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
'Criminals don't go to Garda stations - you want guards out on the streets'Case study - Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford: In Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford, local shopkeeper and post office owner Declan Dunbar…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí fear crime rates will be used to justify closuresTHE TWO biggest organisations representing Garda members have expressed fears the Government may use data indicating low levels…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Woman released over Wexford deathA 50-year-old woman arrested in connection with the murder of an 84-year-old man in Wexford was released from custody this evening…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
'Criminals don't go to Garda stations - you want guards on streets'Case study: Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford IN COURTOWN Harbour, Co Wexford, local shopkeeper and post office owner Declan Dunbar…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Fearing a future without a Garda station nearbyDAY 3: RURAL CRIME As the Government finalises the next round of Garda station closures, a community in north Wexford is concerned…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
The career burglarINTERVIEW: A couple of times I called a taxi and got them to collect me at the gaffMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
The burglar who uses taxis to collect him from break-ins“I think I must have a bit of the kleptos in me; I’d rob anything,” says Ronny, a drug addict and by his own admission a serial…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Dublin suburbs top burglary listSubstantially more burglaries are reported in the west Dublin suburbs of Tallaght and Blanchardstown than anywhere else in the…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
West Dublin suburbs top burglary black-spot listSUBSTANTIALLY MORE burglaries are reported in the west Dublin suburbs of Tallaght and Blanchardstown than anywhere else in the…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Burglary bucks the trend as recession fuels need for cash and alternative criminal careerBurglary is one of the few categories of crime that has increased in recent yearsMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Most Garda stations record one crime or less per dayDetailed figures from the Central Statistics Office show recorded crime is very low in most parts of the Republic, with 80 per…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Most Garda stations record one crime or less per dayDETAILED FIGURES from the Central Statistics Office show recorded crime is very low in most parts of the Republic, with 80 per…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Community work penalties up 40% after law changeTHE COURTS are imposing more community-based penalties on criminals, rather than prison sentences, with the number of community…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
DPP to appeal Lyons's six-month jail termTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to appeal a six-month jail term for sexual assault imposed on Dublin businessman…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
DPP to appeal Anthony Lyons' assault sentenceThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to appeal a six month prison sentence for sexual assault imposed on Dublin businessman…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Garda body says car loss affecting policingTHE ASSOCIATION representing rank-and-file gardaí has claimed policing capacity is being affected by the non-replacement of Garda…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Peter Quinn cannot be forced to return if he has left StateTHE AUTHORITIES in the Republic are powerless to force the return of Peter Darragh Quinn to the State to serve the sentence imposed…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí seek Peter Darragh QuinnThe authorities in the Republic are powerless to force the return of Peter Darragh Quinn to the State to serve the sentence imposed…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Seven suspected members of gang arrestedSUSPECTED MEMBERS of one of the Republic’s most prolific robbery gangs were in Garda custody last night after a series of dawn…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí say Wicklow raid well-planned and specific paintings targetedGARDAÍ BELIEVE an armed gang that assaulted an antique dealer and his wife during a raid on their home in the early hours of …Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate suspected drug deaths after concertTHREE SUSPECTED drug-related deaths and nine stabbing incidents were under investigation last night after a concert in Dublin…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Missing persons records studied in bid to identify bodyGardaí are studying missing persons records as part of efforts to identify human remains found in the Dublin Mountains.Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Woman drives garda to crime sceneA WOMAN whose house was burgled collected a garda from a local station to investigate the crime because he did not have a patrol…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Suspected dissident heldGardaí were last night questioning a suspected dissident republican after a Glock handgun and ammunition were seized when the…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Monet painting damagedA MAN arrested yesterday on suspicion of seriously damaging the National Gallery of Ireland’s only painting by French impressionist…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Most crime figures down, but burglaries and fraud on the riseNEW DATA from the Central Statistics Office for the 12-month period to the end of March shows crime figures down in almost all…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Man held over Monet attackA man arrested yesterday on suspicion of seriously damaging the National Gallery of Ireland’s only painting by French impressionist…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
High-grade cocaine haul could have fetched €200m on streetsTHE COCAINE haul seized following an intensive surveillance operation by Garda and Revenue’s Customs Service has been found in…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
