Fraud by rogue employees rises 400% in a year in IrelandGardaí have found evidence of insiders at banks and credit card companies passing details to others for fraudMon Apr 07 2025 - 06:00
Car crimes in Republic almost double level suggested in official figuresHighest-volume offence, of thefts from vehicles, not included in vehicle-related crime trends published quarterlySun Apr 06 2025 - 18:00
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous menFri Apr 04 2025 - 14:13
Garda defend treatment of Gaza protesters outside Leinster House and deny ‘cavity search’ allegationProtesters’ claims about searches by gardaí were raised in Dáil by Richard Boyd BarrettWed Apr 02 2025 - 18:14
Man (60s) suffers serious head injuries in violent assault in south DublinSuspect (20s) arrested after victim found unresponsive in flat at midday on TuesdayTue Apr 01 2025 - 18:18
Criminal Assets Bureau seize home of Hutch gang member James ‘Mago’ GatelyDubliner survived assassination attempts by Kinahan cartel during Kinahan-Hutch feudTue Apr 01 2025 - 13:35
The Family gang’s cocaine smuggling operation was biggest servicing Irish market, say gardaíSenior officers warn while Dublin-headquartered gang now under serious pressure in Ireland and Spain, it is resilientThu Mar 27 2025 - 18:21
‘Hope is all we have now’: Shock in Kenmare as search for farmer continues a week on from disappearanceGardaí searching for Michael Gaine set up checkpoints around Kerry townThu Mar 27 2025 - 12:17
Spanish police say Ireland’s Family drugs gang ‘enjoyed high economic status and influence’Twelve men linked to Ireland’s biggest drugs gang now held by gardaí and Spanish policeThu Mar 27 2025 - 06:52
Spanish police find Irish ‘Family’ drugs gang in three regions, seize €30m in drugs, four trucksSheer scale of Ireland’s biggest drugs gang emerges as Spanish police raid main distribution hub supplying Irish marketThu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Murders, sex crimes, drug importation increasing as other crimes drop in IrelandAlthough burglary rate had increased for period in 2024, trends slowed and levels remain around all-time lowsWed Mar 26 2025 - 11:54
GRA ‘shocked’ at Minister for Justice move on new Garda regulations and vows to take actionGarda Representative Association looks set for head-on dispute with Jim O’Callaghan when relations with Garda chief Drew Harris already poorTue Mar 25 2025 - 20:04
Gardaí search slurry pit as fears grow over missing Kerry sheep farmerMike Gaine seen in Kenmare last Thursday morning, with extensive search since then yielding no cluesTue Mar 25 2025 - 19:00
Gardaí ‘keeping open mind’ over missing farmer in Co KerryMike Gaine’s disappearance last Thursday regarded as ‘very unusual’, with his home and vehicles forensically examinedMon Mar 24 2025 - 20:11
Gardaí carry out raids on leadership of drugs gang known as The FamilyThree leading members detained six months after gardaí accessed Ghost encrypted networkMon Mar 24 2025 - 13:59
Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes at centre of new Garda investigationWoman currently in jail for social welfare fraud is now subject of new theft and fraud offences Garda investigationSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Rise of ‘The Family’: the group that became Ireland’s biggest crime gang without firing a shotDublin gang’s rise to the top of the drugs trade has been marked by unusual and fortuitous eventsFri Mar 21 2025 - 10:29
Gardaí investigate ‘upskirting’ suspect targeting girls in south Dublin schoolThe fee-paying secondary school has sent a notice to parents, informing them that a ‘security incident’ had taken placeThu Mar 20 2025 - 19:00
Vehicles worth up to €600,000 seized from south Dublin business in drugs gang investigationGarda operation part of major investigation into drugs gang in the areaThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:03
Ireland’s post-Kinahan drugs trade: Names and faces change but methods remain all too familiarBackground of €10.6m cocaine find in Kilkenny starting to become familiar in Republic’s gangland sceneWed Mar 19 2025 - 18:56
Dublin drugs gang linked to €10.6m cocaine shipment concealed in truckMan (60s) arrested after gardaí find drugs hidden in vehicle stopped in Co KilkennyWed Mar 19 2025 - 10:25
Conor McGregor represents ‘very worst of toxic masculinity’ - TánaisteGarda criticises MMA fighter’s remarks on crime rates in Dublin in wake of contentious St Patrick’s Day visit to White House Tue Mar 18 2025 - 17:04
Intoxicated man arrested after damage caused to departure gate at Dublin AirportElectronic equipment ripped from desk used by airline staff on Monday morningMon Mar 17 2025 - 13:00
Register of convicted sex criminals and domestic abusers will not be made available to public Names of some offenders will be released to carefully selected people such as new partners following security reviewsMon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
The Samantha Cookes story: Inside the mind of a pathological liarLiving in Ireland for a decade, the compulsive liar - now in prison for social welfare fraud - deceived almost everyone she metFri Mar 14 2025 - 10:30
‘A childish, criminal act’: Greens dug up and Palestinian flags planted at Trump’s Doonbeg golf courseGardaí investigating after small group damaged course in apparent act of protestThu Mar 13 2025 - 18:09
‘I was very nervous in the house after it. It was horrible.’ How burglars target your home for money and ‘kicks’Burglaries are up 10% in the State – just how significant is that, and how can homeowners protect their property?Sun Mar 09 2025 - 06:00
Oireachtas member arrested over alleged €150,000 business fraudPolitician allegedly signed off on payments despite knowing they were for sums in excess of what was owedSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Fast boats and military-grade guns are new trends in Irish drugs trade, says assistant Garda chiefIrish drugs trade is now global and demand for cocaine is ‘surging’ here, says senior officerSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Garda chief ‘very reluctant’ to stop force using Israeli-made Cellebrite techTechnology is used to extract data from phones and computers to solve crimes, including murdersFri Mar 07 2025 - 18:41
All secure prisons now at, or above, capacity with Mountjoy reaching 1,000 inmates System comprises 12 secure and two open facilities with all secure jails now at 100% to 163% of capacity Thu Mar 06 2025 - 06:01
Boy (11) undergoes surgery after being stabbed at Dublin primary schoolGardaí believe dispute between two pupils lead to attack with knifeWed Mar 05 2025 - 08:35
Boy (11) to undergo surgery as gardaí investigate ‘highly unusual’ attack at north Dublin school Gardaí believe victim, who has been hospitalised, was stabbed by another pupilTue Mar 04 2025 - 19:40
Nathan McDonnell to remain in Portlaoise Prison due to ongoing threat from Sinaloa cartelKerry businessman, jailed last week for record crystal meth seizure, suffered broken jaw in jail attackSun Mar 02 2025 - 19:44
‘I had a seizure, my discs ruptured and I need rods in my back’: US tourist on injuries following Dublin city attack Stephen Termini (58) hopes to gain Irish citizenship and access State’s health system to treat ongoing injuries from teenage gang assault in 2023Sun Mar 02 2025 - 16:18
Kyran Durnin murder: Gardaí continue extensive search of Drogheda house for evidenceGarda team searches house in Drogheda that boy often visitedFri Feb 28 2025 - 06:00
Minister for Justice may not attend rank-and-file Garda conference if Drew Harris not invitedJim O’Callaghan could follow Helen McEntee in solidarity step with commissionerThu Feb 27 2025 - 11:04
Kyran Durnin murder inquiry: Gardaí set to excavate garden in Drogheda house searchHouse will be searched with hope of finding evidence of child’s whereaboutsThu Feb 27 2025 - 08:37
Rosslare ferry: Gardaí release man questioned after woman’s deathGardaí say investigation into woman’s death will continue for purpose of informing inquest processWed Feb 26 2025 - 08:41
Man arrested after woman dies following ‘serious incident’ on Rosslare ferryGardaí said a crime scene has been declared but there is no public safety issueTue Feb 25 2025 - 21:42
Garda inquiry into controversial Davy bond deal ends with no prosecution direction from DPPGarda National Economic Crime Bureau sent investigation file to DPP, who directed no criminal charges should be pursuedTue Feb 25 2025 - 06:00
Man arrested, guns seized after stand-off over repossession of Wicklow homeGarda backup requested after man ‘barricaded himself’ into Delgany propertyMon Feb 24 2025 - 18:14
Two men charged after €5m cocaine seizure in Co KildareSuspects from Ireland and Netherlands charged with possessing drugs with intent to sell or supply Thu Feb 13 2025 - 17:30
Armed gardai involved in midlands and Co Galway raids targeting prolific crime gang Crime group based in Galway and midlands involved in gun crime, ‘drug dealing, drug intimidation, burglaries, serious assaults’Wed Feb 12 2025 - 17:18
Man (29) appears in court charged over Stoneybatter knife attack‘I was afraid to be killed,’ Gabrial Fereira Motta Valladares (29) told gardaí when chargedTue Feb 11 2025 - 12:45
Search for remains of missing woman Elizabeth Clarke concludes in Co MeathResults of search appear to offer no major breakthrough in case after more than a decade of investigationMon Feb 10 2025 - 20:32
Stoneybatter: Suspect was facing drug-related chargesSuspect (20s) from South America remains in custody with motive yet to emergeMon Feb 10 2025 - 19:34
Garda numbers begin to grow, though 15,000-strong target will take four more yearsNumber of resignations and retirements both decreased last year, easing pressure on forceMon Feb 10 2025 - 19:00
Gardaí believe missing Elizabeth Clarke killed after prolonged period of mistreatmentSearch taking place as inquiry into disappearance of Co Meath woman (24) upgraded to murder investigationFri Feb 07 2025 - 16:33
Gardaí seize drugs valued at €13m in ‘significant blow to crime group’Operation has ‘taken down the main supply network for cocaine and crack cocaine into West Dublin’, gardaí sayTue Feb 04 2025 - 21:35
