How Ireland’s biggest drug gang was dealt a blow by Ghost bustInfiltration of ‘The Family’ by police investigating the encrypted Ghost app will heap pressure on the Ballyfermot-based gangFri Sept 20 2024 - 12:00
How Dublin gang caught up in ‘Ghost’ takedown grew bigger than Kinahan cartel in IrelandByrne gang, which ran the Kinahans’ domestic operations, is much diminished after intense Garda focus during feudThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Gang compromised by ‘Ghost’ takedown takes place of Kinahan cartel as largest Irish drug group‘The Family’ one of four major drug gangs in State compromised by takedown of Australian-run encrypted messaging platformThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:00
Drugs worth €16m seized and 11 arrested as gardaí expand major gangland operationFour gangs under investigation in Republic with big increase in number of arrests and drugs seizedWed Sept 18 2024 - 11:49
Gardaí anticipate more Irish drugs gang arrests after encrypted messaging platform infiltratedSupposedly confidential messages led gardaí to rural part of Wexford where 100kg of cocaine, valued at between €6-€8 million and owned by major Dublin crime gang, was found in truckWed Sept 18 2024 - 06:00
How ‘The Family’ Dublin drugs gang got snared in encrypted platform infiltrationCrime gang is among largest in Republic and has profited from downfall of Kinahan cartel’s Irish operationTue Sept 17 2024 - 18:23
Cocaine worth €6m seized as international investigation targets powerful Irish crime groupFive arrests made and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash seized as part of ongoing Irish element to international investigationTue Sept 17 2024 - 12:40
‘You see drivers watching matches on laptops, people eating breakfast cereal, putting on make-up, shaving’New Garda patrols in trucks aim to catch drivers breaking road traffic laws by shielding phonesTue Sept 17 2024 - 06:00
Liam Byrne and Thomas Kavanagh firearms trial set to begin in Old BaileyCase follows interception by National Crime Agency of messages on the secretive EncroChat system favoured by criminalsMon Sept 16 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí warn about ‘misinformation and fake news’ over incident in BlakestownAll of those involved in incident were school students and Irish nationals, contrary to claims on social media, gardaí sayFri Sept 13 2024 - 18:11
Funeral of criminal James ‘Jaws’ Byrne told he ‘taught us all values that money can’t buy’Grandson Lee Byrne conveyed words at service from father Liam, who is currently in a UK prison on gun running chargesFri Sept 13 2024 - 16:48
James ‘Jaws’ Byrne: Fixer, fear merchant, father The ‘Mickey Mouse criminal’, who died last weekend, reaped enormous benefits from his son and son-in-law’s roles in the Kinahan operation in Ireland and BritainFri Sept 13 2024 - 11:30
McEntee move to increase pay for Garda recruits dismissed as ‘paltry’ and ‘half-hearted’Plan comes after The Irish Times recently revealed that significant recruitment efforts over the last two years had done little to increase Garda numbersThu Sept 12 2024 - 15:23
Irish man arrested over alleged assault in Portugal found dead in cellMan (29) had been arrested in Albufeira, southern Algarve over alleged serious assault on womanThu Sept 12 2024 - 15:03
Man arrested after he barricaded himself inside south Dublin propertyCordon put in place and incident was resolved shortly after midday following negotiationsThu Sept 12 2024 - 14:03
Garda bravery awards: ‘It was the first time ever we were brought into a live rescue situation’Eight Scott medals for bravery are awarded to serving and deceased members of An Garda Síochána, including for rescues and for foiling armed robberiesMon Sept 09 2024 - 17:32
Father of gangland figures David and Liam Byrne dies in DublinJames 'Jemmy’ Byrne was a convicted criminal who was targeted by Revenue and CabMon Sept 09 2024 - 13:49
Garda numbers fall as dozens of successful candidates choose not to take up their placesDozens of successful candidates in each intake have not taken up their places over the past two yearsMon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
Man charged in relation to stabbing of woman at house in Clonshaugh, Dublin Woman was continuing to undergo emergency treatment in hospital on Sunday nightSun Sept 08 2024 - 19:49
‘If I was on a bigger wage, I would have gambled it all - bookies, drinking, casinos’Chris Joyce, now part of Oisín McConville’s backroom team with the Kildare footballers, is marking five years soberSun Sept 08 2024 - 16:56
British police arrive in Dublin to watch out for football hooligans ahead of Republic of Ireland v England gameMajor Garda operation being ramped up to ensure no repeat of violence seen when teams met in Dublin in 1995Thu Sept 05 2024 - 13:47
Gardaí to investigate whether sex abuse rings operated in schoolsGarda Commissioner Drew Harris says force will investigate if abusers were working togetherThu Sept 05 2024 - 13:25
Staff in ‘distress’ over plight of chronically mentally ill prisoners in jailsAbout 40% of women in Dóchas prison at any time are on remand pending trial, visiting committee foundWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
Race for deputy Garda commissioner role heats up after initial process met cool response from candidatesAt least five of eight serving assistant commissioners now seeking role following pledge to change how large pension pots are taxedWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
London trial of Kinahan cartel figures Byrne and Kavanagh expected to take up to two monthsCharges against Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh allegedly involve two separate firearms conspiracies in BritainMon Sept 02 2024 - 15:39
Teenager who stabbed Army chaplain had been ‘radicalised’ online, gardaí believeGardaí have been granted additional time to hold the ‘radicalised’ teenager and have conducted several interviews with him since his arrestSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Apparent lone-wolf terror-related attack at Galway barracks underlines Garda’s worst fearsGardaí believed such violence may come from far right, directed at politicians, rather than teenager who appeared be objecting to Defence Forces role in MaliSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Boy (16) arrested over chaplain stabbing shouted complaints about Irish involvement in MaliFr Paul F Murphy suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Galway incidentFri Aug 16 2024 - 15:51
Gardaí suspect well-known gangland criminal smuggled overdose drugs into Portlaoise PrisonEleven men treated in hospital after overdosing on Tuesday have since been discharged and returned to custodyThu Aug 15 2024 - 17:34
Gardaí secure Thornton Hall as Dublin site prepared for asylum seeker accommodationSignificant resources deployed in effort to avoid violent scenes witnessed in CoolockWed Aug 14 2024 - 22:01
Ten prisoners hospitalised after suspected drug overdoses at Portlaoise PrisonPrison staff believe batch of highly potent synthetic drugs consumed by prisonersTue Aug 13 2024 - 20:50
Department of Justice says no talks on Garda Commissioner contract extension have taken placeDrew Harris to remain in role until next summer but would face an application process for a second extension due to his ageFri Aug 09 2024 - 17:40
Prisoner arrested over bomb threat to Taoiseach’s Co Wicklow homeThreat was made via Samaritans service in late June, prompting search at Simon Harris’s home in GreystonesFri Aug 09 2024 - 12:58
Drew Harris rules out extending his contract as Garda CommissionerEnd of Garda chief’s tenure looms as dispute breaks out over plans to fill the second most senior post in the forceFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
Why senior Garda officers are ‘livid’ over latest bid to fill deputy commissioner postUsually there would be a stampede within the Garda ranks among ambitious officers who wanted the job. But not this timeFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
Row over expenses threatens Garda operation for Ireland v England match and Starmer Dublin visitRank-and-file gardaí considering ‘work to rule’ which could affect policing of football match at Aviva StadiumWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris condemns online threats as Micheál Martin criticises Elon Musk’s XTaoiseach said he would ‘never be deterred’ from job by threats and intimidation onlineWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí investigate ‘especially sinister’ Instagram threats made to Taoiseach and his familySocial media post remained publicly visible online for several daysTue Aug 06 2024 - 19:10
Anti-immigrant protest outside Garda Headquarters descends into chaos Fellow demonstrators turn on Coolock protesters for standing with Tricolours alongside loyalists with union flags at Belfast protestMon Aug 05 2024 - 19:50
More than 900 drivers caught speeding over bank holiday weekend by gardaíMotorist on Seapoint Promenade in Co Galway was recorded driving at 105km/h in a 50km/h zoneMon Aug 05 2024 - 13:27
Balaclavas to be banned when used to ‘intimidate’ under new plansHelen McEntee seeking legal advice on proposal following rise in protests at politicians’ homes and wider unrestMon Aug 05 2024 - 13:19
Gardaí investigate presence of far-right figures from Dublin at Belfast riotsPeople from ‘Coolock Says No’ protest also attended anti-immigration rally in BelfastMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Garda to increase riot squad resources in face of heightened far-right threatSome €3.2m spent since start of last year on public order kit, including protective bodywear, riot shields and more powerful pepper spraysMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Security review of State buildings to be carried out after Dublin sites rammedMan has been arrested on suspicion of crashing into the gates at Áras an Uachtaráin, Custom House and Government BuildingsSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Shots fired into car in Dublin being treated as failed gangland murder attemptAttack in Mulhuddart on Friday afternoon may be linked to gangland feud in area that has already claimed two lives, gardaí believeFri Aug 02 2024 - 20:23
Man (40s) arrested over ramming of Government buildings known to gardaí for previous offencesSocial media posts including death threats were made in the hours before attacks and are being investigatedFri Aug 02 2024 - 15:25
Lifeguards at popular Dublin beach concerned about ‘dangerous’ staffing levels and substandard safety gearDublin City Council says report compiled by personnel at Dollymount Strand-Bull Island received this week is being reviewedFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí suspect ‘predator’ swim coach Derry O’Rourke abused more victimsFormer Olympic swimming coach jailed for 10 years for raping young swimmer he groomed in 1989Thu Aug 01 2024 - 06:30
Former swimming coach Derry O’Rourke jailed for 10 years for rape of girlVictim was being coached by O’Rourke in 1980s and 1990s when he sexually abused herWed Jul 31 2024 - 13:23
Two men die in helicopter crash in Co WestmeathThe victims (40s) were killed when their helicopter came down on the roof of a piggery near KillucanTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:20
