Garda internship scheme will aim to drive recruitment of minoritiesNew diversity strategy aims to make Garda a more welcoming workplaceTue Dec 01 2020 - 19:54
Seventeen life-sentence prisoners released last yearLongest term served was 28 years, while the shortest was 14Mon Nov 30 2020 - 17:42
Anti-maskers: ‘Serve them and get them out as quickly as possible’Retailers take pragmatic approach to avoid potential legal action over ‘severe distress’Mon Nov 30 2020 - 16:04
Man (30s) charged with murder of woman and two childrenDeceased, who can’t be identified due to reporting restrictions, were found in their Dublin homeMon Nov 30 2020 - 11:42
Gardaí investigate George Gibney over abuse allegationsTwo fresh allegations added to inquiry already under way into former swimming coachMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:28
Garda cybercrime unit to get funding boost in fight against organised crimePersonnel to be hired from technology firms and new decryption machines to be usedMon Nov 30 2020 - 01:00
Growing number of people in pre-trial custody for minor offencesHomelessness and judges’ ‘misguided paternalism’ blamed for increaseWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Prison service accepts ‘urgent need’ to better care for mentally ill inmatesEuropean group’s report highlighted serious failings in how some prionsers are treatedTue Nov 24 2020 - 22:05
Law criminalising sharing of intimate images approved by CabinetOffenders face up to seven years in prison under legislation originally drafted by LabourTue Nov 24 2020 - 18:07
Mentally ill prisoner found naked on floor of solitary confinement cellMentally ill inmate found in lamentable state by European Committee for Prevention of TortureTue Nov 24 2020 - 00:02
Arrests for drug manufacture double as Covid-19 hits crime groupsGarda Commissioner urges victims of drug debt intimidation to come forwardMon Nov 23 2020 - 14:02
Community crime reduction model should be rolled out nationwide, report statesReporting tool grants people ‘safety in numbers’ rather than relying solely on individuals to report crimesSun Nov 22 2020 - 23:56
Covid-19: Large numbers gather to drink in Cork city centreGardaí say central Dublin busy but crowds coming together to drink alcohol downSun Nov 22 2020 - 11:15
Garda pessimistic about bringing charges over ‘revenge porn’ leaksPotential harassment and child pornography offences to be examinedSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
Garda and military representative groups frustrated at exclusion from pay talksCurrent public pay agreement to expire at end of 2020Fri Nov 20 2020 - 20:05
Cab seize evidence in investigation into gang harassing Quinn executivesThe Bureau is targeting assets of a border region organised crime groupFri Nov 20 2020 - 15:27
Legislation outlawing ‘revenge porn’ to go before Cabinet next week, McEntee saysAnnouncement follows alleged leaking of thousands of images on Irish women onlineFri Nov 20 2020 - 13:48
Typo in drug-driving law invalidates power of arrest, says barristerError in Road Traffic Act spotted four years after the legislation was introducedMon Nov 16 2020 - 03:05
State set to lose European court case over Graham Dwyer’s mobile phone recordsConvicted killer had challenged use of phone data showing how he planned murderMon Nov 16 2020 - 02:55
Gardaí review video calls as part of inquiry into deaths of mother and childrenInvestigating officers still trying to piece together circumstances of the three fatalitiesWed Nov 11 2020 - 18:51
Policing Authority questions logic of new Covid fines half way through Level 5Concerns move may reduce current high level of compliance and appear ‘inconsistent’Wed Nov 11 2020 - 16:59
Séamus Woulfe profile: Judge in eye of storm was hard-working barrister who was well-regardedFormer attorney general involved in some of the most important cases of 1990sTue Nov 10 2020 - 00:01
Man and woman arrested as investigation into multi-national fraud gang continuesGardaí believe gang laundered €14.6m in stolen money through Irish accounts between 2015 and 2017Mon Nov 09 2020 - 20:27
Eight gardaí suspended as part of corruption investigationMove comes after lengthy inquiry by team of officers at Garda National Bureau of Criminal InvestigationSun Nov 08 2020 - 18:47
Senior garda suspended over breach of Covid-19 rules at JoJo Dullard briefingGarda attended media briefing while awaiting test which later came back positiveSun Nov 08 2020 - 16:42
Defence Force officers’ representative group elects new presidentComdt Luke Foley takes over from Comdt Shane Keogh as head of RacoSun Nov 08 2020 - 14:49
Man arrested on suspicion of Phibsborough murderGardaí believe victim may have quarrelled with someone known to him prior to deathFri Nov 06 2020 - 20:12
Prisoner tests positive for Covid-19 in Limerick PrisonIrish Prison Service says it is working closely with HSE and contact tracing is ongoingFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:43
Military officers raise concerns over potential use of UK-based aircraft for rescue missionsAir Corps to be excluded from future search and rescue work as service goes out to tenderFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Irish man involved in face mask fraud unlikely to face chargesDetectives believe businessman thought he was taking part in legitimate dealWed Nov 04 2020 - 03:05
Cannabis worth €1 million seized in Co KildareGardaí uncover ‘sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation’Tue Nov 03 2020 - 21:20
Covid-19 fines system expected to come into force this weekFines will range from about €60 to €2,500 for breachesTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:04
More than 40 Midlands Prison staff isolating due to Covid-19 outbreakFive prisoners and 11 staff have confirmed cases of coronavirus so farTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:04
Garda investigating hatchet attack in central DublinIncident occurred during a brawl between two groups at about 2pmTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:01
Nine face criminal charges after being caught with fireworks this yearGardaí have seized €35,490 worth of fireworks so far this year, an increase on 2019Mon Nov 02 2020 - 20:46
Midlands Prison believe Covid outbreak contained after five inmates test positiveInmates and staff tested in first recorded spread of virus in prison of pandemicMon Nov 02 2020 - 19:18
Apprentice barristers being ‘refused entry’ to court due to pandemicOne apprentice complains of being ‘roared at’ to leave due to Covid-19 restrictionsMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:00
Faizan Syed (6) and Asfira Riza (11) ‘greatly missed’ after their deaths in Ballinteer homeStaff at local school attended by the children receiving psychological supportThu Oct 29 2020 - 15:56
Concern as staff shortages threaten Naval Service missions at seaCovid-19 illness and retention crisis curbing crew members and operation of navy vesselsWed Oct 28 2020 - 02:38
Ireland suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security lawWide-ranging law raises concerns about judicial independence, says CoveneyTue Oct 27 2020 - 15:16
Selling PPE as an excuse to keep businesses open ‘not lawful’, Varadkar saysConfusion over shops selling facemasks alongside non-essential itemsSun Oct 25 2020 - 18:10
Cab investigates behind the massive gates of Chosen Few Motorcycle Club in DublinOfficers hauled away 10 motorcycles, three cars, €4,000 in cash and made two arrestsSat Oct 24 2020 - 01:00
Ban on evictions for duration of Level 5 restrictions agreed at CabinetCavan has by far the highest coronavirus incidence rate at 1,013, followed by Meath at 652Wed Oct 21 2020 - 20:54
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
People who throw house parties can be fined €1,000 and jailed for up to a month under planned lawOn-the-spot fines for breaching Government's Covid-19 restrictions will be up to €500 according to legislation going to the Oireachtas for approvalTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:25
Fines for Covid-19 breaches can influence behaviour but will people pay them?Power as detterent is overstated and justice system has poor record in recovering finesTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Armed gardaí raid ‘heavily fortified’ motorcycle gang headquartersCrumlin-based gang has close links to Kinahan and Byrne organised crime groupsTue Oct 20 2020 - 13:21
Gardaí, media to self-isolate as officer gets positive Covid-19 result after JoJo Dullard briefingGarda was awaiting result of test when they attended press conference in Co KildareMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:09
JoJo Dullard ‘met her death through violent means’, gardaí concludeThe 21-year-old was last seen at a public phone box in Co Kildare in November 1995Mon Oct 19 2020 - 15:46
Prison nurse let go after sexual assault complaint raised in OireachtasFF TD raised details of the incident at a PAC meeting, without the nurse’s knowledgeMon Oct 19 2020 - 04:22
