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Man attacked homeless services user with hatchet during incident of ‘harrowing violence’

Stephen Crosbie, who has been jailed for 5½ years, told victim he would ‘chop him up’ over €100 debt, court hears

Man to face dangerous driving charges over tractor chase near Whitegate oil refinery

Driver (20s) allegedly failed to stop at a garda checkpoint in Co Cork and continued driving on for around 3km

Gardaí concerned radicalised fuel protesters may confront or attack senior politicians

Security being tightened for Taoiseach and Ministers amid concerns around hardliners and far-right agitators

Go-slow truckers to be arrested and their vehicles towed away if protests continue

Weekend protest in Cork was led by some far-right agitators and attended by criminal elements

Parked cars are clogging up the narrow roads in our new estate. What can we do?

Would I be within my rights to place a traffic cone outside my home?

Fuel tank drivers faced ‘significant threats’ during protests, says industry body chief

Garda Commissioner ‘absolutely appalled’ by intimidation directed at members over course of demonstrations

Scarlett Faulkner dies following attack in Co Tipperary

Limerick woman, who was in her 20s, was being treated at Cork University Hospital after she was attacked on side of the road last month

Garda accused of bribery, facilitating crime gang and possessing ammunition

Eoghan Clerkin (51) is the fourth man to be charged following an inquiry by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Facial recognition trial on Dublin-Holyhead route scans thousands but finds no matches

Outcome raises fresh questions about effectiveness of technology, which Irish and UK authorities are embracing

Pepper spray, megaphones and jostling: How the Whitegate fuel blockade came to an end

Petroleum supplies flowed from Co Cork refinery on Sunday, 24 hours after days of protest at key oil site came to an end

Man arrested over alleged attack on US military aircraft

Gardai say man entered unauthorised area of Shannon Airport on Saturday

Healthcare recruitment company says gardaí investigating ‘cyber security incident’

Healthdaq has offices in Belfast and Dublin

Almost 150 gardaí fined more than €96,000 in total in 2025 for disciplinary breaches

Number of members suspended last year increased to 42, with representative body claiming sanction has become a ‘go-to’ tool

‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill

The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups

Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease

Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution

The standoff at Whitegate: confusion the order of the day at Co Cork refinery

Dozens of officers from Cork, Kerry and Limerick arrived in the village of Whitegate but the impasse remained

Middle-class drug users are part of ‘structure of the trade’, medical conference told

Irish Medical Organisation event also hears of problems with prescription drugs and over-the-counter painkillers

Children blackmailed online into carrying out random crimes, conference hears

Head of Irish Internet Hotline says minors now ‘radicalised’ by AI chatbots in bedrooms

Body of Leitrim farmer Liam Farrell is exhumed in Garda ‘cold case’ review of death

‘We have to find out the truth about what happened,’ says son of Liam Farrell (87) ahead of postmortem

Ireland’s first observer report on protest policing raises several concerns

Newly established Irish Network of Legal Observers flags emerging trends in frontline conduct

Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting

Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades

Minister to consider starting work on Creeslough inquest before criminal proceedings end

Jim O’Callaghan meets family members of people who died in Co Donegal explosion in 2022

Scarlett Faulkner, critically injured in attack, to have life support switched off, family says

Faulkner was left with critical head injuries after attack outside Birdhill village in Tipperary

An absolute right to protest? How do gardaí weigh that with the rights of those affected?

Obligation of the State to protect peaceful assembly is outlined in the Constitution

Government critical of fuel protesters as demonstrations set to continue into third day

Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association

Abuse and neglect allegations against Dublin foster carers not always properly recorded

Management of two out of 17 allegations made against carers did not follow Tusla processes

Appeal for information on Emer O’Loughlin, 21 years after murder

Young woman’s remains found in burned-out mobile home in Co Clare

Gardaí investigating after woman (50s) found dead at home in Co Cavan

‘Postmortem to steer direction of investigation’ after early-morning discovery

Man (60s) killed in Co Louth car crash

Woman in her 20s taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

Gardaí seize ketamine valued at €830,000 during searches in west Dublin

Man (20s) arrested and held at a Garda station after quantity of the drug found in Lucan search

Man killed in Co Cork crash, pedestrian hit by lorry in Co Donegal last week dies in hospital

Woman in her 40s fatally injured in incident in Letterkenny last Friday; second woman injured in Dublin collision on Monday

Man in his 30s dies in hospital following car crash in Co Longford

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place on the R392 in Ballymahon last Sunday

Gardaí detect 680 speeding drivers in first day of Easter road safety clampdown

One motorist was caught driving at 147km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N11 in Co Wicklow

Gardaí investigating Creeslough explosion submit supplementary file to DPP

DPP will decide whether charges should be issued following investigation into tragedy that took 10 lives in 2022

Teenage cyclist seriously injured in Galway crash

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to collision which occurred in Claregalway on Tuesday

Man arrested in connection with murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast

Gardaí arrested man in 40s on foot of extradition warrant to face charges in Northern Ireland

Gardaí have resources to enforce Grace’s Law and should not fear prosecution, Canney says

Mother of Grace Lynch calls on Minister for Justice to ensure gardaí can enforce new laws

Gardaí seize cannabis worth €7 million in Co Kildare

Finds are latest from investigations under Operation Tara targeting organised crime

Grace’s Law: Scramblers to be banned in all public places from Friday

Death of Grace Lynch (16) after she was hit by scrambler in Finglas prompted renewed efforts to strengthen regulations

Cyclist (20s) dies after collision with truck on Dublin’s Abbey Street

Woman (70s) seriously injured after being struck by bus in Cork

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