Garda to spend up to half a million on centenary medals and coinsMedals to be issued to serving and retired gardaí as well as dignitariesWed Jul 14 2021 - 01:00
Government doubles cyber security director salary and promises 45 more staffNational Cyber Security Centre to receive €2.5m increase in annual budgetTue Jul 13 2021 - 18:37
Garda drug tests: 5% of force to be randomly selected each yearRandom tests will look for traces of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and other drugsTue Jul 13 2021 - 01:00
Prison Service in dock after lawyer allegedly told to remove braAccess to client dependent on security protocol, but solicitor felt ‘targeted as a woman’Tue Jul 06 2021 - 20:00
Garda revises its policing of outdoor socialising in Dublin following criticismsHigh-visibility patrols to be used instead of riot police, meeting hearsTue Jul 06 2021 - 19:27
Just 27% of witness or jury intimidation cases result in convictionIntimidation frequently cited as justification for retention of Special Criminal CourtTue Jul 06 2021 - 01:00
Coastguard helicopter back in operation following incident off Kerry‘Hard fault’ identified as cause of warning lightMon Jul 05 2021 - 21:32
Woman found with dead, stolen dog avoids prison termJudge tells reckless accused sentence avoided only because she is mother to three-year-old boyMon Jul 05 2021 - 14:55
Air Corps craft placed on standby over fears Coast Guard helicopter would ditch in seaCoast Guard craft leaves winch operator with injured fisherman over fear of sea crashMon Jul 05 2021 - 01:00
Defence Forces struggling to find volunteers for peacekeeping missionsTroop retention crisis continues to impact organisation despite increased UN, EU commitmentsMon Jul 05 2021 - 00:32
Irish peacekeeping future: More specialised, complex and dangerousAfrica and peace enforcement likely new focus for Army’s missions, says CoveneyMon Jul 05 2021 - 00:01
Irish troops in Mali avoid car bomb attack on baseRangers were on patrol during incident which left 15 soldiers injured, three seriouslySun Jul 04 2021 - 16:18
Why has data stolen in the HSE cyberattack not yet appeared online?Experts say they are surprised the criminals have not followed through on their threatsSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Gardaí to target street drug dealing as burden of Covid-19 duties easesCommissioner says legalising drugs would make situation ‘far, far worse’Fri Jul 02 2021 - 13:31
Irish facilitator of child abuse imagery to receive up to 27 years in US prisonEric Eoin Marques was extradited in 2019 following lengthy legal battleTue Jun 29 2021 - 20:47
Defence Forces entering ‘irreversible decline’ due to personnel crisisCommittee hears cadets planning their exits immediately after joiningTue Jun 29 2021 - 16:12
After the murder of Veronica Guerin in 1996, everything changedFormer minister for justice Nora Owen recalls the killing 25 years ago and its aftermathSat Jun 26 2021 - 02:00
Garda and Revenue find 37kg of cannabis on truck arriving from EuropeInvestigation relates to ‘serious organised criminal activity’Fri Jun 25 2021 - 23:25
Russia among nine new countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine listIndonesia, Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Tunisia also added to listFri Jun 25 2021 - 20:24
An Garda Síochána awarded for viral Jerusalema videoVideo of dancing gardaí received almost 5.5 million views on Facebook aloneFri Jun 25 2021 - 20:00
Fewer homeless people, but increase in families bereft of homeSecond consecutive month in which number of families without place to call their own has risenFri Jun 25 2021 - 19:04
Government to bring in emergency legislation for serving alcohol in outdoor areas this weekTaoiseach rejects claims Government is ‘fiasco factory’ in row over hospitality sectorTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:33
Arrests of jihadi terror suspects in Ireland more than tripled in 2020Majority of 18 arrests related to suspected financing of terrorismTue Jun 22 2021 - 12:58
Drew Harris tells senior gardaí to apply ‘discretion’ in policing pubs and restaurantsLicenced premises which are acting responsibly will not be penalised or shut downMon Jun 21 2021 - 18:27
George Nkencho family asks inquest to examine policing of black communityInquest told the 27-year-old died from ‘multiple gunshots wounds to the trunk’Mon Jun 21 2021 - 13:50
Up to 70% of prisoners suffer from personality disordersTreatment can be effective but is highly resource-intensive, says psychologistMon Jun 21 2021 - 02:00
Garda Commissioner to face questions over cancelled 999 calls controversyInternal review ongoing to determine how many calls ‘erroneously’ cancelledSun Jun 20 2021 - 21:09
Gardaí say outdoor drinking in temporary seating areas illegalMany premises obtained permission to set up extended outdoor areasSun Jun 20 2021 - 17:48
Investigations launched into three separate stabbings in DublinThe incidents on Saturday are not believed to be connectedSun Jun 20 2021 - 14:40
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defenceState unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authoritiesSat Jun 19 2021 - 02:00
Department considers review into how it handles military abuse allegationsDozens of allegations of sexual abuse collected by former army sergeantSat Jun 19 2021 - 00:05
Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final reportFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:20
How to talk to the vaccine denier in your lifeAnti-vax sentiment is strong among people who rely on social media for most of their newsThu Jun 17 2021 - 11:06
Inmates being vaccinated on a prison-by-prison basisRollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation driveThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Professor criticises ‘dehumanising’ nature of mandatory hotel quarantineLokesh Joshi says he has felt like an ‘inmate’ since returning from India after his mother’s deathTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:45
Man arrested after woman robbed at gunpoint in DroghedaMan pointed what appeared to be a handgun at victim and pulled the triggerTue Jun 15 2021 - 12:01
Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devicesMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:59
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwordsSuspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prisonMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:35
Gardaí frustrated at senior management’s aversion to car chasesRevised Garda policy: ‘Pull back, it’s not worth the risk,’ members are increasingly being toldTue Jun 08 2021 - 04:30
Ireland had to rely on EU ship to patrol fishing waters due to Naval shortagesOne third of fishery patrols cancelled by Naval Service so far this yearFri Jun 04 2021 - 11:35
Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinatedProtest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programmeThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:35
UK police investigate death of Irish woman who was in psychiatric careMargaret Molyneux’s daughter claims high dose of drug led to difficulty swallowing and chokingThu Jun 03 2021 - 17:02
Just 2% of prisoners have been vaccinated to dateIrish Penal Reform Trust ‘dismayed’ inmates appear to have been ‘left behind’Mon May 31 2021 - 01:00
HSE confirms data of 520 patients published onlineIreland’s reputation at risk due to lack of cybersecurity investment, Ibec warnsFri May 28 2021 - 16:58
Two gardaí remain in hospital following west Dublin shootingMan in custody after firing from home during armed siege at housing estate in west DubliWed May 26 2021 - 13:53
Dublin shooting: Two gardaí shot by man who opened fire from houseMan arrested following massive Garda operation at Whitechapel Grove, ClonsillaWed May 26 2021 - 00:10
State’s first female major general takes seat ‘at highest table in the world’Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien says her promotion shows ‘women can achieve high ranks’Tue May 25 2021 - 19:35
Insanity pleas during homicide trials rise threefoldIncrease in insanity pleas followed abolition of mandatory detention in such casesTue May 25 2021 - 09:32
HSE cyber attack: No mass dump of patient data as criminals’ deadline passesData relating to sexual assault victims not compromised in attackMon May 24 2021 - 20:53
No evidence so far of data emerging online but move by criminals expectedPublic advised to report any contact regarding personal information to gardaíMon May 24 2021 - 12:48
