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Ireland proposes EU-led peace mission in Lebanon as UN operation winds down

Ireland proposes EU-led peace mission in Lebanon as UN operation winds down

Simon Harris’s plan would see countries working together to train up Lebanese army

Fri Aug 29 2025 - 09:05
Maritime authorities have detained 13 ships serving Limerick’s Aughinish Alumina plant in five years

Maritime authorities have detained 13 ships serving Limerick’s Aughinish Alumina plant in five years

Safety concerns, lack of training and poor crew conditions among problems flagged during inspection of vessels

Fri Aug 29 2025 - 06:00
Q&A: What will the Unifil wind-down mean for the Irish military?

Q&A: What will the Unifil wind-down mean for the Irish military?

Any new deployment, whether in Africa or Ukraine, likely to be more dangerous

Thu Aug 28 2025 - 21:09
UN Security Council votes to keep peacekeepers in Lebanon until 2027

UN Security Council votes to keep peacekeepers in Lebanon until 2027

Irish peacekeepers would remain in Lebanon for two years ahead of drawdown period

Thu Aug 28 2025 - 17:51
Lebanon could turn into Gaza without UN peacekeeping force, ex-Defence Forces chief says

Lebanon could turn into Gaza without UN peacekeeping force, ex-Defence Forces chief says

UN Security Council to vote this week on whether to renew Unifil mission’s mandate for another year

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 10:23
Irish troops will continue in overseas missions even if Unifil ends, says defence forces chief

Irish troops will continue in overseas missions even if Unifil ends, says defence forces chief

UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon under threat on Monday as Israel and US oppose deployment

Mon Aug 25 2025 - 06:00
Israel claims Lebanese intelligence officer covered up murder of Irish peacekeeper Seán Rooney

Israel claims Lebanese intelligence officer covered up murder of Irish peacekeeper Seán Rooney

Private Seán Rooney died after his UN vehicle came under attack in Lebanon in 2022

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 15:00
‘Serious concerns’ over conspiracy theory group forming shadow system of county councils

‘Serious concerns’ over conspiracy theory group forming shadow system of county councils

Organisation’s activities ‘risk misleading or exploiting citizens’, says elected Fianna Fáil figure

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’

The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’

This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
English tourist in critical condition following assault in Temple Bar

English tourist in critical condition following assault in Temple Bar

Man (40s) taken to Beaumont Hospital with serious injuries to head

Thu Aug 21 2025 - 17:46
Garda suspended following death of man in Dublin city centre

Garda suspended following death of man in Dublin city centre

Suspension over incident does not mean the garda is accused of any offence

Thu Aug 21 2025 - 13:13
Defence Forces lost ammunition for six months, sparking theft inquiry

Defence Forces lost ammunition for six months, sparking theft inquiry

Co Kilkenny base searched without success before rounds eventually located in a loosely tied sandbag

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 12:00
Garda Ombudsman investigates after man injured following interaction with gardaí in Dublin city

Garda Ombudsman investigates after man injured following interaction with gardaí in Dublin city

Incident occurred near the Holiday Inn on O’Connell Street in Dublin during the early hours of Friday

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 16:51
Four men injured following violent altercation in Co Clare

Four men injured following violent altercation in Co Clare

Incident occurred on Main Street in Miltown Malbay on Sunday evening

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 14:21
Foreign spies intent on stealing sensitive information ‘among threats to State’

Foreign spies intent on stealing sensitive information ‘among threats to State’

Ireland may be target for foreign spies intent on stealing intellectual property and sensitive information, security services plan suggests

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00
Just one staff member left in Defence Forces nursing service

Just one staff member left in Defence Forces nursing service

Outsourcing Army Nursing Service would be prohibitively expensive and less effective, official report had said

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00
Some roads policing gardaí ‘unproductive’ and ‘unconcerned’ with doing good job, report says

Some roads policing gardaí ‘unproductive’ and ‘unconcerned’ with doing good job, report says

Crowe report found that some managers were afraid to pull up officers for poor performance

Thu Aug 14 2025 - 20:13
Plenty of blame to go around for serious failings highlighted in roads policing report

Plenty of blame to go around for serious failings highlighted in roads policing report

Without a fundamental shift in culture, the problems outlined in the Crowe report will persist in the Garda

Thu Aug 14 2025 - 18:40
Prosecutors in Lebanon appeal against sentences imposed on men convicted of killing Pte Seán Rooney

Prosecutors in Lebanon appeal against sentences imposed on men convicted of killing Pte Seán Rooney

Authorities to seek to track down Mohammed Ayyad, sentenced to death in absentia

Tue Aug 12 2025 - 20:49
President condemns ‘despicable attacks’ on Indian people as extra Garda patrols deployed in parts of Dublin

President condemns ‘despicable attacks’ on Indian people as extra Garda patrols deployed in parts of Dublin

Michael D Higgins said recent rise in reported assaults on members of Indian community ‘diminish all of us’

Tue Aug 12 2025 - 15:05
Money to pay Reserve Defence Forces members ran out due to recruitment ‘surge’

Money to pay Reserve Defence Forces members ran out due to recruitment ‘surge’

Departmental documents show officials realised they did not have the money to pay reservists for part of 2024

Tue Aug 12 2025 - 10:00
Gardaí struggle to reassure Indian community amid spate of high-profile attacks

Gardaí struggle to reassure Indian community amid spate of high-profile attacks

No statistical indication of a rising threat to Indians exists, but that is a hard message to deliver

Tue Aug 12 2025 - 06:00
India Day postponed after ‘spate of attacks’ on community

India Day postponed after ‘spate of attacks’ on community

Annual celebratory event, due to be staged in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, has been held since 2015

Mon Aug 11 2025 - 18:00
Irish prison cells likely to be fitted with remote monitors following spike in inmate deaths

Irish prison cells likely to be fitted with remote monitors following spike in inmate deaths

Remote ‘signs of life’ monitors will alert prison staff if inmates show signs of medical emergency

Sat Aug 09 2025 - 06:00
Intel gathered following HSE attack leads to dismantling of ransomware gang

Intel gathered following HSE attack leads to dismantling of ransomware gang

Operation targeted international group said to be responsible for ‘serious ransomware attacks’

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 20:20
Russian oil tanker operating under false flag enters Irish-controlled waters

Russian oil tanker operating under false flag enters Irish-controlled waters

Ageing ‘shadow-fleet’ vessel is carrying thousands of tonnes of sanctioned crude to India

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 16:26
Social media algorithms are boosting videos of attacks on asylum seekers, Irish campaign group says

Social media algorithms are boosting videos of attacks on asylum seekers, Irish campaign group says

Videos being posted online of homeless asylum seekers culminate in attacks on them and their tents

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 06:00
Records falsified relating to mentally ill inmate found dead in Cloverhill Prison, watchdog finds

Records falsified relating to mentally ill inmate found dead in Cloverhill Prison, watchdog finds

‘Mr O’ died in Cloverhill Prison the day before he was to be transferred to hospital

Tue Aug 05 2025 - 15:52
Gena Heraty kidnapping: Tánaiste speaks to Haitian minister to try to bring end to Irish woman’s ‘horrendous ordeal’

Gena Heraty kidnapping: Tánaiste speaks to Haitian minister to try to bring end to Irish woman’s ‘horrendous ordeal’

Co Mayo woman was working in orphanage in Port-au-Prince where eight people were taken

Tue Aug 05 2025 - 09:14
Probation officials begin training to deal with radicalised criminals engaged in violent extremism

Probation officials begin training to deal with radicalised criminals engaged in violent extremism

A project has also been set up to help steer 12- to 24-year-olds away from involvement in crime in Dublin’s north inner city

Tue Aug 05 2025 - 07:31
Tánaiste says ‘no stone unturned’ in efforts to locate Irish woman kidnapped in Haiti

Tánaiste says ‘no stone unturned’ in efforts to locate Irish woman kidnapped in Haiti

Irish missionary Gena Heraty among eight kidnapped from orphanage on Sunday

Tue Aug 05 2025 - 06:00
Man arrested as part of investigation into fatal stabbing of Mark Carroll in Finglas

Man arrested as part of investigation into fatal stabbing of Mark Carroll in Finglas

The 34-year-old was stabbed to death in a house in Finglas in June 2024

Mon Aug 04 2025 - 16:01
Garda injured while arresting sword-wielding suspect

Garda injured while arresting sword-wielding suspect

Man (40s) charged in connection with incident and is due before court on Monday

Sun Aug 03 2025 - 18:45
Criminals set up fake Irish Government agency for counterfeit maritime certs

Criminals set up fake Irish Government agency for counterfeit maritime certs

Forged documents allow ships to pass port inspections, skirt employment law and safety rules

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 06:00
State to use EU defence regulation to jointly purchase body armour

State to use EU defence regulation to jointly purchase body armour

Body armour

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 06:00
‘A sham trial process’: Mother of Private Seán Rooney criticises Lebanese court

‘A sham trial process’: Mother of Private Seán Rooney criticises Lebanese court

‘What happened in Lebanon was not justice,’ says Natasha Rooney

Thu Jul 31 2025 - 17:03
Man (23) remanded in custody charged with assault causing harm to garda on Capel Street in Dublin

Man (23) remanded in custody charged with assault causing harm to garda on Capel Street in Dublin

Abdullah Khan also charged with production of a ‘Tactix’ knife with intent to cause intimidation or harm on Tuesday evening

Thu Jul 31 2025 - 10:00
Three women avoid jail for money laundering on behalf of major crime gang

Three women avoid jail for money laundering on behalf of major crime gang

Trio allowed Drogheda-based Boylan group to lodge funds into their bank accounts

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 16:40
Garda stabbed multiple times in ‘unprovoked’ Dublin city-centre attack

Garda stabbed multiple times in ‘unprovoked’ Dublin city-centre attack

Officer on routine patrol taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 21:33
Lebanese authorities know where man sentenced to death for killing Pte Seán Rooney is, Irish officials believe

Lebanese authorities know where man sentenced to death for killing Pte Seán Rooney is, Irish officials believe

Rooney

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 16:47
Irish soldier Seán Rooney: Man sentenced to death over killing in Lebanon

Irish soldier Seán Rooney: Man sentenced to death over killing in Lebanon

Taoiseach welcomes conviction of main defendant, but says it is unsatisfactory that the man is still at large

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 22:28
Book of evidence served on alleged Kinahan associate Sean McGovern over murder charge

Book of evidence served on alleged Kinahan associate Sean McGovern over murder charge

Accused, extradited from Dubai earlier this year, appears before court charged with murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 13:54
‘He kept saying: what wrong have I done? Why me?’ An Indian man is left stripped and bloodied on an Irish street

‘He kept saying: what wrong have I done? Why me?’ An Indian man is left stripped and bloodied on an Irish street

An apparently racially motivated attack in Tallaght has caused ‘outrage, fear and concern’ among the Indian community in Ireland. But it was not an isolated incident

Sat Jul 26 2025 - 06:30
Transgender prisoner, understood to be Barbie Kardashian, held in ‘dungeon-like’ unit

Transgender prisoner, understood to be Barbie Kardashian, held in ‘dungeon-like’ unit

Individual is understood to be named Barbie Kardashian, who was jailed in 2023 for threatening to torture, rape and murder mother

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Prison officer allegedly used riot shield to repeatedly strike inmate in van

Prison officer allegedly used riot shield to repeatedly strike inmate in van

Allegations of abuse of inmates by staff in Irish Prison Service has increased since 2019, according to European committee report

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 08:00
Report provides rare insight into Irish military intelligence unit

Report provides rare insight into Irish military intelligence unit

Irish military intelligence unit seeks more powers to tackle State security threats

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 07:46
Why is a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ using Irish waters?

Why is a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ using Irish waters?

Tankers are engaging in suspicious and sometimes bizarre behaviour, raising both environmental and national security concerns

Mon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Dramatic increase in number of Russian ‘shadow ships’ in Irish-controlled waters

Dramatic increase in number of Russian ‘shadow ships’ in Irish-controlled waters

Naval Service and Air Corps have stepped up monitoring of the vessels

Mon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Significant rise in Irish people seeking State help to avoid US deportation

Significant rise in Irish people seeking State help to avoid US deportation

At least 41 sought assistance this year, but the number of Irish deported from US may be significantly higher

Mon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Man violently assaulted and partially stripped by gang in Tallaght

Man violently assaulted and partially stripped by gang in Tallaght

It is understood attackers falsely accused man of acting inappropriately around children

Sun Jul 20 2025 - 15:10
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