Prosecution of fraudulent bankers urgedTHE GOVERNMENT needs to consult the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) and Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations with a view to bringing…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Murphy vows to investigate banksGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has vowed to investigate any alleged wrongdoing in the banking sector saying there was never…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Ahern dismisses claim over promotionsGARDA RECRUITMENT: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has dismissed as “hog wash” suggestions by the Association of Garda Sergeants…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Garda bonus system 'unfair' - AgsiGarda sergeants and inspectors have called on the Government to permanently end the payment of performance related bonuses to…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Garda sergeants seek end to bonuses for superiorsGARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors want an end to performance-related bonuses for their superior officers and are also seeking assurances…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Woman's body found in centre for homelessGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the death of a woman whose remains were found on Saturday night are awaiting the results of a postmortem…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Latest death linked to shooting at weekendGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a gangland figure whose body was discovered dumped near a suburban apartment block …Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Drug dealer found dead in Amsterdam fled IrelandAN IRISH drug dealer whose remains have been found in an Amsterdam canal had fled Ireland to avoid imprisonment and to escape…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Gardaí question two men after drugs raid nets €8m heroin haul in DublinGARDAI ARE questioning two men after heroin valued at up to €8 million was seized as part of an ongoing investigation into one…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Two questioned over €8 million heroin haulGardai are still questioning two men after heroin valued at up to €8 million was seized as part of an ongoing investigation into…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Pipe bomb find linked to CIRA, says GardaTHE DISCOVERY of components for five pipe bombs in a Dublin suburb is being linked by investigating gardaí to the Continuity …Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Blocking of mobiles in jails 'difficult'CRIMINALS IN a number of prisons including Mountjoy and Limerick jails may be able to continue using smuggled mobile phones in…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
€100m prison contracts did not go to full tenderTHE COMPTROLLER and Auditor General John Buckley has launched an investigation after the Department of Justice and Irish Prison…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Six held over Tipperary town attacksFOUR MEN have been arrested for questioning as part of a major Garda operation into serious disturbances in Tipperary town on…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Bodybuilding supplements ban on Irish troops in ChadIRISH SOLDIERS serving in Chad are being asked to open parcels sent from family and friends in the presence of military police…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí believe they are close to arrest in latest Dublin murderGARDAÍ BELIEVE they are close to bringing a murder charge against the chief suspect for Dublin’s most recent gangland attack…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Killing may be linked to fights, gardaí suspectGARDAÍ ARE investigating if the shooting death of a car mechanic at his home is linked to a number of recent physical altercations…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Mountjoy report scathing on prison conditionsMOUNTJOY PRISON is now so overcrowded that conditions have become “degrading”Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Thornton Hall faces years of delay as funding unsure with cuts on lendingTHE VISITING committee of Mountjoy Prison has suggested that the new prison at Thornton Hall in north Co Dublin could be delayed…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Bullet-proof BMWs seized from gang members in LimerickTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau (Cab) has seized two bullet-proof BMW cars from members of one of Limerick’s feuding gangsTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
13 of State's 15 prisons are overcrowdedALL BUT two of the State’s 15 prisons are overcrowded, with some operating more then 25 per cent above their bed capacity, according…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Gardai find cars and gun used in Tallaght shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a gangland criminal and the wounding of his partner in a feud-related attack have found…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Three held over Dublin gangland killingThree people are still being questioned by garadí tonight after being arrested over the fatal shooting of a man in Tallaght last…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Man killed and woman injured in gangland shootingA MAN was shot dead and a woman wounded in a gun attack last night linked to a feud between rival drug gangs in the Crumlin and…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Eight held as gardaí find drug farms in housesGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the activities of organised crime gangs running cannabis-growing operations have arrested eight people and…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Checks stepped up along BorderSECURITY: BORDER SECURITY has been increased following the attacks by dissident republicans of the past week in Antrim and Armagh…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Complete review of security promised after €7.6m robberyTHE BIGGEST financial institutions in the State are to carry out a root-and-branch review of their security procedures after …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Man due to face charges on €7.6m kidnap robberyTWO MEN were due to appear before Dublin District Court this morning to face charges relating to the €7Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Senior gardaí and bank officials due to discuss bank-raid falloutA DELEGATION of senior Garda officers is due to meet officials from all of the country’s main banks today to discuss the fallout…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí continue to question seven over bank raidGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING last Friday’s robbery of the Bank of Ireland were last night still questioning seven people arrested within…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Families of bank staff are increasing target for raidersANALYSIS : The robbery of €7.6m raises fears of copycat raids, with families of bank staff put in dangerSat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Minister on three-day trip to Chad to visit Irish troopsMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea was this morning due to depart for a three-day visit to Chad where he will visit 416 Irish …Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Family of man shot in Garda club says he was not armedTHE FAMILY of a man injured in a shooting at the Garda Sports and Social Club in Westmanstown, near Lucan, Co Dublin, on Sunday…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Gardai arrest four men after armed bank robbery in NIGARDAÍ HAVE arrested four men as part of a cross-Border operation into an armed bank robbery in Northern Ireland on Friday during…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Man wounded in shooting at Garda sports club in DublinA MAN is recovering in hospital after he was wounded in a gun attack at the Garda Sports and Social Club in Westmanstown, near…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Three held over murder of suspected drugs figureGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a suspected drugs trafficker in a gangland shooting in Dublin last week have arrested seven…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Gun found in brothers' car may be linked to crime feudTWO MEN are being questioned by gardaí after they were found with a handgun and over 100 rounds of ammunition in south Co Dublin…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Garda body seeks legal advice on pension levyTHE BODY representing rank-and-file gardaí has said it is taking legal advice on the “legitimacy” of the public service pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Man questioned in dealer's murderGARDAÍ HAVE questioned a member of a well-known Dublin criminal family as part of their investigation into the killing of a drug…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Man questioned in dealer's murderGARDAÍ HAVE questioned a member of a well-known Dublin criminal family as part of their investigation into the killing of a drug…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Garda body seeks legal advice on pension levyTHE BODY representing rank-and-file gardaí has said it is taking legal advice on the “legitimacy” of the public service pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Gun killers tracked victim as he moved from pub to pubGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Dublin’s latest gangland victim believe his killers had him under surveillance or were…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Senior gardai also to protest at levyGARDA SERGEANTS and inspectors are to follow the example of rank and file colleagues in taking to the streets of Dublin to demonstrate…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Garda body calls for mortgage reliefRANK AND file gardaí are to stage a mass public protest in Dublin city centre next week over the Government’s plans to introduce…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Cab seizes watches from Brian MeehanTHE ONLY man serving a prison sentence for the murder of Veronica Guerin has had two watches, valued at just over €20,000 and…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate victim's links to drugs trade after fatal shootingGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of a man in an apparent gangland attack are studying his links to the drugs trade in their…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Gardaí say lone gunman carried out Dublin murderGardaí said today a lone gunman carried out the murder of a drug dealer who was shot dead outside a house in west Dublin last…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Decrease in number of murders and rapesTHE NUMBER of crimes recorded in the Republic increased marginally last year as gardaí detected more drug crime than ever and…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Ahern to increase jail sentence for possession of knifeA NEW five-year jail sentence for possession of a knife is to be introduced and the sale of some bladed weapons, such as Samurai…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
30% fall in homicides and rise in burglaries, CSO data revealsTHE NUMBER of homicides recorded in Ireland dropped by 30 per cent last year, new crime figures due to be published today will…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
