Interpreters for gardaí are not vetted abroadTHE SELECTION of interpreters working for the Garda is so poor, their criminal records abroad have not been checked and some …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Kidnaps and rapes on the riseCrime fell in the first three months of the year despite increases in many serious offences including rape, drugs and gun crime…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
State chided on prison overcrowdingTHE GOVERNMENT is behaving negligently in creating an overcrowding crisis in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, the Prison Officers’ Association…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Discovery of man's body in car boot puzzles gardaíGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a man whose remains were found in the boot of his car in Dublin are awaiting toxicology reports…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Government criticised over MountjoyThe Government is behaving negligently in creating an overcrowding crisis in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin because the jail already…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda chief insists force will defeat drug gangsGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has said an attack by a 25-man gang last week against Limerick publican Steve Collins was of…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Garda centre axed over cutbacksPlans to build a new Garda centre for training in firearms, advanced driving and dealing with armed crimes have been abandoned…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí call for abolition of OPWRANK-AND-file gardaí have urged the Government to abolish the Office of Public Works, saying its works on Garda stations have…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Interpreter system poor - GRAThe selection of interpreters working for the Garda is so poor their criminal records abroad have not been checked and some do…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí seek abolition of OPWRank and file gardaí have urged the Government to abolish the Office of Public Works (OPW) saying its works on Garda stations…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Four gardaí on assault chargesFOUR GARDAÍ are to be charged in relation to an incident in a Dublin flats complex where a man claimed a group of gardaí beat…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Call for law against attacking gardaiRANK AND file gardaí have called on Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to create a new offence of attacking gardaí and other emergency…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Cab selling Meehan watches for €30,000THE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) is advertising two watches for sale at almost €30,000 that were found in the prison cell of …Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Postmortem shows Dwyer was killed by single gunshotMICHAEL DWYER, the Tipperary man who was shot dead by police in Bolivia, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, an initial…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Trainee gardai's pay less than dole, says GRATHE IMPACT of income levies and additional taxes is so extreme on trainee gardaí they have less disposable income than people…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
UN mission in Chad has only half its troopsTHE UNITED Nations peace-enforcement mission in Chad on which Irish soldiers are serving has less than half the troops it needs…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí 'demoralised' by leviesThe impact of income levies and additional taxes is so extreme on trainee gardaí they have less disposal income than people on…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
400 soldiers may not get UN medalsSEVERAL HUNDRED Irish soldiers serving in Chad may not be awarded a medal from the United Nations for their tour of duty, it …Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Targeted drug testing for members of Defence ForcesMEMBERS OF the Defence Forces suspected of taking illegal drugs are to be subjected to repeated targeted drug testing over an…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Expenditure on Garda Síochána to be reduced by €85mJUSTICE: EXPENDITURE ON An Garda Síochána this year is set to fall by €85 million, €70 million more than the Government estimated…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Witnesses identified in Douche inquiryA GOVERNMENT-appointed commission established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of Gary Douche in Mountjoy…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Armed gang attacks Corrib siteGardaí are investigating an incident at Shell’s Corrib gas pipeline site in Co Mayo in which they say up to 15 people wearing…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Irishman planned to take part in bodyguard courseMIKE DWYER travelled to Bolivia from Ireland with a number of men who returned home when a bodyguard course they had expected…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Joint Border operation against laundering and smugglingBUSINESSES AND residential addresses have been searched along the Border in a major joint operation between law enforcement authorities…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Cab allowed to seize drug dealers' housesTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) has been granted High Court orders allowing the seizure of two houses owned by members of a …Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Commissioner says gardaí complying with inquiry into alleged informerGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy said his officers were fully co-operating with a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) …Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Dead man had security background in IrelandMICHAEL DWYER, the 24-year-old Co Tipperary man shot dead by police in Bolivia, had worked for at least two Irish security companies…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Dwyer in Bolivia on 'training course'Michael Dwyer, the 24-year-old Co Tipperary man shot dead by police in Bolivia, travelled to the country from Ireland last November…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Garda group warns of 'brain drain'Garda superintendents have warned the management of Garda investigations will be compromised if increased early retirements from…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Man (19) remanded on murder chargeA 19-year-old has appeared before the courts charged with a gun murder earlier this year in which two other men were wounded …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Four held after drug seizure of €800,000FOUR SUSPECTED members of one of the biggest drug gangs in Ireland are being questioned by gardaí after cannabis valued at €800…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Government concern over killing of Irishman in BoliviaDEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs representatives will meet Bolivian officials in the capital La Paz today to underline the Irish…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí shot at during high-speed car chaseGARDAÍ WERE shot at over the weekend when they chased two suspected gangland criminals whom they believe attempted to flee the…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Family unhurt after nail bomb attack outside houseA GARDA investigation is under way after a nail bomb exploded outside a house on a Westmeath housing estate yesterday causing…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Concern raised at Bolivia killingThe Government was tonight pushing for an international probe into the killing last week of Irishman Mike Dwyer.Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Family member confirms the identity of man killed in BoliviaGARDAÍ AND Department of Foreign Affairs officials are due to confirm to the Bolivian authorities that a man shot dead in a clash…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Professionals face having offices and homes buggedACCOUNTANTS AND lawyers face having their offices and homes bugged if gardaí suspect they are destroying financial records owned…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Special Criminal Court may be used for gang trialsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern is planning tough new measures for gangland criminals, including trials at the non-jury Special…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Dundon to be freed from jail within a yearTHE LIMERICK criminal jailed five years ago when the family of last week’s murder victim Roy Collins gave evidence against him…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Man critical with head injuries after incident outside nightclubA MAN HAS been left in a critical condition in hospital after suffering head injuries during an incident outside a nightclub …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí question two after heroin worth €1m seizedGARDAÍ ARE questioning two men following the seizure of heroin with an estimated street value of almost €1 millionWed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Visitors flock to Mountjoy while sniffer dogs go for lunchA ROW over a €13.70 lunch allowance has significantly reduced the operating hours of new sniffer dogs that search visitors for…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Remains of slain garda taken homeSENIOR GARDA officers, politicians and friends of Garda Robbie McCallion turned out in Dublin yesterday to pay their respects…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
At-risk children have to stay in Garda stationsAGSI CONFERENCE: YOUNG CHILDREN are being drawn into the criminal justice system because they are from at-risk families who …Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Four held, shot fired in failed armed robberyTWO WELL-known criminals are among four people being questioned about an attempted robbery yesterday morning in which a shot …Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí are driving unsafe patrol cars, says AgsiGARDA PATROL CARS: GARDAÍ ARE being asked to patrol in cars that are unsuitable and unsafe, sergeants and inspectors have claimed…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Patrol cars 'not fit for job at hand'Garda sergeants and inspectors have claimed gardai patrolling in cars are putting their lives at risk because the vehicles they…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Call for abolition of bonus awards to senior gardaíAGSI CONFERENCE: GARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors yesterday called on the Government to permanently end the payment of performance…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Gardai seek greater social servicesYoung children including babies, are getting drawn into the criminal justice system because they are from at-risk families who…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Garda chief promises inquiry on any alleged wrongdoing at banksGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has vowed to investigate any alleged wrongdoing in the banking sector, saying there was never…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
