People are afraid to speak, say sisters of McCartneyThe sisters of Robert McCartney, the Belfast man allegedly murdered by members of the IRA, have said fear of the IRA was playing…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Employers targeted in radon awareness driveEmployers in regions with high recorded levels of radioactive radon gas will be targeted by the Radiological Protection Institute…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Senior garda's wide UN experienceLebanon: Deputy Commissioner Peter Fitzgerald, who has been appointed to head the UN investigation into the killing of the former…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
IRA wanted Bulgarian bank to launder cash, gardai claimGardaí believe those behind the massive money-laundering operation discovered in Cork last week were working with a Bulgarian…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Conroy says trail is pointing to bank accountsPress conference: The Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, has said that his officers are facing a long and painstaking investigation…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Gardai saw businessman as crucial link to bank raid in BelfastThe Garda operation: A businessman being questioned by gardaí was the link which connected gardaí to the £2Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Three posts at senior level in Garda filledThe Government has announced the appointment of three new Assistant Commissioners of An Garda SíochánaWed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Lenihan denies part in 'nobbling' welfare officeThe Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Mr Brian Lenihan TD, has said he did not use his ministerial position to "…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Garda inquiry treated with 'urgency'The Garda Commissioner has said an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at the Garda training college in Templemore…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Inquiry demanded into Garda harassment claimThe Minister for Justice should take immediate steps to ensure allegations of sexual harassment at the Garda training college…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Gangs importing replica gunsWest Dublin criminal gangs have been importing replica sub-machine-guns and assault rifles over the Internet capable of firing…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Newspapers and agency found not in contemptTwo national newspapers and one of the State's best known news agencies escaped sanction at the Central Criminal Court yesterday…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Questions on technical checks introduced to driving testCandidates sitting a driving test will be required to know how 10 parts of their vehicles are checked and serviced under new …Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
IMMA patron Gordon Lambert dies at 85The Irish Museum of Modern Art has paid tribute to its largest benefactor, Mr Gordon Lambert, who has diedWed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Costing doubts over plan for drug-free jailsGovernment plans to introduce a drug-free policy into Irish prisons have come under attack after it emerged that the programme…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Donegal murder inquiry opensGardaí in Co Donegal last night opened a murder inquiry following a post-mortem examination on the body of a man found with severe…Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Four-year rape sentence criticisedThe Rape Crisis Centre has strongly criticised what it sees as the leniency of a four-year sentence handed down to a Cork rapist…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Garda's tapes stolen in DonegalA key witness at the Morris Tribunal has had tapes relating to the tribunal stolen during a robbery at her home in Letterkenny…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
New laws will target property developersCAB reaction: Criminal Assets Bureau sources said last night that new laws will help the bureau target property developers and…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
New crime figures prompt criticismOpposition parties said the latest crime figures could not disguise the fact that the Government had presided over a significant…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Garda detection plan aims to cut road deathsThis year gardaí aim to achieve a 15 per cent increase in the number of drink-driving and speeding detections to combat the growing…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Judge says Garda computer system has 'collapsed'The Garda computerised database, PULSE, has collapsed, and gardaí have been forced to handwrite important court documents such…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Shelbourne loses race jibe caseThe Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, has been ordered to apologise to a former employee and pay her €9,000 after the Equality Tribunal…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Prisoners injured as rival factions clashSeven republican prisoners at Portlaoise Prison, Co Laois, were hospitalised yesterday after an early morning fight at the prison…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Plans for electronic tagging of offenders criticisedPlans by the Minister for Justice to introduce electronic tagging for some offenders have been criticised by Opposition parties…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
McDowell to introduce Bill to allow electronic taggingThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to seek Cabinet approval shortly for the introduction of electronic tagging for offenders…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Tests show dealers adulterating illegal drugsDrugs for sale on Irish streets are being mixed with cancer treatment drugs, anaesthetics used by dentists, and medicines used…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Three men held after gardai foil armed raid in Dublin car parkThree men were being questioned by gardaí last night after an armed robbery was foiled in Dublin city centre yesterday afternoon…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Unplanned killing would leave cluesIf the murder of Robert Holohan was a spur-of-the-moment act rather than a premeditated killing, gardaí are more likely to catch…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Gardai explain why State Pathologist started examination hours laterPathology examination: Gardaí explained yesterday why the State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, started her examination of Robert…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Securicor offers €100,000 for information on armed raidersSecurity firm Securicor has posted a reward of up to €100,000 for any person who can provide gardaí with information which leads…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
O'Dea confirms troops to head for Sri LankaSRI LANKA: The Government is to sanction the deployment of Irish troops to Sri Lanka to assist in the humanitarian operation…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Security guard shot as raiders take up to €14,000A security guard was last night being treated in hospital after he was shot by raiders during a robbery in Clane, Co KildareWed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Wet and windy for the remainder of the weekMet Éireann has forecast wet and windy conditions for the remainder of the weekTue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Public urged to recycle festive wasteConsumers have been urged to recycle the 163 million bottles, cans and plastic containers used to package the 64 Olympic-sized…Tue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Stores are not for the timid as sales fever takes holdThe entrance to Arnotts in Dublin at 1 p.m. yesterday was no place for the faint-heartedTue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Seizure of drugs in Republic set to exceed €100m for 2004The value of illicit drugs seized in the State in 2004 is set to exceed €100 million for the second year in succession, new figures…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
Wicklow council displays plans for GreystonesWicklow County Council has put on public display plans for the compulsory purchase of land on the foreshore at Greystones which…Mon Dec 27 2004 - 00:00
300 prisoners for temporary release over ChristmasAlmost 300 inmates will be released from prison over Christmas for periods of temporary release ranging between several hours…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Garda powers to detain offenders' parents soughtGardaí want the power to detain parents whose children are believed to be committing offences, one of the main Garda organisations…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Limerick man agrees to give his house to CABA Limerick man has agreed to hand over his house to the Criminal Assets Bureau after he accepted in court that the property was…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Bank raiders are in international company of thievesInfamous robberies: The £20 million (€29 million) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast on Monday was the biggest heist ever in Ireland…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Gardai expand investigation into woman's murderGardaí investigating the murder of Rachel O'Reilly have expanded their search for evidence in an attempt to place a car driven…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Insurers say Government policy on flood relief is inadequateThe insurance industry has strongly criticised the Government's policy on flood relief, saying the €440 million anti-flood package…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
213,000 legally held guns in StateThere are more than 213,000 legally-held firearms in the Republic, The Irish Times has learned.Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Rape-gang members are segregated after jail attackThree youths who were part of a gang who raped a woman in Limerick last January and badly beat her male companion during the …Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Mother's death being treated as suspiciousGardaí in Navan were last night continuing to treat the death of a woman whose body was found at a house in Dunshaughlin yesterday…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Cocaine with estimated street value of EUR13m seized in DublinCocaine with a street value estimated between €11 million and €13 million was seized in three separate Garda and Customs and …Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Safety council warns on fatal pedestrian and truck accidentsThe National Safety Council (NSC) has said it is "alarmed" by the number of fatalities involving pedestrians struck by lorries…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Cocaine supply to Ireland disrupted by Spanish arrestsA major drugs gang which gardaí believe has been smuggling a significant portion of all of the cocaine entering the State were…Mon Dec 13 2004 - 00:00
