Godfather theme played as remains of Tony Felloni taken from church after Dublin funeralSmall attendance at funeral of former drug dealer after strongly worded request posted on social media asking friends not to attendTue Apr 30 2024 - 14:20
Gardaí investigating shooting at house in Tallaght, DublinMan and young girl at property when shot fired at front of house on Sunday night, but neither required medical attentionMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:52
Big increase in drivers caught using phones since new directive RSA says high visibility roads policing initiative results in 42 per cent increase in breath tests, and 25 per cent increase in vehicles being seizedMon Apr 29 2024 - 18:19
The life and crimes of Tony ‘King Scum’ Felloni - the drug dealer who peddled heroin to his own childrenThe drugs smuggler, who died on Monday aged 81, flooded the Dublin streets he grew up in with heroin in the 1980s and 1990sSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
‘I’ll stab the face off you’: Prison officers’ conference hears about violent incidents towards membersThe Minister for Justice was asked to consider providing officers with batonsFri Apr 26 2024 - 12:44
Gardaí and prison staff in push to catch criminals controlling flow of drugs into jailsOperation to focus on gathering of intelligence about key players profiting from lucrative tradeThu Apr 25 2024 - 20:31
Surge in level of drugs and phones smuggled into Irish jails, say prison officersAntidrone technology purchased to block deliveries to prisoners does not work and is outdated, annual conference is toldThu Apr 25 2024 - 12:56
Prison population now ‘unsafe and unacceptable’ as it nears 5,000, prison officers say‘Staggering’ increase in prisoner numbers has not been accompanied by similar rise in prison beds, Prison Officers’ Association warnsThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:01
Cuts to Garda community policing now a ‘major concern’, head of authority saysBalance needs to be struck between specialist crime-fighting units and local communities, Policing Authority chief saysTue Apr 23 2024 - 17:17
Tony Felloni, notorious Dublin heroin dealer, dies suddenly aged 81Dubliner nicknamed ‘King Scum’ after it emerged he used his children for drugs business and got them addictedTue Apr 23 2024 - 14:11
Gardaí investigate if member of force involved in loss of pump-action shotgunFirearms experts also being canvassed as part of Garda’s criminal investigation to determine whether they handled the gun any time after it was first seized in 2009Tue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Lost pump-action shotgun underlines serious damage to Garda caused by security lapsesPunishment for Garda who loaned bicycle to elderly man drew criticism, but storage issues for seized items can have greater consequencesMon Apr 22 2024 - 16:13
Water cannon secured by Garda after Dublin riots returned to PSNIDevices on loan from PSNI not used, though requested again in advance of Europa League Final in Dublin next monthMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Pump-action shotgun seized by gardaí in 2009 finds its way back into criminal handsA criminal investigation is under way into how the firearm, which should have been in the Garda evidence system, had to be seized againMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
The quiet man: Inside David Waldron’s 25-year run in the Dublin underworldConvicted drug dealer took over drugs trade after Eamon Dunne’s murder but embraced a lower profile … until the Criminal Assets Bureau kicked in his doorFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Stardust verdicts: Prospect of fresh Garda investigation significantly increasesAny new inquiry after inquest verdicts of unlawful killings would be largest multiple homicide investigation of modern eraFri Apr 19 2024 - 05:05
Micheál Martin warns ex-Defence Forces members against Wagner-style contractingTánaiste refuses to be drawn on whether he was warned by Defence Forces chief of staff about Libya training allegations before Irish Times broke newsWed Apr 17 2024 - 21:19
Drug dealer spent €430,000 renovating Dublin home now being sold by Criminal Assets BureauProperty on Killala Road, Cabra extended and renovated by Christopher Waldron but now deemed a proceed of crimeWed Apr 17 2024 - 12:57
Soldier accused of sexual offences entitled to insanity verdict due to concussion, court martial hearsDefence barrister insists client suffered concussion immediately before alleged sex crimesTue Apr 16 2024 - 20:47
Gardaí believe man found dead in Co Kildare house lay undiscovered for daysSuspect (40s) arrested after gardaí found remains of victim in garden of shared property in Naas on SundayMon Apr 15 2024 - 17:59
Balkans crime gang linked to €500,000 cash seized in Dublin raidGardaí suspect cash was owned by gang involved in the cocaine trade and comprised mainly of Albanian nationalsSat Apr 13 2024 - 14:24
Man killed in south Dublin crash was due to go on trial for almost 100 sexual offencesVan driven by man (60s) hit tree in Churchtown in possible deliberate crash on day before trial for historical abuse was due to startTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:00
Girl’s jacket kept her afloat until rescuers saved her from sea in Dún Laoghaire during Storm Kathleen Child, believed to be aged seven, fell into the water off Dún Laoghaire’s East Pier on Saturday night and is recovering in hospital with non-life threatening injuriesSun Apr 07 2024 - 21:00
Man killed in south Dublin crash is third person to die on Irish roads this weekendTwo other men die in separate incidents in Wicklow and CorkSun Apr 07 2024 - 18:42
Gardaí warn of ‘morning after’ drink and drug tests for drivers at EasterGarda operation over the Easter weekend will also focus on ‘distracted driving’ and the use of mobile phonesFri Mar 29 2024 - 19:08
‘It is an abnormal job’: Garda sergeant honoured for facing down deer hunter on armed rampage Man dressed in camouflage opened fire around Glenties, Co Donegal in February 2020 after drinking and taking cocaineWed Mar 27 2024 - 16:00
Cold uniforms, suspensions, sleeping in cars: The pain is real in the GardaSergeants and inspectors have used their annual conference - the traditional ‘get it off your chest’ three-day session - to air their grievancesTue Mar 26 2024 - 19:00
Drew Harris criticises ‘outrageous’ draping of Tricolour on coffin of garda killer Pearse McAuley‘Days of gardaí trawling through hours of footage’ should be over, Minister tells conferenceTue Mar 26 2024 - 18:41
Garda numbers need to reach 18,000 to cope with demands, says AgsiAssociation of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors believes Garda plan to grow force to 15,000 out of step with modern policing demandsMon Mar 25 2024 - 21:27
Sergeants, inspectors urge Minister for Justice to review how gardaí are investigatedCalls follow four-year process into allegation Midlands-based garda stole bike from Garda stores, ending in exonerationMon Mar 25 2024 - 00:01
Other people of interest identified by gardaí in Creeslough fatal explosion investigationTen people killed in gas blast at apartment block beside service station and shop in Co Donegal village in 2022Sun Mar 24 2024 - 16:54
‘Not my intention’ to undermine garda in stolen bike case, says Drew Harris Garda Commissioner said he stands over use of NBCI to carry out investigation into ‘stealing’ of bicycle despite detective’s exonerationFri Mar 22 2024 - 15:54
Garda recruitment ‘really gaining momentum’, McEntee claimsClass of new recruits passing out in Templemore on Friday numbers 166, short of target of 200Fri Mar 22 2024 - 15:20
Man kidnapped by gang in Belfast freed after armed gardaí surround car on Dublin’s M50Four men and firearm are seized after the car was stopped by armed gardaí following Belfast kidnapping reportFri Mar 22 2024 - 12:05
Creeslough: Two men (50s) arrested in relation to 2022 explosion that killed 10 peopleThe men are being held in separate Garda stations in DonegalFri Mar 22 2024 - 11:32
Garda at centre of bicycle controversy fully reinstated, now considering legal actionGarda Commissioner told the Public Accounts Committee he did not agree that the investigation lacked a common-sense approachFri Mar 22 2024 - 06:18
New €100m Forensic Science Ireland facility ‘most advanced in Europe’Facility located near Celbridge in Co Kildare includes 32 specialised clean rooms designed for the discovery and analysis of trace evidenceThu Mar 21 2024 - 19:52
Man charged after arson attack at falsely rumoured refugee centre in Ringsend, DublinCharge arises from inquiry into arson attack at Shipwright Pub which was being readied as a hub for homeless familiesThu Mar 21 2024 - 10:03
Third suspect charged in Garda Anti-Corruption Unit investigationCriminal investigation has been examining allegations made against members of Dublin-based Garda unitWed Mar 20 2024 - 08:49
Pearse McAuley: Garda killer and notorious IRA terrorist who was jailed for stabbing his then wifeMcAuley was imprisoned for IRA crimes and domestic violence, though was previously celebrated by Sinn Féin members and TDsTue Mar 19 2024 - 19:02
Gardaí investigate alleged sexual assault at Defence Forces barracks Woman alleged she was attacked after socialising with Defence Forces member over St Patrick’s bank holiday weekendTue Mar 19 2024 - 18:13
Dublin firefighter charged with rape during St Patrick’s celebrations in BostonTerrence Crosbie (37) ordered to surrender passport pending next court appearance after woman (28) made allegationTue Mar 19 2024 - 10:41
‘I hid it because of his job’: Wife of ex-garda was ‘extremely intimidated’ by his position as he abused herMaev Doyle says husband’s job was one of reasons she ‘hid’ 11-year campaign of violence for so longFri Mar 15 2024 - 18:43
'I feel optimistic for the future': Maev Doyle reacts to Mark Doyle sentencingMaev Doyle spoke to the media after former garda Mark Doyle was sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting her and her sons over the course of 11 years.Fri Mar 15 2024 - 15:46
Former garda Mark Doyle sentenced to six years in prison over assaults on wife and stepsonsMeav Doyle described husband as ‘a monster in our home’Fri Mar 15 2024 - 13:52
Ten arrests in Co Cork as gardaí target international drug trafficking gang Men are believed to have aborted their mission to collect drugs from ship offshore due to bad weatherThu Mar 14 2024 - 21:46
‘A monster in our home’: Ex-garda led wife by her hair ‘like a dog’ during decade of abuse, court toldMark Doyle (38) turned up at stepson’s school meeting in full Garda uniform, in a Garda car, to ‘quash’ any suggestion he was a domestic abuser, court toldThu Mar 14 2024 - 14:48
Suspect in alleged abduction knew woman he is accused of holding captive in vanMan (40s) drove woman (30s) 300km across country before she was found in Co MayoWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:08
Kildare pastor convicted on 87 charges, including theft of €125,000Ebenezer Oduntan, former pastor of Redeemed Christian Church, passed five times more than declared income through accountsWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:03
Gardaí seal off scene after remains of man found in Monaghan TownMan appeared to have sustained head injury but unclear if it resulted from fall or foul playWed Mar 13 2024 - 14:33
