An Garda Síochána

Let’s talk about the GAA and a dangerously stupid culture of violence

Violence seems a bit rarer at intercounty level but there’s no escaping that all players must come through the club scene

Carlow schools reopen as gardaí continue to investigate emailed mass-shooting threat

‘It’s a very frightening time,’ mayor says

Bulk of complaints made about Garda behaviour during fuel protests inadmissible, Fiosrú says

Nearly 10 complaints were made daily to Fiosrú and 61 files were sent to DPP last year, annual report shows

Twenty Co Carlow schools received emails threatening mass shooting

Garda patrols to remain in place near all primary schools in county

More than €6 million in cannabis and opioids seized in Clare, Dublin

Three men have been arrested in connection with separate drug seizures

Woman (80s) killed in Co Clare collision, motorcyclist dies after Wexford crash

Two women in their 50s are in University Hospital Limerick with serious injuries after Clare incident

Male cyclist in his 40s dies following incident in Limerick City

Gardaí say man left scene of incident before receiving medical attention at a domestic residence

Man pleads guilty to stabbing teen sisters with broken bottle after rejecting his advances

Attack by Shando Alfa (27) was ‘violent, vicious and unprovoked’, court told

Paul Cleary appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner after interim stint

Cleary previously served as Assistant Commissioner, responsible for leading policing of Dublin metropolitan region

‘We shouldn’t be playing’: Some Opposition TDs call for cancellation of Ireland-Israel game

Onus on Government and FAI to prevent Nations League fixture from happening, Ruth Coppinger and Daniel Ennis say

Child and two adults fired at in Limerick drive-by shooting

Attack occurred on Hyde Road last Friday, with footage shared across social media on Tuesday

Appeal for information following suspected arson attack on Garda station in Wexford

Incident took place at Blackwater shortly before 3am on Tuesday

Gardaí renew appeal on 35th anniversary of Edward Fullerton murder

Donegal Sinn Féin councillor was shot dead at his home in Buncrana in 1991

Teenage girl who died while swimming in Dublin is named

Abbie Carmody-Pepper, from Ballymun, had been visiting Burrow Beach, a popular swimming spot between Howth and Sutton

Activists occupy Dublin pub closed since 2010, planning to reopen as community space

Revolutionary Housing League entered former Ardee House pub in Liberties which is owned by an investment company

Woman arrested over disappearance of Kyran Durnin (6)

Minister for Justice ‘pleased’ about investigation’s development as search carried out Drogheda property

Two hospitalised after incidents in Coolock and Finglas, Dublin

Man (50s) in critical condition after alleged serious assault in Coolock and teenager injured in Finglas incident

Death of Yves Sakila triggers ‘shock and anger’ in Democratic Republic of Congo

‘There are millions of Congolese people, like Yves, who left to seek a more peaceful life,’ says pro-democracy activist

Proper inquiry could have stopped ex-garda Paul Moody’s abuse, head of Fiosrú says

Emily Logan accepted if agency investigated first allegations in 2017 Moody would not have been free to abuse second woman

‘I never showed fear’: Gardaí who freed IRA hostage while under fire in 1975 receive honours

Ten gardaí awarded Scott Medals for bravery in a ceremony on Friday

Gardaí notified over Gerry Hutch stencilled graffiti near polling station

Dublin Central Returning Officer aware of matter and appropriate action being taken

‘Devastating’: Overnight fire rips through Cherrymore Kitchens in Donegal

Roads closed as emergency services respond to incident

Death of Yves Sakila seems to involve ‘disproportionate use of violence’, says solicitor

‘Extraordinarily disproportionate use of violence’ in Yves Sakila incident, solicitor says

Former civil servant given 4½ year sentence for possession and distribution of child sex abuse images

Offences were discovered following an alert from US authorities

Garda taped conversations with wife, put tracker on her phone and told her to stay at home

David Reynolds had ‘old-fashioned attitude’ and treated woman like ‘chattel’, judge says

Murder accused faces €860,000 Cab bill for unpaid taxes, court told

Jonathan Gill (44) is wanted in North in connection with 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor

Man who stabbed partner at least 13 times and hit her with lamp jailed for 12½ years

Sean Egan (39) left Sharon Crean without medical help after attack at Laois home in December 2022

Retired teacher who detailed abuse in diaries is jailed for 15 years for assaults on four boys

Barra Connolly (81), who taught at Lismore CBS in Co Waterford, used pretext of free grinds to lure underage boys to his house

Special rapporteur on racism calls for ‘urgent, independent’ investigation into Yves Sakila’s death

Congolese man (30s) died after being tackled by security personnel on Henry Street last Friday

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after Spanish woman (23) hit and killed by car in Dublin

Belén Arana Núñez was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on N11 Bray Road in Loughlinstown

Two teens charged over assault of man in Blanchardstown who later died from injuries

Alexander Coughlan (30s) died on Wednesday ‘as a result of his injuries’ following the attack in Co Dublin on Sunday

Suspended garda, convicted of assaulting former spouse, granted High Court stay on his dismissal due at midnight

Court hears that process enacting Trevor Bolger’s dismissal was ‘unlawful and unsustainable’

‘We must see action’: Resolution of Oliver Bond flats regeneration impasse expected in coming weeks

Minister for Housing James Browne says conditions in inner city complex ‘absolutely atrocious, totally unacceptable’

Limerick driver who was ‘steaming drunk’ when he killed motorist jailed for seven years

‘I’ll appeal that, that’s a f*cking disgrace’, Niall O’Halloran (57) shouted in court after sentence was read out

‘Finally the victims will get justice’: Ex-teacher who abused 19 boys to be sentenced

Abuse by Patrick Sharkey spanned dates between 1970 and 1995 with 59 offences in relation to just one victim

Man (30s) dies in hospital following assault in Blanchardstown

Two teenagers to appear in court later today

Investigation into complaints against ex-garda Paul Moody faced delays, ombudsman says

Moody has been convicted and jailed in connection with coercive behaviour towards two women

Man (20s) dies in Co Carlow crash

Gardaí appealing for witnesses to fatal incident between Borris and Goresbridge on Wednesday morning

Conviction for Dublin rioter who set Garda car alight upheld by Court of Appeal

Man argued there was a risk he was ‘being made an example of’ by the sentencing judge

Ex-garda Paul Moody given further sentence for ‘prolonged’ coercive control of second woman

Woman was ‘met with silence’ from garda ombudsman after making complaint in December 2017

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