Lebanese authorities know where man sentenced to death for killing Pte Seán Rooney is, Irish officials believeRooneyTue Jul 29 2025 - 16:47
Irish soldier Seán Rooney: Man sentenced to death over killing in LebanonTaoiseach welcomes conviction of main defendant, but says it is unsatisfactory that the man is still at largeMon Jul 28 2025 - 22:28
Book of evidence served on alleged Kinahan associate Sean McGovern over murder chargeAccused, extradited from Dubai earlier this year, appears before court charged with murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg’ KirwanMon 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 streetAn apparently racially motivated attack in Tallaght has caused ‘outrage, fear and concern’ among the Indian community in Ireland. But it was not an isolated incidentSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:30
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 motherFri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Prison officer allegedly used riot shield to repeatedly strike inmate in vanAllegations of abuse of inmates by staff in Irish Prison Service has increased since 2019, according to European committee reportThu Jul 24 2025 - 08:00
Report provides rare insight into Irish military intelligence unitIrish 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?Tankers are engaging in suspicious and sometimes bizarre behaviour, raising both environmental and national security concernsMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Dramatic increase in number of Russian ‘shadow ships’ in Irish-controlled watersNaval Service and Air Corps have stepped up monitoring of the vesselsMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Significant rise in Irish people seeking State help to avoid US deportationAt least 41 sought assistance this year, but the number of Irish deported from US may be significantly higherMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:00
Man violently assaulted and partially stripped by gang in TallaghtIt is understood attackers falsely accused man of acting inappropriately around childrenSun Jul 20 2025 - 15:10
Garda will not reopen Bishop Eamonn Casey investigationFormer Bishop of Galway, whose remains were removed from cathedral crypt, had been accused of sexually abusing multiple children.Sun Jul 20 2025 - 14:16
More than €10,000 raised for legal defence of Dublin firefighter accused of rape in BostonTerence Crosbie is due to be retried in US after jury failed to reach verdictFri Jul 18 2025 - 18:39
Prison service embarks on €400m building project to ease overcrowdingNew facility planned for Thornton Hall site in Dublin, but funding yet to be allocatedThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Court ruling would give newly arrived asylum seekers more rights than homeless people, Minister claimsSuch a ruling by the ECJ would be ‘very hard to justify’ to Irish citizens and other member states, says Jim O’Callaghan Wed Jul 16 2025 - 19:38
Gardaí to use gait analysis and voice recognition to identify suspectsForce has long called for facial recognition powers to analyse increasingly prevalent digital evidenceMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Man (71) was beaten to death in Limerick with bag containing drinks bottles, gardaí believeMan arrested after Michael Hayes sustained head injury during altercation in Watergate area late on ThursdayFri Jul 11 2025 - 15:31
Cable ties and no hot drinks: The reality of deportation flights from Ireland State has €5m contract with UK-based company used by British government for similar operationsFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Sanctioned Russian ship intercepted by Coast Guard after docking in LouthShtandart is subject to European sanctions imposed following Russia’s 2022 invasion of UkraineWed Jul 09 2025 - 18:54
‘We do not support Putin’: On board the sanctioned Russian ship in Killiney BayCaptain Vladimir Martus says he built the Russian navy replica ship with his own handsTue Jul 08 2025 - 19:42
‘Ireland’s first serial killer’ John Shaw could be freed from prison in early 2026Murderer is applying for parole and could be freed from Dublin prison early next year, 50 years after the murders of Elizabeth Plunkett and Mary DuffyMon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Russia could block UN missions involving Irish personnel in Bosnia and Mediterranean, Harris warnsTánaiste says renewal of mandates for these missions face potential challenges at UN Security Council Mon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Power struggle led to corporate watchdog’s garda roles not being filledChief executive claimed ‘unprecedented unwillingness to accept decisions’ Sun Jul 06 2025 - 06:00
How the Defence Forces carried out its most daring operation in decadesEight crew members received a combined 129 years in prison in total following Operation PianoSun Jul 06 2025 - 00:01
Hizbullah and Iran suspected of involvement in MV Matthew smuggling operationInvestigators believe Kinahan organised crime group among transnational gangs linked to €157m seizure Sat Jul 05 2025 - 14:24
Elizabeth Plunkett: How murdered woman’s family discovered they were not ‘relevant victims’ in serial killer caseIreland’s longest-serving prisoner, who confessed to kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old Dublin woman in 1976, was never convicted of her murderSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
Cork cocaine seizure: Four men arrested as drugs worth some €35m seizedGardaí foil international drug smuggling operation as half tonne of cocaine found near CourtmacsherryTue Jul 01 2025 - 11:25
Police ombudsman investigating circumstances of Evan Fitzgerald’s deathWicklow man (22) took his own life after discharging a firearm in Carlow shopping centreTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had other weapons, Garda investigation found Investigators concerned about inability to determine source of items, which may have been from burglary or onlineSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
The South Dublin criminal from a wealthy family who became a close associate of the Kinahan gang O'Sullivan was known as a skilled drug trafficker before specialising in EncroChat phones, which allow criminals to communicate under the radarSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí believe single supplier is selling Irish criminals 3D-printed gunsThe pistols can be created using readily available materials on a standard, commercially available 3D printerFri Jun 27 2025 - 17:39
Ireland backs €150bn defence plan as EU moves to rearmGovernment believes joining will allow Ireland to secure military equipment at lower cost and faster paceFri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Icelandic police investigating double killing ask gardaí to search Dublin houseMan, who was aged in his 50s, and his adult daughter were French citizens but had been living in Dublin for about a decadeThu Jun 26 2025 - 19:06
Garda undercharging for policing sports events and concerts, says Comptroller, with €2.6m in fees owedPublic funds being used to subsidise commercial activity, according to Comptroller and Auditor General Thu Jun 26 2025 - 17:20
Garda attacked with knife while responding to burglary at Dublin pubSuspect, who was highly intoxicated, also suffered injuries during incident in Dublin 15 areaThu Jun 26 2025 - 12:09
Security guards will be hired to restrain children in State care during violent episodesAgency to spend about €1m on ‘close protection’ personnel to work with staff in violent situationsThu Jun 26 2025 - 11:30
Navy ship remains non-operational 15 months after acquisitionLÉ Gobnait has yet to be deployed in an operational role in Irish waters more than a year after arrivingThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Iran launches attack on US air base in Qatar, all missiles interceptedUS asks China to put pressure on Iran not to close the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping routeMon Jun 23 2025 - 18:11
Military Land Rovers that can go years without use to be upgraded to electric at cost of €300,000Ageing vehicles have diesel engines, but these are ‘unreliable’ with spare parts harder to findMon Jun 23 2025 - 06:00
Middle East must avoid ‘rathole of retaliation’, Guterres warnsIsrael-Iran conflict: World braces for Iranian response after US attacks on key nuclear sitesSun Jun 22 2025 - 23:15
Carlow shooting witness says she saw gunman with another maleWoman says she saw Evan Fitzgerald and another male looking into a bag before shooting incidentSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:30
Eight women come forward with information on being targeted by 1976 killers of Elizabeth PlunkettGeoffrey Evans and John Shaw travelled to Ireland from UK in 1976 with intention of raping and murdering Irish womenSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí to interview dozens in Iceland over potential murder of Jón Jónsson in DublinIcelandic taxi driver went missing after visiting Dublin to play in poker tournament in 2019Thu Jun 19 2025 - 20:03
State to purchase Citywest hotel for €148m and use it as asylum seeker accommodation Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says decision represents value with sum to be clawed back over a period of four years due to savingsTue Jun 17 2025 - 19:04
Jason Corbett’s killers, Molly and Tom Martens, complete North Carolina paroleMartens can now move freely within the US and live together in family homeMon Jun 16 2025 - 15:10
Irish peacekeepers come under fire while on patrol in LebanonIsrael Defense Forces responsible for incident, said Tánaiste Simon Harris in statementThu May 29 2025 - 19:49
Irish military flight operations to move to part-time and may soon cease at Air Corps baseShortage of trained air traffic controllers at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin resulting in reduced flying hoursThu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Military Ombudsman writes to Tánaiste urging army officer’s promotionOfficer satisfied all conditions for appointment to a senior rank in 2022 when he first applied for promotion, says OmbudsmanWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Fiona Pender case upgraded to murder investigation as new search beginsFiona Pender (25) was seven months pregnant when she was last seen in August 1996Mon May 26 2025 - 14:33
Russia funnelled money to Kremlin supporter in Ukraine via Ireland to bypass sanctions, records showPlanned transfer of funds linked to woman living in northwest of IrelandThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
