McDowell ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with Soldier F prosecutionMan is due to go on trial in 2020 for murder of two men and attempted murder of four othersWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:45
Department to audit Goal as part of relationship ‘normalisation’Audit to examine oversight procedures board governance and fraud-reporting systemsWed Oct 16 2019 - 06:00
Citizenship ceremony judge calls for hate-crime legislationVacuum being filled with far-right ‘infiltrators’, particularly online, says McMahonWed Oct 16 2019 - 02:40
Direct provision protests manipulated by outsiders, judge claimsOughterard locals ‘used’ by outside elements pursuing political agenda, retired judge saysWed Oct 16 2019 - 02:35
Five held by gardaí over sophisticated insurance scamMore than 20 allegedly false claims lodged; Officers investigate slip and fall casesTue Oct 15 2019 - 13:22
Location of Lisa Smith and child unknown as fighting continues in SyriaIrish Isis supporter likely moved from Ain Issa camp after Turkish planes bombed areaMon Oct 14 2019 - 18:29
No female students insulted on students’ WhatsApp group, says Law SocietyLaw Society says content of group raised ‘profound ethical concerns’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 17:27
Gardaí investigating sex assault allegations against sports star seize vehicleWoman made formal criminal complaint to gardaí in Dublin on SaturdayMon Oct 14 2019 - 15:44
Prisons struggling to cope with 20% jump in female inmatesBig rise in numbers in past two years ‘definitely linked with housing’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 02:19
Government urged to speed up asylum application processUN concerned over time it takes to process cases and numbers in emergency housingSun Oct 13 2019 - 17:30
Inside the bomb squad: Combating terrorist attacks and gangland devicesYou must learn to control a robot, think like a terrorist and outwit bomb-makersSat Oct 12 2019 - 06:00
Conor McGregor appears in court charged with assaulting a manMixed martial arts fighter is remanded on continuing bail until November 1stFri Oct 11 2019 - 11:21
Ireland to join Nato cyberintelligence sharing agencyDepartment of Communications denies move is a step towards full Nato membershipFri Oct 11 2019 - 01:00
Lisa Smith is under investigation for terror offences, Garda confirmsDundalk woman who travelled to join Islamic State is currently held in SyriaThu Oct 10 2019 - 18:19
First five Garda divisions to face restructuring under new policing planCork, Dublin South Central, Meath-Westmeath, Galway and Limerick face changeThu Oct 10 2019 - 16:29
Five pipe bombs found behind Co Offaly houseArmy bomb squad defused devices in Edenderry during two hour operationThu Oct 10 2019 - 13:56
Sharp rise in personal injury claims by Defence ForcesMany new claims relate to anti-malarial drug Lariam – nearly 120 claims lodged in 2018Wed Oct 09 2019 - 06:00
Overtime cuts will not hinder anti-burglary drive, says GardaResidential burglaries can increase by up to 23 per cent in winter, according to researchTue Oct 08 2019 - 19:44
Three-year budgets needed to tackle Garda overspending – reportLonger budgets would allow Garda Commissioner to make ‘more effective plans’Tue Oct 08 2019 - 19:04
Increased funding to meet rising prison and direct provision numbersJustice vote increased by €120m, including €10m extra for direct provisionTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:16
State’s defence budget to exceed €1bn in 2020Almost half of €32m increase already committed to cover pay rises and allowancesTue Oct 08 2019 - 14:16
Boy (15) ‘takes full responsibility’ for attempt to murder womanTeen’s mother says youth turned away from psychiatric facility before Dún Laoghaire attackMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:19
Woman’s death at Dublin’s Ilac centre a ‘tragic accident’, say gardaíVictim, who was aged in her 40s, suffered fatal injuries in Sunday morning incidentMon Oct 07 2019 - 14:38
Garda Síochána exceeds projected spending by €32 millionRange of cutbacks introduced, including overtime banFri Oct 04 2019 - 17:51
Public opinion of Garda management improved since Drew Harris appointedOver half of people believe force is well managed, survey on gardaí findsFri Oct 04 2019 - 14:35
Young Travellers make up a fifth of detainees in OberstownRate is double that of Travellers in adult prisons, says Irish Prison ServiceWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:46
Reports of ‘notifiable incidents’ in Oberstown doubleManagement of child detention facility put the increase down to ‘better reporting’Wed Oct 02 2019 - 02:33
‘It’s not a prison’: Inside Oberstown child detention campusResidents are not offenders, but ‘young people in conflict with the law’, says deputy directorWed Oct 02 2019 - 01:00
Terrorist attack simulation begins week of Curragh exercisesDefence Forces course targets capability of scene commanders in event of attackMon Sept 30 2019 - 19:41
‘I was wondering if this guy was a child abuser, just staring at him’Secondary trauma studies reveal effect of child sex crimes on professionals’ trustSat Sept 28 2019 - 04:00
Nearly 60% of DPP legal staff are suffering from traumaStudy finds abuse cases and road deaths are causing high levels of distress for office’s staffSat Sept 28 2019 - 04:00
Solicitor’s office and gym targeted in Cab searchesTwo high-end vehicles seized in raids targeting a west Dublin family-based gangFri Sept 27 2019 - 15:16
Over 60% of domestic violence offenders get suspended sentenceVictim strangled or otherwise made unable to breath in a quarter of cases, study showsThu Sept 26 2019 - 00:01
Air ambulance service ‘on the brink of collapse’Staffing levels to blame for decline in Defence Forces service, officers conference hearsWed Sept 25 2019 - 20:04
Defence Forces accommodation criticised at officers conferenceNo fresh water and rat droppings on floor are among the complaints voiced about facilitiesTue Sept 24 2019 - 19:38
Garda who appeared to mock Travellers in online video has apologisedGarda and staff member of Dublin Fire Brigade who also took part in video suspendedTue Sept 24 2019 - 15:41
Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politiciansCriticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent monthsTue Sept 24 2019 - 15:02
Tusla preparing to prosecute Hyde & Seek chain of crechesOfficials reviewing and editing hours of footage supplied to them by RTÉ InvestigatesTue Sept 24 2019 - 02:53
Gardaí investigating Lunney attack remove horsebox for examinationTeam recovers CCTV it believes shows attacker buying bleach used to clean sceneTue Sept 24 2019 - 02:25
Mentoring scheme for parents of young offenders to be expandedIndependent review of Oberstown Le Chéile programme provides a ‘lifeline’ to parentsMon Sept 23 2019 - 18:26
Kevin Lunney: Gardaí ‘reasonably confident’ over site of assaultSearches continue in Cavan as gardaí identify container inside which businessman may have been attackedMon Sept 23 2019 - 12:43
How the far-right is exploiting immigration concerns in OughterardAnti-immigrant activists trying to dominate and exploit local debates on direct provisionMon Sept 23 2019 - 05:00
Sex offenders denying guilt to be allowed on treatment programmeFunding sought for scheme that will not require offenders to talk about crimeMon Sept 23 2019 - 02:34
‘Optimistic figures’ show 7 years for Defence Forces to reach full strength – RacoTurn-over rate is much higher than Government figures, says military officers groupFri Sept 20 2019 - 18:00
‘Mary’ case referred to Garda over reckless endangerment claimsMinister for Children referred case to gardaí in 2018 following whistleblower disclosureTue Sept 17 2019 - 00:17
Project seen as ‘game changer’ in helping child abuse victimsBarnahus, Onehouse Galway brings gardaí, forensics, social workers and therapists under one roofMon Sept 16 2019 - 19:57
Minister urges Oughterard locals to ‘step back’ over direct provision centreCharlie Flanagan says no decision has been made and tensions ‘a matter of real regret’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 16:44
Restorative justice: ‘She gave me a nice shiner but I didn’t want her to go to jail’Man attacked by 17-year-old girl gives his view on restorative justice programmeMon Sept 02 2019 - 01:20
Victim-offender meetings stopped by gardaí due to resource issuesUse of restorative justice for young offenders has fallen 50 per cent since 2014Mon Sept 02 2019 - 01:14
Security for Irish diplomats in danger zones to be intensifiedState invites tender for safety and protection role from global private security firmsSat Aug 31 2019 - 03:26
