'Blitz raids' targeted at cigarette smugglersREVENUE’S CUSTOMS officers are conducting a major investigation into cigarette smuggling and are carrying out an average of one…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Killeen failed to answer ombudsman's reportsFORMER MINISTER for defence Tony Killeen failed to respond to almost half of the reports sent to him last year by Defence Forces…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Defence body wants military careers extended by 10 yearsTHE ASSOCIATION representing about 8,000 soldiers, sailors and aircrew of the Defence Forces, PDforra, has called for the military…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Killeen 'ignored' Defence complaintsFormer minister for defence Tony Killeen failed to respond to almost half of the reports sent to him last year by Defence Forces…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Drug seizures and use at lowest level since before boomNARCOTICS DEMAND: DRUG SEIZURES in the Republic plummeted to a near 15-year low last year and are now back at levels not seen…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Cab paid €3.1m to exchequer after disposal of criminal assetsPROCEEDS: THE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) paid more than €3 million into State coffers last year from seized assets and collected…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Then & Now: Malcolm MacarthurHE IS UNDOUBTEDLY Ireland’s most infamous inmate, having literally become imprisoned by the macabre celebrity that has grown …Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Funding blamed for recruitment suspensionMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has expressed regret at the decision to suspend Garda recruitment because of the poor state…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Attempted schoolgirl abduction reported to Bray GardaGARDAÍ ARE investigating a report that a 10-year-old schoolgirl managed to escape from a man who tried to abduct her in his car…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Garda jobs moratorium 'temporary'Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he regrets the suspension of Garda recruitment but hopes to resume hiring recruits…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Figures show Garda retirements at three-year lowTHE RATE of retirements from An Garda Síochána has slowed to a three-year low and is running at less than half its peak of two…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Garda may extend initiative against kerb crawlersTHE GARDA Commissioner is considering rolling out a nationwide operation targeting men who buy sexual favours from prostitutes…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate dissident links to Dublin murderGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a man by an armed gang at his home believe he was a member of the Continuity IRA and are trying…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Watchdog to conclude Garda misconduct inquiries soonTWO OF the most serious investigations into Garda misconduct undertaken to date by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission are…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Dublin gang suspects in post office raidGARDAÍ BELIEVE a gang that fired a shot during a post office raid in Co Wexford, wounding the postmistress and her son, are from…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
€3m spent on deploying Irish troops to AfghanistanTHE DEFENCE Forces have spent €3 million on deploying personnel to the Nato-led force in Afghanistan, the Department of Defence…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry under way after man shot in head at Co Dublin caravan parkA GARDA investigation is under way after a man was shot in the head at a popular north Co Dublin caravan park.Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Minister ordered 200 deportations on final dayFORMER FIANNA Fáil government minister Brendan Smith signed 200 deportation orders on the cabinet’s last day in office when he…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Recession and price rises have led to resurgence in illicit tradeANALYSIS : Five major fuel laundering plants have been found in the Republic so far this yearFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Garda denies reports of serial attacker of womenTHE GARDA has taken the unusual step of officially denying media reports that suggested a serial attacker has been targeting …Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Corrib gas protesters clash with gardaíGARDAÍ AND protesters opposed to Shell’s Corrib gas pipeline have clashed in Co Mayo ahead of a weekend of events planned by …Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Seven arrested as part of gangland murder inquiryGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a gangland murder have arrested seven peopleThu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Secret Service red-faced as 'the Beast' gets stuck on rampSECURITY: US SECRET Service agents protecting US president Barack Obama were left red-faced yesterday when one of the vehicles…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Details of visit kept secret from authoritiesTHE US security team protecting US president Barack Obama in the Republic are so secretive that there are some details of his…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Major military operation beginsSECURITY MEASURES: US MILITARY aircraft had yesterday begun arriving at Dublin airport as part of the security operation for…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest three in Co KildareSECURITY OPERATION: GARDAÍ HAVE arrested three suspected members of the Real IRA whom they believe were about to try to disrupt…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Protests lead to stand-offREPUBLICAN RALLIES: GARDAÍ WERE involved in a stand-off in Dublin city centre last night with a crowd of several hundred protesting…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Twenty arrested as rioters and gardaí clash for almost three hours in cityDISTURBANCES: HUNDREDS OF rioters clashed with gardaí for almost three hours in Dublin city centre yesterday, throwing fireworks…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Dissident bomb scares disrupt securitySECURITY: DISSIDENT REPUBLICANS have disrupted the security operation around Queen Elizabeth’s State visit with incidents involving…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Key areas sealed off in massive security operationKEY LOCATIONS to be visited by Queen Elizabeth today are in effect under Garda and Defence Forces lockdown and the largest uniformed…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Dissidents issue bomb alertsDissident republicans have disrupted the security operation around Queen Elizabeth's State visit to the Republic with six incidents…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Violence at Dublin protestsViolence broke out in Dublin this afternoon following republican protests over the visit of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland.Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Stencil Case - the secret of the yellow spannersONE OF the stranger aspects of the upcoming high-profile visits is the proliferation of “spray-on spanners” on manhole and shore…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Public banned from streets outside all Queen's visit sitesMEMBERS OF the public planning to get a glimpse of the Queen or even meet her next week as she travels around the Republic will…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Reasonable protests to be allowed for visits, says GardaTHE GARDA has said any “reasonable” protests against the visit of Queen Elizabeth and US president Barack Obama will be accommodated…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Man held over Obama remarksA man arrested about remarks he allegedly made in a newspaper interview in which he was reported as saying he would harm US president…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Man questioned over alleged Obama remarksGARDAÍ ARE questioning a man about remarks he allegedly made in a newspaper interview in which he was reported as saying he would…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
State visits to involve major riot squad presenceTHOUSANDS OF gardaí with riot training and dressed in riot gear will be ferried around the Republic in a fleet of vehicles shadowing…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí seek origins of guns found near killingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of teenager Paul McCarthy are trying to establish the origins of a gun that killed him…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Garda operation to close streets and restrict traffic ahead of visitsTHE GARDA intend to close streets across large areas of Dublin city, impose a no-parking zone on more than 50 roads for almost…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
State visit restrictions outlinedGardaí have announced road closures and traffic restrictions as part of the security operation for the visit of the Queen Elizabeth…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Security operation to ensure every eventuality is coveredThe Defence Forces will be unseen during the upcoming royal and presidential visits unless things go badly wrongMon May 09 2011 - 01:00
State visits involve 10,000 gardaí and militaryUP TO 10,000 Garda and Defence Forces personnel will be involved in the major security operations being put in place for the …Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí arrest 22 in drugs inquiries as major cannabis haul discoveredA TOTAL of 22 people have been arrested and quantities of drugs seized in three counties over the past week in separate operations…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Gang who fired shot during raid on jewellers arrestedMEMBERS OF an armed gang who fired a shot when tackled by a salesman during a botched robbery on a jewellers have been arrested…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Solicitor expected to survive stabbing attack at her homeA WOMAN who suffered multiple stab wounds to her upper body and limbs was yesterday taken off a life-support machine in hospital…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Real IRA gang members granted security work licencesA NUMBER of criminals at the centre of a Garda raid targeting crime gangs and dissident republicans in Dublin last week have …Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí find cannabis valued at €1.5m in weekend raidsGARDAÍ DISCOVERED cannabis-growing houses in three counties and seized cannabis plants and herbs valued at more than €1Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Three held after raids by armed gardaíGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a feud between dissident republicans and organised crime gangs have raided business and residential premises…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Four taken hostage in robbery attempt on post officeGARDAÍ ARE investigating the second attempted armed robbery this week involving hostage-taking after a gang attempted to rob …Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
