Defence Forces chiefs hope to expel convicted soldier Cathal Crotty by early next weekGovernment has received report on prevalence of criminals within Defence Forces ranksThu Jun 27 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí criticise the use of encryption by social media platformsEncryption means law enforcement and prosecutors are unable to gain access to vital evidence while investigating offences, the assistant commissioner saidWed Jun 26 2024 - 19:00
Report on convicted criminals in Defence Forces identifies 20 cases of concernTánaiste Micheál Martin ordered review on the issue, with information previously held only at brigade levelTue Jun 25 2024 - 19:12
Defence Forces review serving personnel with convictions for gender-based violenceSeveral personnel remain in organisation following prosecutions for assaults and other offencesTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Women of Honour tribunal opens with urgent appeal for witnesses‘Honour is a cardinal virtue in the Defence Forces. It means doing what is right,' Ms Justice Ann Power says in opening statementMon Jun 24 2024 - 15:34
Gardaí dismantle Eastern European drug gang’s money laundering operation€1m cash seized in search at property in south Dublin on Thursday, with two suspected gang members arrestedFri Jun 14 2024 - 13:29
Covid-19 had devastating impact on wait times for sexual offence prosecutions, judges sayNew report identifies various factors contributing to long wait lists, including a ‘culture of last minute-ism’ by overstretched lawyersFri Jun 14 2024 - 00:01
Defence Forces donates 30 ‘non-lethal’ military vehicles to UkraineThe convoy, which departs today, includes pick-up trucks, heavy loads trucks and ambulancesFri Jun 14 2024 - 00:01
Ireland to spend €12 million refilling EU arm stockpilesAct in Support of Ammunition Production designed to restock member states’ armouries depleted by Ukraine warTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Far-right candidates spread baseless claims of election fraudSome claims based on a misunderstanding, deliberate or otherwise, of how votes are counted in the local electionsSun Jun 09 2024 - 19:00
Russian-based hackers targeted Irish websites in run up to local and European electionsSeveral sites were targeted including voter registration portal, House of the Oireachtas and Transport for IrelandSun Jun 09 2024 - 15:20
Gardaí search for suspect following murder of man in FinglasMark Carroll (34) was stabbed to death at a house in Scribblestown area of the north Dublin suburbSun Jun 09 2024 - 12:33
‘You’re not Irish by blood’: Cork City Council candidate says racist abuse has gotten worseAs she waited to cross the street on Patrick’s Road she and her two friends were accosted by a man who wanted to know what they were doingSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Election counts to begin following campaign marred by intimidation and abuseGardaí investigating assaults and instances of intimidation, while research finds majority of those taking part in such actions are influenced by far-right rhetoricSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Election campaign marked by ‘unprecedented’ levels of vitriol and abuseCampaign marked by incidents of assault, stalking and harassment, according to research by two anti-extremist groupsSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
‘Eye of the State’: On patrol with the Irish Air Corps’ new maritime aircraftConor Gallagher joins crew members as they explain how the new acquisitions can help tackle a range of threats from fishery violations to incursions by ships from potentially hostile nationsThu Jun 06 2024 - 06:00
Record number of far-right candidates are running in Friday’s elections. Will any get in?Anti-immigration candidates have been using increasingly extreme rhetoric in the run-up to the voteThu Jun 06 2024 - 06:00
Anatomy of a fake story: How anti-immigration candidates spread false information to boost their profileFar-right activists have become adept at shaping false narratives around asylum seekers and crime so that they quickly go viralSat Jun 01 2024 - 05:50
Newly purchased navy ship won’t be deployed until staff numbers increaseStaffing issues mean Naval Service can deploy just two of eight vessels for patrols, with one left on standbySat May 25 2024 - 17:00
Gardaí investigating link between criminals and far-right groupsA number of people arrested in recent months in connection with public order incidents relating to asylum seeker accommodation have criminal recordsSat May 25 2024 - 06:00
Russia accuses Ireland of ‘criminal behaviour’ and of participating in Ukraine warCriticism comes after EU deal to seize profits from frozen Russian assets to fund weapons for UkraineFri May 24 2024 - 18:43
Man (30s) arrested in Dublin for allegedly hitting garda with carIncident occurred when gardaí were responding to a call at an apartment complex in CastleknockFri May 24 2024 - 15:31
Plan for Garda truck to catch distracted drivers must be supported by ‘legal safeguards’ ‘Supercab’ scheme based on system operated by UK police since 2015 receives mixed reception from road safety campaignersTue May 21 2024 - 19:50
Officials to ‘immediately review’ rules on outside work for soldiers after Libya revelationsDefence Forces Chief says he 'cannot stand over the actions in any shape or form'Tue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí to use undercover lorry to see into cars and HGVs and film distracted driversGardaí will use the higher vantage point of the unmarked HGV cab to observe drivers behaviour in their carsTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Massive garda security operation in place ahead of Wednesday’s Europa League finalGardaí have no specific intelligence about potential violence at the game, and Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta are not known for having violent fan basesTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
The Kinahans in Dubai: Is their empire beginning to crumble?Give Me a Crash Course in ... the latest news on the Kinahan crime familySat May 18 2024 - 06:00
Neutrality helped Ireland land top EU military role, Defence Forces Chief saysLieutenant General Seán Clancy was elected as chair of the EU Military Committee on Wednesday and will take up the role next yearThu May 16 2024 - 16:32
Daniel Kinahan was ordered to pay €2.5m to former business partner by Dubai courts, records showThe judgment, relating to a failed business deal, was later reversed after Kinahan appealed on a technicalityThu May 16 2024 - 06:00
Kinahan investigation: How the cartel’s Dubai properties were secretly sold offDublin crime family has been disposing of assets in a sign of increasing pressure from Irish, US and UAE authoritiesTue May 14 2024 - 16:00
Kinahan cartel’s Dubai properties: Empire worth millions of euro is secretly sold offMost properties, including two villas, were purchased in name of Daniel Kinahan’s wife, Caoimhe RobinsonTue May 14 2024 - 16:00
Ireland receives just €11.6m in EU defence grants despite contributing many times that amount to fundIreland contributes to the European Defence Fund but is one of the least active participantsTue May 14 2024 - 00:00
Man (39) fatally stabbed at social gathering at house in Sallins, Co KildareMan (20s) arrested after victim was found with serious injuries in a residential property on Sunday morningSun May 12 2024 - 17:20
Gardaí investigate alleged attack on homeless asylum seekers at Grand CanalMen living by canal say they fear for their safety following incident where tents were kicked and had eggs thrown at themSun May 12 2024 - 15:43
France warns Department of Foreign Affairs about Russian disinformation targeting Irish votersFrench agency says Russian efforts have become more pronounced generally in the run-up to the European elections in JuneSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Murder investigation opened following hit and run death in Carlow last monthTom Connors (35) died after being hit by a car while riding his motorbike, with burnt out vehicle found nearbyFri May 10 2024 - 21:22
Military officers group not engaging with external oversight body set up to transform cultureRepresentative Association of Commissioned Officers objects to the presence of the Department’s Secretary General on the board, says it undermines indepenceMon May 06 2024 - 17:31
Increase in jamming of Irish flights’ GPS systems blamed on RussiaPhenomenon has increased markedly in recently months after thousands of incidents near Baltic and Scandinavian statesSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
‘Hardcore’ group of far-right protesters stage demonstration outside Taoiseach’s homeSeveral of the group under Garda surveillance in recent months amid increasing fears of threats to politiciansFri May 03 2024 - 12:21
Vast majority of anti-immigration posts relating to Wicklow protests came from non-Irish accountsAn analysis on social media traffic showed most posts about Newtownmountkennedy demonstration came from the USFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Man arrested after alleged intimidation at Co Wicklow hotel falsely rumoured as earmarked for asylum seekersAnti-immigration activists gathered at Lawless Heron Hotel in Aughrim on Monday and told construction workers refurbishing hotel to get outThu May 02 2024 - 13:48
Garda unit policing illegal migration across Border allowed to ‘wither’ to just two membersGarda National Immigration Bureau members routinely travel from Dublin to conduct dozens of Border checks per monthWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Revenue seeks help in disposing of increasingly popular nitrous oxide canisters Although legal, Revenue has power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe it is intended for illicit purposesMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Veteran Irish Times nature columnist Ethna Viney to be laid to rest in MayoFor 33 years she wrote the weekly Eye on Nature column for The Irish Times which appeared alongside her husband’s Michael’s nature columnsSun Apr 28 2024 - 19:09
Young man dies after quad bike collides with tractorThe deceased, who was in his mid-20s, died at the scene near GortSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:58
Son of US assault victim Stephen Termini sues Irish tabloidsIt is understood Mike Rizzuto’s complaints relate to coverage of a fundraiser he set up following the attack on his fatherSun Apr 28 2024 - 18:00
Defence Forces’ intelligence bureau audits soldiers’ bank accounts for any links to private military contractingArmy’s secretive J2 intelligence bureau conducts surveillance on and interviews with those suspected of recruiting for private workSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Defence Forces response to Libya training shows concern over reputational riskMicheál Martin is examining legislation to prevent former and serving soldiers performing private security work in countries subject to sanctionsSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Stardust deaths: Cold-case gardaí ordered to examine possibility of criminal inquiry Inquest verdicts of unlawful killings following 1981 blaze has brought investigations ‘back to the fore’, says Garda chiefThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:11
Ireland takes part in Nato cyber wargame, testing defence from hackers and botsIt is the first time the National Cyber Security Centre and Defence Forces have taken part in the international exerciseThu Apr 25 2024 - 14:28
