Close associates of slain youth ruled out as suspectsGARDAI INVESTIGATING the murder of teenager Daniel McAnaspie have interviewed close associates he was with during his last hours…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
HSE working with Garda in McAnaspie murder inquiryTHE HEALTH Service Executive is liaising with the Garda as part of the investigation into the murder of a teenager who disappeared…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
DPP moots changes to white-collar crime trialsDIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions James Hamilton has said he is in favour of examining whether complex and lengthy white-collar…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Meath victim had been stabbedGardaí said this evening the postmortem on the body of a man found dead in a ditch in Co Meath showed he had been stabbed a number…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Murder investigation begins after woman fatally stabbedGARDAÍ HAVE launched a murder investigation after a young mother was stabbed to death during an attack at a house in Co Kildare…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Remains may be those of missing teenagerTESTS WILL be carried out today in an effort to confirm if badly decomposed human remains found face down in a ditch are those…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
A pimp's family businessTJ Carroll’s recent conviction gave an insight into prostitution in Ireland, but the case did not reveal the full extent of his…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Call for more sniffer dogs and handlersDRUG SMUGGLING: MORE SNIFFER dogs are urgently needed in prisons across the country to prevent the flow of drugs being smuggled…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Serial killer in coma to be taggedPILOT SCHEME: A NOTORIOUS serial killer in a coma in hospital under prison guard is to be among a small group of inmates to …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Overcrowding a threat, say prison officersSOME OF the State’s biggest prisons are now experiencing crisis overcrowding which is putt-ing at risk the safety of staff and…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Commissioner rejects claims gardaí could be dismissed over debtsGARDA RULES: GARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has dismissed claims by gardaí that they could be sacked if they fail to discharge…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Murphy reassures struggling gardaíGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has dismissed claims by rank and file gardaí that they could be sacked in they fail to discharge…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Minister cries off in face of criticism by gardaíTHE PRESIDENT of the Garda’s biggest representative body has made an unprecedented attack on the Government, saying it had been…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
GRA head 'reflecting frustration'The president of the Garda Representative Association was reflecting a build-up of "frustration" among members of the force in…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Minister and commissioner tell gardaí to stay out of politicsREACTION: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern and Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy have told the Garda Representative Association…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Getaway car believed used by Dunne killers foundGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of drugs gang leader Eamon Dunne have found a car they believe was used by the killers…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Garda staff leader calls for easing of ban on part-time jobsGARDAÍ WHO are suffering financially because of recent pay cuts may become vulnerable to corruption if rules around banning them…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí want job restrictions liftedRank and file gardaí want the Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to relax rules that ban them from taking part time paid work …Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Irish legal high control laggingThe Irish authorities are lagging behind many other European countries in controlling the sale of legal highs in head shops at…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Woman released after bid to board flight with handgunsA WOMAN who was arrested after two handguns were found in her handbag as she was trying to board a flight to England has been…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
AGS seeks review of supplying jurors' names to defendantsGARDA SUPERINTENDENTS have urged the Government to urgently review the supply of jurors’ names and addresses to defendants in…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Threat 'as strong as' during TroublesTHE CAR bomb attack near MI5 headquarters in Co Down on Monday morning has confirmed that the threat from dissident republicans…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Dissident threat growing - AhernThe car bomb attack at MI5 headquarters in Co Down on Monday morning has confirmed that the threat from dissident epublicans …Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí seek new fingerprint lawsGarda superintendents have urged the Government to urgently review the supply of jurors’ names and addresses to defendants in…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Troops to be withdrawn from UN mission in ChadTHE GOVERNMENT is going ahead with its plans to withdraw some 400 Irish troops from the United Nations (UN) mission in Chad after…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Troops must remain in Chad, says defence forces groupTHE ASSOCIATION representing soldiers, sailors and air crew, PDforra, has said any “premature” withdrawal of Irish troops from…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Big fall in number of drug seizuresTHERE HAS been a big fall in the number of Garda drug seizures over the last 15 months, prompting suggestions that the recession…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Head of Defence Forces on sick leaveDEFENCE FORCES Chief of Staff Lieut Gen Dermot Earley is on sick leave and his duties are being carried out by the Deputy Chief…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Mission in Chad under review, says MinisterMINISTER FOR Defence Tony Killeen has left open the possibility that Irish troops serving in Chad could remain in the country…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Random roadside drug testing for drivers urgedRANDOM ROADSIDE drug testing for drivers should be introduced immediately to make it easier to prosecute motorists under the …Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
State pulling UN troops out of ChadTHE GOVERNMENT has decided to withdraw more than 400 Irish troops from the United Nations (UN) peace enforcement mission in Chad…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Irish troops to withdraw from ChadThe Government has decided to withdraw more than 400 Irish troops from the United Nations (UN) peace enforcement mission in Chad…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Sex crime inquiry unit to be set upGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy is to establish a new sex offences unit aimed at improving the prosecution rate of sex crimes…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
AGSI members to discuss pay dealThe pay deal agreed between the Government and unions last night is expected to be to the fore as Garda sargeants and inspectors…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí must 'think very carefully' before pay protestsSALARY CUTS: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said there is “very little scope for manoeuvre” in relation to Garda demands…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Call for armed uniformed gardaíGARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors are calling for some uniformed gardaí to be allowed to carry firearms at all times because of …Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Serial killer in coma to be taggedPILOT SCHEME: A NOTORIOUS serial killer in a coma in hospital under prison guard is to be among a small group of inmates to …Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Garda dismissed over alleged links to criminal gangA GARDA has been dismissed from the force after an internal investigation into the leaking of confidential information to a criminal…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Detention of former Anglo chair FitzPatrick extendedGardaí are continuing to question former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick in relation to alleged financial irregularities…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Garda dismissed over alleged links to criminal gangA GARDA has been dismissed from the force after an internal investigation into the leaking of confidential information to a criminal…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Recap a reminder of sheer absurdity of murder plotBACKGROUND: WITH A plot straight from the pages of bad crime fiction, the Sharon Collins case was aired once again yesterday…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
'Jihad Jane' linked to Irish plotGardaí believe a Pennsylvania woman arrested in the US travelled to Ireland last year to recruit people for a plot to kill a …Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Garda cleared over Wheelock deathA Garda Ombudsman Commission investigation into the death of Dubliner Terence Wheelock, who died after being found unconscious…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Seven held over plot to kill cartoonistGardaí have arrested seven suspects in Waterford and Cork as part of an international investigation into an alleged plot to murder…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Terror threat now at highest level - AhernTHE REAL IRA and Continuity IRA have successfully pooled their resources and the threat posed by their co-operation is now as…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Sailor to face court martial on charge of passing detailsA MEMBER of the Naval Service is to appear before a military court over allegedly supplying information to criminals on the movement…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
CSO data reveal crime hotspotsThe rate of murders and manslaughters in south Dublin and Limerick is almost three times the national average and south Dublin…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Deadly Sheriff Street feud began with rape allegation against gang leaderBACKGROUND: DUBLIN’S SHERIFF Street gangland feud began when Christie Griffin, the head of a major organised crime gang in Dublin…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Concern as CSO figures show increase in rates of burglaryBURGLARIES increased last year in some parts of the State by three times the national average, new figures from the Central Statistics…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Three still held over drugs seizuresThree people arrested in connection with two separate drug finds yesterday are still being questioned over the seizures.Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
