‘I would not even consider voting for that horrid man’: Councillors respond to Conor McGregor’s bid for presidential nominationMixed martial arts fighter wants run in this year’s election to succeed Michael D HigginsSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Survey of councillors shows no support for Conor McGregor presidential run All respondents said they would not support McGregor, with the exception of one Sligo politicianSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor presidential bid: All but one of 188 councillors would not vote for MMA fighter, survey showsCouncillors are bracing for a chaotic bid to seek presidential nominationSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
Conor McGregor told he will not face incitement charges over Dublin riots postsFormer MMA fighter, who plans to run for Irish presidency, informed of decision by gardaí this weekThu Mar 27 2025 - 17:48
Irish young people are second-biggest users of ecstasy in the EUStudy found 6.5 per cent of people aged 15 to 34 in Ireland had taken the drug in the previous yearThu Mar 27 2025 - 17:10
Man loses part of arm in Tallaght explosionArmy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and gardaí at the scene in Killinarden areaWed Mar 26 2025 - 18:25
Tánaiste voices ‘deep disappointment’ over Seán Rooney case in meeting with Lebanese counterpartsSimon Harris says progress slow in prosecuting alleged killers of Irish soldier (24)Wed Mar 26 2025 - 14:33
National Security Analysis Centre will no longer be a standalone agency under restructuringIntelligence clearing house for government is to be wound down as an independent body and folded into a national security secretariatWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Annie McCarrick’s best friend from childhood: ‘I believe she knew the person responsible for her death’Investigators interviewed man originally from Dublin who knew the 27-year-old American around the time she went missingTue Mar 25 2025 - 06:00
The inside story of how Conor McGregor secured his meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval OfficeConor McGregor’s short encounter with US president Donald Trump amounted to little more than a photo opFri Mar 21 2025 - 11:00
Gardaí raise ‘grave concerns’ over new discipline regulationsMeasures if approved by Government pose ‘significant and detrimental threat’ to rights of gardaí, says GRA chief Thu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
Man (20s) hospitalised following stabbing outside Dublin city shopping centreGardaí responded to incident shortly before 1pmWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:54
Public order gardaí reluctant to use force due to lack of numbers, report findsPolicing Authority report says Garda needs to update policy and procedures after 2023 riotsWed Mar 19 2025 - 12:27
State stops opening new asylum seeker centres in certain areas due to ‘local feedback’ and ‘violent protest’Number of arson attacks recorded far higher than previously reported Fri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Plans to inspect aircraft suspected of carrying weapons to Israel in doubtOfficials conscious of the reaction of Trump administration to any efforts to inspect Israel-bound flights from the USFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí enlist Europol to assist in case of missing Icelandic man Jón Jónsson Investigators intend to use EU law enforcement agency to help co-ordinate with Icelandic police and chase down new leadsThu Mar 13 2025 - 11:38
M50 crash: motorcyclist (50s) killed in collision is named Man who died in incident near junction 7 at Lucan/Palmerstown named locally as Christian Rasmussen from CarlowMon Mar 10 2025 - 06:18
‘I’m almost certain something happened’: Family fear missing Jón Jónsson was killed by hitman in case of mistaken identityRelatives of the Icelandic poker player last seen in Dublin six years ago want gardaí to open a murder investigationFri Mar 07 2025 - 23:30
Law change allows for deployment of Irish special forces to KyivCabinet approves plans to amend legislation so only Government and Dáil approval is required to send more than 12 peacekeepers overseasWed Mar 05 2025 - 06:05
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technologyThe Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on MondayTue Mar 04 2025 - 17:55
Israeli decryption device used by gardaí to show man murdered wife Cellebrite device is also widely used by Israeli militaryTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Army general to become new head of Defence Forces under expanded roleUnlike his predecessors, Brig Gen Rossa Mulcahy will be granted full command and control of all military formationsMon Mar 03 2025 - 18:00
Burglaries and kidnappings rise, homicides and drug offences fallPublic order offences rose by three per cent to 30,092 in the 12 months to October 2024Mon Mar 03 2025 - 11:55
No strategy, ad hoc structures, mutual distrust: welcome to Ireland’s intelligence serviceIreland lacks single dedicated intelligence agency and Cabinet-level committee responsible for national securityMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100mSimon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spendingSat Mar 01 2025 - 06:00
Kyran Durnin murder inquiry: Gardaí conclude search of Drogheda houseNo evidence of ‘immediate significance’ was found, it is understoodFri Feb 28 2025 - 20:19
Ireland has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ on defence spending, says Simon HarrisTánaiste ‘convinced’ of need for State to buy fighter jets amid proposals to triple defence budgetFri Feb 28 2025 - 19:26
Explainer: What is the purpose of deportation flights out of Ireland?Videos of people being loaded on to aircraft are much more potent than statistics, writes Conor Gallagher Fri Feb 28 2025 - 19:24
Costings sought for massive expansion of Irish military including purchase of fighter jetsProposal to double Naval Service’s fleet and equip Army with modern armoured vehicles Fri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
Quinlan family rejects Jadotville bravery medal while other soldiers are not recognisedThe medal is being kept in the Military Archives for if the family’s position changesWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00
Irish link to Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting investigatedPolice want gardaí to check financial transactions made through Ireland by gunman who killed 10 people in Sweden this monthTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Ireland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth yearContinued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministersMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Boy (5) who died after being hit by car in Portlaoise named as Aaron HussainSaturday sees three deaths on roads across island of IrelandSun Feb 23 2025 - 15:49
Criminals obtained shotgun after it went missing from ‘skip-like container’ at Garda HeadquartersLabour TD Alan Kelly calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to provide statement to DáilSat Feb 22 2025 - 06:01
Hand found on grounds of Dublin primary school ‘belonged to boy (12) injured in gas canister explosion’Partially decomposed hand was found on Friday afternoon in Darndale Fri Feb 21 2025 - 17:29
Elon Musk’s Irish friends and their influence on the powerful billionaire Musk frequently shares or highlights posts complaining about immigration into Ireland by Michael O’Keeffe, one of a number of Irish people to have grabbed the world’s richest man’s attentionFri Feb 21 2025 - 15:28
‘Difficult berthing’: Naval service ship damaged in Cork Harbour during sea trialsLÉ Niamh suffered ‘minor’ damage during trials following a recent overhaulFri Feb 21 2025 - 11:48
Garda fitness requirements relaxed as force struggles to increase numbersWould-be gardaí will no longer have to perform sit-ups or push-ups to gain admission to Garda college Thu Feb 20 2025 - 06:00
Suspect in Dublin attack likely to go on trial in Northern IrelandMan arrested by PSNI may be dealt with by northern authorities under legislation introduced during TroublesTue Feb 18 2025 - 19:58
From playing a garda in Kin to the real thing: New recruits put through their paces in TemplemoreLocal radio presenter and taxi driver among new Garda recruitsTue Feb 18 2025 - 19:00
It would take years to meet demand for documents at military abuse tribunal, department saysScope of evidence-gathering narrows over practical concernsTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Third man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in Dublin city centreVictim named as Quham Babatunde (34), who died after fight broke out in nightclubMon Feb 17 2025 - 21:23
Ireland’s lack of security strategy ‘indefensible’, veteran Garda intelligence officer saysSix-year delay in publishing strategy criticised ‘at a time of heightened global instability and risk’Sun Feb 16 2025 - 17:00
State may rely on executive privilege to prevent disclosure of secret UK air defence agreementSenator Gerard Craughwell’s case aims to compel Government to reveal details of secret arrangementFri Feb 14 2025 - 17:57
DPP to examine use of artificial intelligence in response to increasingly large caseloadsNumber of court dates before the Central Criminal Court, which hears cases of rape and murder, have increased by 149%Thu Feb 13 2025 - 19:10
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan signals tougher line on immigration and increased deportationsEfforts needed to reduce the number of people applying for international protection, O’Callaghan saysThu Feb 13 2025 - 15:41
Stoneybatter: Suspect has no known links to victims, who remain in hospital with serious injuries Three victims, men aged between their 20s and 40s, remain in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuriesMon Feb 10 2025 - 15:17
Transgender prisoner policy delayed as officials struggle to find appropriate modelMost favour flexible approach which deals with inmates on a case-by-case basisMon Feb 10 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí use ‘less than lethal’ weapon to disarm and arrest man following robberyIt is understood gardaí shot man with less than lethal 40mm impact round, which caused him to drop the knifeSun Feb 09 2025 - 22:03
‘He had his key in the door when it happened’: Stoneybatter residents stunned by sudden violenceThree men hospitalised after being stabbed in attack in Stoneybatter area of DublinSun Feb 09 2025 - 21:21
