St Patrick's being reformed - ShatterA culture of bullying and fear outlined in a report on St Patrick's Institution for Young Offenders has been "brought to an end…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
St Patrick's report finds bullying of prisonersTHERE IS a bullying, fearful, degrading and intimidatory culture created by some staff in St Patrick’s Institution for Young …Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Shatter says UN mission to Syria unlikelyTHE GOVERNMENT would consider any request from the United Nations (UN) to send troops to increasingly troubled Syria, Minister…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Two arrested over Cavan murderTwo men remain in custody in Cavan Garda station after they were arrested following the murder of a Romanian man over the weekend…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Man stabbed to death in Cavan 'house invasion'GARDAÍ BELIEVE a man was stabbed to death at a property in Cavan after a number of uninvited men barged their way in, in what…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
O'Reilly reveals details of Armstrong drug-takingCYCLING: IRISH WOMAN Emma O’Reilly has revealed that while she was aware of the system of drug taking within Lance Armstrong…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Irish aide to Armstrong helped teams avoid drug searchAN IRISH woman who worked for disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong claims she persuaded Customs officers not to search team cars…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Hiring hit men: gunmen and ganglandTHE EVENTS of recent weeks have shown that Ireland has no shortage of gunmenSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí believe boy (16) shot by mistakeGARDAÍ BELIEVE a 16-year-old boy shot and seriously injured in a gangland attack in Dublin was shot by mistake because he was…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
How pipe bombs invaded ganglandAT MID-MORNING last Wednesday, in the north Dublin suburb of Darndale, a team of 80 gardaí was combing the Tara Court halting…Sat Oct 6 2012 - 01:00
Bank robbery suspect is wanted in UKA MAN arrested in connection with an armed bank robbery in Blackrock, Co Dublin, in which staff and customers were threatened…Sat Oct 6 2012 - 01:00
Dublin raid suspect is UK fugitiveA man arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Blackrock, south Dublin, yesterday evening is wanted in Britain after escaping…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Crime gangs unite to resist Real IRA demands for moneyMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has warned gangland criminals and dissidents against expecting Garda protectionFri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Man held as bomb-making facility found in DublinGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have uncovered a facility that has been making pipe bombs for supply to the criminal fraternity and to the…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí rule out IRA feud as Wilson killing motiveGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of convicted criminal John Wilson (35) in Dublin last week believe he was killed over a localised…Thu Oct 4 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí target Real IRA bomb makerGardaí have begun a significant search and arrest operation in north Dublin as part of their investigation into the feud between…Thu Oct 4 2012 - 01:00
Solicitor and client on fraud charges over €8m land dealA FORMER solicitor and his client have appeared in court to face criminal charges relating to allegedly obtaining by deception…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Man to appear in court over fatal shooting of teenagerA teenager was due to appear before the courts this morning in connection with the murder of Melanie McNamara (16) in Tallaght…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry urged over death following Garda crashTHE FAMILY of a pensioner who died in Dublin after a Garda car left the road and crashed into the bus stop where she was sitting…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Stay granted on North interviewsTHE UNITED States Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay on the handover of taped interviews conducted by author and journalist…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Two held as major diesel laundries are raidedAN INVESTIGATION by Revenue’s Customs Service has led to raids on two linked illegal diesel laundries that together boasted one…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Four die in weekend road crashesROAD CRASHES claimed the lives of four men over the weekend, one in an apparent hit-and-run that gardaí in Co Donegal are investigating…Mon Oct 1 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí 'overwhelmed' by Arthur's Day crowdsGARDAÍ HAVE said they were “overwhelmed” by the large crowds that turned out in Dublin to celebrate Arthur’s Day on Thursday …Sat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
CSO crime figures show 25 per cent fall in burglariesTHE INCREASE in burglaries since the beginning of the recession appears to have been arrested, according to the latest figures…Sat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
Suspects planned to intimidate gardaíGARDAÍ BELIEVE two suspected dissident republicans caught recording the Garda’s Dublin metropolitan headquarters using cameras…Fri Sep 28 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in suspected Dublin gangland attackA man from a well-known criminal family has been shot dead in Dublin in an attack that has all the hallmarks of a gangland incident…Fri Sep 28 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí to interview children of Dublin and Laois murder victimsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the gun murders of Declan O’Reilly (32) and Gerard Eglington (27) in Dublin and Laois on Monday are hopeful…Thu Sep 27 2012 - 01:00
Two arrested over Garda surveillanceTwo suspected dissident republicans were questioned today after surveillance equipment was seized in a hotel room overlooking…Thu Sep 27 2012 - 01:00
Recent spate of violence belies fall in crime since recession beganANALYSIS: THE PERIOD since last Friday has been a bloody one in the Republic, with violent crime firmly pushing the financial…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
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 Sep 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 Sep 25 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 Sep 15 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Shatter decries paramilitary trappingsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has described as “reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable” the public show of paramilitary…Mon Sep 10 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 Sep 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 Sep 5 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 Sep 4 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
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