Ex-solicitor on €52m bank fraud chargesFORMER SOLICITOR Thomas Byrne, who was charged in December with stealing millions of euro of his clients’ money, has been charged…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Callinan calls for Garda posts to be filledGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has taken the unusual step of calling on the Government to immediately deliver on a longstanding…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Shooting victim tried to kick drug habitA MAN gunned down in a suburban pub had beaten drug addiction and gone on to become a drugs counsellor, only to fall back into…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Commissioner defends policy on gun licensingGARDA COMMISSIONER Martin Callinan has said he does not think the system of senior officers deciding if gun licence applications…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Welcome for report identifying failings in sex abuse casesA GARDA inspectorate report identifying shortcomings in the force’s handling of child sexual abuse cases has been welcome by …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Pub has been scene of previous shootingsTHE CAPPAGH Nua pub where Alan McNally was shot dead in the early hours of yesterday has been in the news a number of times in…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Liaise with agencies in abuse cases, Garda toldTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified a lack of meaningful co-operation between the Garda, Health Service Executive agencies …Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over child sex abuse investigationsTHE GARDA Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Garda criticised over abuse casesThe Garda Inspectorate has identified significant shortcomings in the force’s investigation of sexual offences against children…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Body likely that of murder suspectGARDAÍ ARE liaising with police in Britain in an effort to confirm that a man found dead in England yesterday was the same man…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Another Garda commissioner retiresAssistant Commissioner Mick Feehan, who is in charge of policing in Dublin, is the latest senior Garda member to retire from …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí believe woman in bag was from MalawiGARDAÍ BELIEVE a woman whose remains were found in a luggage bag on wheels in Dublin had been strangled or suffocated and her…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Callely released without charge after night in cellFORMER FIANNA Fáil TD and minister of state Ivor Callely was released from Garda custody without charge yesterday after being…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Callely questioned over alleged expenses fraudFORMER FIANNA Fáil politician Ivor Callely was still being questioned by gardaí last night as part of a criminal investigation…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Man in school incident arrested after pursuitGARDAÍ HAVE arrested a man after he unexpectedly and without explanation took his three children from their school yesterday …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Search to resume for remains of woman (19)A GARDA search for human remains was due to resume in Co Wicklow this morning as part of the investigation into the disappearance…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Man dies from injuries in Mullingar incidentGARDAÍ ARE expected to launch a murder investigation following the death of a man who had been in a critical condition in recent…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Capital rings in new year with street concertAN ESTIMATED 10,000 revellers enjoyed the inaugural New Year’s Eve free open air concert in Dublin city centreMon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Membership of prison visiting teams plummetsPRISON VISITING committees, some of whose recent annual reports were highly critical of conditions they had witnessed in Irish…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Ombudsman needed to examine prison deaths, says trustTHE DEATH of Shane Rogers while on suicide watch at Cloverhill Prison underlines the need for a prisons ombudsman, the Irish …Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
High Court refuses US bid for Garland extraditionTHE HIGH Court has rejected an application by the US authorities to extradite veteran republican Seán Garland for his alleged…Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Cab secures order freezing €4.6m in bank accounts of alleged fraudsterTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau has secured an order from the High Court allowing it to freeze €4Thu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Suspect questioned again over missing Mayo womanTHE CHIEF suspect in the disappearance and presumed murder of Sandra Collins from Co Mayo was last night being questioned by …Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Ten years' jail for rapist over sex assault of childCONVICTED CHILD rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been jailed for 10 years for the sexual assault and defilement…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Appeals for help over weekend incidentsTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has appealed for the public’s assistance in its efforts to identify a man found in a …Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí seek witnesses as man in critical condition after assaultGARDAÍ HAVE launched an investigation after a man was left critically ill following an assault in the early hours of yesterday…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Bill to force public to report abuse suspicionsANYONE WHO who fails to pass on to gardaí a suspicion of a serious criminal offence, including sexual crimes, against a minor…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Minister says Garda stations may be soldSOME 39 Garda stations earmarked for closure could be sold to individual gardaí or used for community activities under a new …Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
A gangland drama based on real lifeWHEN LOVE/HATE first aired on RTÉ1, last autumn, the critics weren’t overly kindSat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí question struck-off solicitorSTRUCK-OFF solicitor Thomas Byrne was being questioned by gardaí last night as part of their inquiry into alleged deception and…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Man (75) found dead in Dublin pubGardaí have begun an investigation into the death of a 75-year-old man by a gunshot wound in a well-known Dublin pub, writes…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Station closed for renovationsRURAL GARDA STATIONS: MINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has been criticised over the decision to shut down a Garda station currently…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Senior officers 'shocked' by lack of consultationARMY REORGANISATION: SENIOR OFFICERS in the Defence Forces are shocked by the lack of consultation by Minister for Justice and…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Department of Justice suggests cuts to Garda guns and traffic corpsTHE DEPARTMENT of Justice has recommended the number of gardaí carrying firearms be reduced by almost three-quarters to save …Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí consider plot to kill 'Sunday World' crime journalist as seriousGARDAÍ ARE treating seriously a plot to kill a crime journalist over an article focusing on the private life of a man regarded…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Olympic council chief quits 2012 group citing lack of progressOLYMPIC COUNCIL of Ireland president Pat Hickey has resigned from a task force established to help Ireland capitalise on the …Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after woman stripped naked and beatenAN 18-YEAR-OLD woman is recovering after being stripped naked and beaten with a stick on the head and body in a field in Co Longford…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
BMX track in Meath to set fans' hearts racingDUST DOWN the Raleigh Burner and get the helmet and padded race suit out; after a break of more than 20 years, BMX racing is…Sat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Man who shot dead father of two in tussle over gun sentenced to 12 yearsA DUBLIN man who brought a sawn-off shotgun to a dispute with the intention of shooting a man in the legs but who then accidentally…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
New Irish Prison Service head namedMinister Justice and Defence Alan Shatter has announced the appointment of Probation Service director Michael Donnellan as new…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí arrest 11 as part of inquiry into fatal feudGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a feud between two families which has claimed two lives have carried out 20 searches, including at cells…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Family targeted despite killer's surrender to GardaWHEN WAYNE Doherty was shot dead he was given a funeral with paramilitary trappingsFri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Garda may have to foot State visits security billMINISTER FOR Justice and Defence Alan Shatter has suggested the Garda Síochána may have to absorb some of the €36 million cost…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Irishman arrested as drug seized in GreeceA CONSIGNMENT of herbal cannabis valued at more than €2 million has been seized by the police in Greece in an operation aided…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
11 held in Dublin gangland raidsEleven people arrested by gardaí investigating a family-based feud that has already claimed two lives are still in custody this…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Illegal drug use in decline for first time in a decadeTHE CONSUMPTION of illegal drugs has peaked and is now in decline for the first time in at least a decade, a new study has found…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Up to four teenagers wanted over rape of 16-year-oldGARDAÍ HAVE begun a rape investigation after a 16-year-old girl was attacked by a group of teenagers, which included another …Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Irish illegal drug use 'in decline'The consumption of illegal drugs has peaked across the Republic and is now in decline among most age groups for most drug types…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Crackdown on foreign national fugitivesCHANGES TO the way the Garda force is searching for suspects wanted for crimes in other European countries have led to a widespread…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
State has EU's most acute heroin problemTHE REPUBLIC has the most acute heroin problem in Europe and is also ranked in the top three European countries for drug-related…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
