Drugs valued at over €100m seized last yearThe value of drugs seized in the Republic exceeded €100 million for the first time in 2003, according to the latest provisional…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Bitterness of feud always in evidence as insults are tradedCourt sketch: Anybody who was in the round hall of Dublin's Four Courts just before 7 p.mMon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
Control of drugs empire at centre of families' feudBackground: When the guilty verdicts were returned on Saturday night against the five Limerick men who abducted and murdered…Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:00
Security sector in spotlightThe conviction of a former Judge Roy Beans' bouncer, Paul Burke, is not the first time Ardclose Taverns Ltd, which owns the pub…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Software to complete full penalty points system now being installedThe computer software needed to implement fully the penalty points system is now being installed at Garda headquarters, Dublin…Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
New €8m Government jet arrives tomorrowThe Government will take delivery of its new €8 million jet tomorrowThu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Punchestown not playing 'significant role'Dáil Public Accounts Committee The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr John Purcell, has said there is no evidence to suggest…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Gardai arrest seven after raids in MunsterGardaí in Limerick and Cork were last night continuing to question seven suspected dissident republicans following a series of…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
40 pubs to reward designated driversMore than 40 pubs in Dublin will offer non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers over the Christmas period in a bid to discourage…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
McDowell urged to act on ombudsman postGarda complaints board says whoever succeeds it must have an independent division to investigate complaints made against gardaí…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Few prosecutions from complaints against gardaiOnly seven of 143 complaints referred to the DPP by the Garda Síochána Complaints Board last year resulted in prosecutions.Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Derry mother loses US custody battleA Northern Ireland mother who wanted to return home from the US with her son yesterday lost her custody battle after a US court…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Stinging attack on SF by McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has strongly criticised Sinn Féin for seeking to take the moral high ground on political…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Kidnap ransom will not be paidThe Government and the authorities in Iran have indicated they will not pay any ransom to the Iranian drugs smugglers suspected…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Population over 4m for first time since 1871The Republic's population has passed 4 million for the first time since 1871Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Big increase in numbers taking cocaineCocaine is now more available in the Republic than ecstasy and a significant rise in cocaine-users presenting for treatment can…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Gardai seize pirated CDs and DVDsGardaí in Dundalk, Co Louth, have smashed one of the most organised DVD and CD counterfeiting operations north and south of the…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Gardai need tougher powers, committee toldJoint Oireachtas Committee on Justice: The former legal officer of the Criminal Assets Bureau, Mr Barry Galvin, has said lawlessness…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
One held after Dublin armed raid is foiledGardaí from Ronanstown, Dublin, foiled an armed raid yesterday after thieves carrying a sawn-off pump-action shotgun held up …Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Media require codes of conductMedia owners, editors and journalists should be subjected to the same codes of public standards as govern politics and business…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Criminal record: long history for a young manRaymond Dowdall's defence counsel, Mr Peter Finlay, yesterday told Judge Hogan his client had "acquired a [criminal] history …Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Trinity House turned away stolen car youthThe passenger travelling in the stolen car which killed Garda Anthony Tighe and Garda Michael Padden was turned away from Trinity…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Builders 'dismayed' at levy increase on new Dublin homesThe Irish Home Builders' Association said it is "dismayed" by Dublin City Council's decision to increase levies on new houses…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Fun-park founder given six-month term for having child porn imagesThe founder of the Clara Lara children's fun-park in Co Wicklow, who was jailed for six months yesterday after pleading guilty…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Popular attraction for children and familiesClara Lara Funpark, near Laragh, Co Wicklow, has remained one of the most popular attractions in the Republic for children and…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
O'Dea dismisses story that gangs are using taped garda interviewsThe Department of Justice has said there is no evidence to suggest crime gangs in Limerick are using taped garda interviews to…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
MY BUDGETMarried with kids: Mr George Murphy does not hold out much hope that the tax bands relating to his and his wife's income will…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
UN-Army investigation into death of soldier in LiberiaA joint UN and Army investigation is under way in Liberia to determine the cause of a road traffic accident in the west African…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Eur2.1m phone bill for State's prisonersThe State's prisoners have run up a telephone bill of nearly €2.1 million in the last three years, new figures reveal.Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
500% rise in murders using gunsMurders involving guns have increased five-fold since 1998, yet just 34 per cent of such crimes have resulted in criminal proceedings…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
€2m still way behind some of the other demands made by CABCAB's successes: The €2 million tax demand served last week on former Fianna Fáil Minister Mr Burke is by no means the most …Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Maybe not a ray of sunshine, but Burke still upbeatBurke reaction: When journalists started to call on the home of Ray Burke early yesterday they were told by a female family …Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
€50 more could ease burdenMY BUDGET: community employment worker: Having just started a community employment scheme, Ms Jan Browne (52), Blanchardstown…Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
INLA link suspected in bomb hoaxOrganised criminals with links to the INLA are suspected of having been behind an elaborate bomb hoax at the home of the Sunday…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
Naval Service faces spending cut of 22%Defence: Defence spending is to fall marginally next year and the Naval Service is the biggest loser, with spending on Naval…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Commissioner says garda not put at riskThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, has denied an allegation that the life of a garda was put at risk when a surveillance…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Two questioned over fatal shooting of manGardaí in Blanchardstown, Dublin, were last night continuing to question two people in relation to the city's latest killing…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
McDowell wants to privatise service, says POAThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, set out to close two of the State's prisons to cut costs, and never had any interest in…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
DIT computer stored child pornographyGardaí in Dublin are investigating the circumstances in which child pornographic material was saved on a computer at a Dublin…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Jesuits' University Hall to close after 91 yearsDublin's famous University Hall student residence in Hatch Street is to close next year after 91 years in operationSat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Key witness was attacked by victim's friendsA key State witness in the trial of 19-year-old Limerick man Mr Liam Keane (left) was assaulted last Friday on his way to court…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
Liam Keane's family no strangers to gardai in cityBackground: Liam Keane's family are no strangers to the gardaí in LimerickTue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
15 people held after gardai raid dogfightA 40-strong group of gardaí and members of the ISPCA yesterday raided an illegal dogfight at a premises in KildareSat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Cannabis worth €1.3m is seizedCannabis resin with an estimated street value of around €1Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Deadline set for POA to agree overtime dealThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has given the Prison Officers Association 10 days to agree a new overtime pay deal with…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Garda, lawyer attacked as burglary interruptedA garda and a member of the legal profession were in hospital in Limerick last night after gardaí disturbed an aggravated burglary…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Singer's mother and sister found deadPost-mortems are to be carried out to ascertain the cause of death of two women found dead in their home in Stoneybatter, Dublin…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
TV presenter off critical list after regaining consciousness after fallThe RTÉ television presenter and architect, Duncan Stewart, has regained consciousness in a Belarus hospital after sustaining…Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
TV presenter injured in BelarusThe RTÉ television presenter Mr Duncan Stewart was in hospital in Belarus last night having been involved in an accident during…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Man killed in road accident was suspected of murderA man killed in a traffic accident in Dublin in the early hours of Thursday was suspected of having carried out one of six murders…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
