Surge in applications to join Garda after process opened to older candidatesMore than one third of 6,380 applications to join An Garda Siochana have come from 35-49 year cohort now eligible to apply for first timeMon Feb 12 2024 - 12:48
Funeral of Matthew Healy, boy who died in Waterford, to take place in Co Cork on WednesdayJames Healy expresses ‘deep gratitude’ for vigils held for his six-year-old sonMon Feb 12 2024 - 10:13
Gardaí await medical clearance to interview suspect for Matthew Healy (6) deathMinister for Education extends ‘very sincere sympathy to family’ of deceased boy and ‘school community’ at Faithlegg National SchoolMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
Woman arrested over death of Matthew Healy (6) yet to be questioned Boy’s remains found in back seat of car at Rathmoylan Cove in Waterford in the early hours of Friday morningSun Feb 11 2024 - 13:13
Garda numbers continue to fall despite major recruitment effortWhile 746 recruits entered Garda College last year, the number of gardaí resigning and retiring was largerSun Feb 04 2024 - 20:06
Garda motorbike damaged in collision in Dublin city centreCommuters faced long delays following incident on Ormond Quay involving force vehicleThu Feb 01 2024 - 17:51
Kerry-based money mules laundered €1.3m for fraud gangSome school and college students in Co Kerry have been convicted under anti-money-laundering and terrorism legislationWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:00
Gardaí identify up to a dozen suspects at apex of Dublin riot violence More arrests expected after first two detained in follow-up operations after night of violence in DublinWed Jan 31 2024 - 16:23
Gardaí believe local information can solve death of Patrick Nugent 40 years ago in Co ClareMr Nugent (23) died of crush injuries in violent incident while working as banqueting manager at Bunratty Castle party in February 1984Mon Jan 29 2024 - 23:27
Delays for Dublin commuters as both Luas lines impacted by power cutsMaintenance teams carrying out investigation of power failures as disruption expected throughout eveningMon Jan 29 2024 - 19:32
Too posh to police: Is a career in the Garda now a much harder sell?With so many jobs and perks on offer in a country with full employment, joining An Garda Síochána is not as attractive as it once wasSat Jan 27 2024 - 07:00
Senior Garda intelligence and security role set to be filled by Canadian officerAssistant commissioners did not apply for deputy commissioner role in row over pension taxes, with Canadian Shawna Coxon now set to take up sensitive post in double-jobbing planSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Tracey Gilligan commences fresh legal action against Cab and Department of Social ProtectionNature of case taken by daughter of drug dealer John Gilligan (71) is unclear but is latest in series related to familyFri Jan 26 2024 - 19:00
Two doctors arrested over suspected fraud against HSEMen (40s and 50s) under investigation over alleged fraud between 2017 and 2019Thu Jan 25 2024 - 08:53
Blanchardstown shooting: Seventh suspect arrested after Christmas Eve attack which left two deadShooting victim Jason Hennessy Senior was buried at the weekend after dying from his injuries earlier this monthTue Jan 23 2024 - 11:45
DPP to make final decision on Ian Bailey as suspect for murder of Sophie Toscan du PlantierAlthough chief suspect for the 1996 killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is dead, Garda sources say a case file will be sent to DPP for final determination in the caseTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Toscan du Plantier murder was ‘very solvable’ case but for Garda errorsFormer detective inspector Pat Marry says new investigation team should have been established rather than ‘cold case reviews’ carried outTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí believe homeless man killed by bomb in Dublin hostel made device himselfIgor Dmitrov was not known to gardaí for any involvement in terrorism or organised crimeMon Jan 22 2024 - 20:05
Man fatally wounded in Christmas Eve shooting ‘stepped up’ and became a ‘hero’, funeral Mass toldHundreds of mourners attend Incredible Hulk themed funeral service for Jason Hennessy (48) in Corduff, DublinSat Jan 20 2024 - 14:59
Gardaí believe man killed in homeless centre explosion owned bomb that detonatedDeceased was in his 30s and appears to have been keeping the device under his bed at the Depaul accommodation centre on Little Britain StreetSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
High-visibility Garda presence in Dublin will be maintained, McEntee insistsGovernment plan to surge policing in Dublin and shore up perceptions of public safety has quietly endedThu Jan 18 2024 - 19:47
Policing surge to combat Dublin city-centre violence is haltedGarda €10 million boost put in place by Minister for Justice while under significant pressure late last yearThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Teenager arrested on suspicion of assaulting gunman Tristan SherrySix people have been detained since Christmas Eve shooting in Blanchardstown restaurant claimed lives of Sherry (26) and Jason Hennessy Snr (48)Wed Jan 17 2024 - 13:32
Large Garda presence at funeral of Blanchardstown restaurant gunman Tristan SherryGardaí carried out security sweep at funeral home and church amid tensions after Blanchardstown shooting led to two deathsTue Jan 16 2024 - 15:53
Funeral of gunman Tristan Sherry to take place in Finglas on TuesdayGardaí carry out security sweeps ahead of gunman’s funeralMon Jan 15 2024 - 12:53
Garda reservists urged to join full-time force after changes to entry criteriaReserve Garda members - who are part-time and unpaid - will have dedicated stream in new Garda recruitment process opening next MondayWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí examining two properties after death of criminal stabbed in LucanKevin Walsh (35) sustained stab wounds, underwent surgery and was not expected to die, though condition deteriorated rapidlyTue Jan 09 2024 - 17:20
Gardaí investigate fatal stabbing of man (30s) in west DublinMan (50s) arrested after another left in critical condition in hospital following a separate incident in MullingarMon Jan 08 2024 - 21:44
Further arrests expected over murders, missing gun from Dublin Christmas Eve attackJason Hennessy (48) fatally shot in busy Blanchardstown restaurant, gunman Tristan Sherry (26) murdered at shooting sceneMon Jan 08 2024 - 17:19
Kinahan allies Liam Byrne and Thomas Kavanagh appear before London court on gun charges Extradited Byrne, brother-in-law to Kavanagh, among group of men charged after investigation by British national crime agencyMon Jan 08 2024 - 16:38
Garda resignations surge to record high in 2023Record number of Garda members resign in 2023 as senior management seek to offset personnel loss by allowing older officers to serve past retirement ageMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:45
Investigation into Galway arson attack on asylum-seeker accommodation focuses on videos taken of fireGardaí investigating Rosscahill attack focusing on tracing origins of videos taken of fire and carry out searches at four properties in areaSun Jan 07 2024 - 19:08
Girl (5) stabbed in Parnell Square attack ‘must relearn everything’, says motherChild’s family say she is making progress but third phase of recovery will involve significant rehabilitationSun Jan 07 2024 - 11:25
Gardaí suspect man shot during soccer match in Tipperary was wounded by hunters Freak incident comes as accidental shootings surpass gun assault cases in RepublicSun Jan 07 2024 - 09:15
Blanchardstown shooting: Garda begins second murder inquiry after man shot on Christmas Eve diesTeenager due in court on Friday morning in connection with death of Tristan Sherry, who carried out attack on Jason Hennessy snrThu Jan 04 2024 - 20:42
Gardaí investigating social media posts before Ringsend arson attackIrish Network Against Racism ‘baffled and frustrated’ at lack of prosecutions for arson attacks and incitement to hatred contentWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:46
Blanchardstown stabbing: Second man arrested in Tristan Sherry murder investigationMurder investigation launched after Finglas man died from injuries he sustained after he carried out a shooting in Blanchardstown restaurant on Christmas EveWed Jan 03 2024 - 15:41
Gerry O’Carroll, former murder squad garda involved in Kerry Babies case, dies after short illnessEx-Detective Inspector, a native of Co Kerry, was involved in dozens of high-profile investigations during his careerWed Jan 03 2024 - 15:22
Homelessness chief defends communication strategy amid criticism following Ringsend arson attackDublin Region Homeless Executive defends service following stinging criticism from local politiciansWed Jan 03 2024 - 05:00
Family of Imelda Keenan (22) say she was under sustained pressure before vanishingRelatives of 22-year-old, who disappeared from Waterford in 1993, believe she was murderedTue Jan 02 2024 - 20:20
Archbishop of Dublin warns of rampant ‘rhetoric of polarisation’ in wake of Ringsend arson attackPublic representatives were ‘not informed’ of plans for emergency accommodation which allowed fears to be ‘stoked up’, says FG councillorTue Jan 02 2024 - 15:44
Condition of man wounded in Christmas Eve gangland attack deterioratesGardaí are concerned about prospects of survival of victim (47) of shooting at Blanchardstown restaurantTue Jan 02 2024 - 13:09
Number of deaths on Irish roads increases by 19% in 2023, RSA data showsA total of 184 people died in 173 fatal collisions in 2023 compared to 155 deaths in 149 collisions in 2022Mon Jan 01 2024 - 14:54
Fire at Dublin building intended as homeless accommodation confirmed as arsonDisused Shipwright pub in Ringsend was subject of false claims that property was earmarked for asylum-seeker accommodationMon Jan 01 2024 - 12:20
How far right-sparked violence dominated the year in policing during 2023The Dublin riots in November and the criminal trials of Jozef Puska and Gerry Hutch were among significant events in hectic year for Irish law and orderWed Dec 27 2023 - 07:00
Gardaí step up armed patrols after suspected gunman killed during botched Dublin gangland shootingMan dies, another seriously injured after incident at restaurant in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15Mon Dec 25 2023 - 12:31
‘The guy was coked out of his mind’ - on patrol with a Garda roads policing unitAs road deaths increase to levels not seen in a decade, The Irish Times joins two gardaí policing the front line and witness one drink driver caught outside the local Garda stationFri Dec 22 2023 - 13:48
Gardaí to examine phones to establish where €20 million Foynes drug haul was headedMV Verila remains under tight garda security in port where members of the Armed Support Unit have established a cordon around the vessel as crew members voluntarily questionedThu Dec 21 2023 - 07:53
Ship carrying cocaine worth tens of millions of euro to Foynes came from Brazil via CanadaWhile drugs were provisionally valued at €21m, the street value would likely exceed €60m after being mixed with bulking agentsWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:55
Man shot at Wicklow building site last week diesClinton McCormack shot with handgun once in each leg, the shoulder and arm in incident thought to be related to local criminal disputeWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:08
