Ireland suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security lawWide-ranging law raises concerns about judicial independence, says CoveneyTue Oct 27 2020 - 15:16
Selling PPE as an excuse to keep businesses open ‘not lawful’, Varadkar saysConfusion over shops selling facemasks alongside non-essential itemsSun Oct 25 2020 - 18:10
Cab investigates behind the massive gates of Chosen Few Motorcycle Club in DublinOfficers hauled away 10 motorcycles, three cars, €4,000 in cash and made two arrestsSat Oct 24 2020 - 01:00
Ban on evictions for duration of Level 5 restrictions agreed at CabinetCavan has by far the highest coronavirus incidence rate at 1,013, followed by Meath at 652Wed Oct 21 2020 - 20:54
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
People who throw house parties can be fined €1,000 and jailed for up to a month under planned lawOn-the-spot fines for breaching Government's Covid-19 restrictions will be up to €500 according to legislation going to the Oireachtas for approvalTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:25
Fines for Covid-19 breaches can influence behaviour but will people pay them?Power as detterent is overstated and justice system has poor record in recovering finesTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Armed gardaí raid ‘heavily fortified’ motorcycle gang headquartersCrumlin-based gang has close links to Kinahan and Byrne organised crime groupsTue Oct 20 2020 - 13:21
Gardaí, media to self-isolate as officer gets positive Covid-19 result after JoJo Dullard briefingGarda was awaiting result of test when they attended press conference in Co KildareMon Oct 19 2020 - 18:09
JoJo Dullard ‘met her death through violent means’, gardaí concludeThe 21-year-old was last seen at a public phone box in Co Kildare in November 1995Mon Oct 19 2020 - 15:46
Prison nurse let go after sexual assault complaint raised in OireachtasFF TD raised details of the incident at a PAC meeting, without the nurse’s knowledgeMon Oct 19 2020 - 04:22
Covid-19: Assault trial to be heard in Croke Park in JanuaryConference facility at stadium to be used for trial of eight men to allow for social distancingFri Oct 9 2020 - 14:37
DPP to consider charges against protest organisersTo date no one has been charged with organising a public event during the crisisWed Oct 7 2020 - 02:18
Galway woman makes history as first deaf person to deliberate on Irish jury‘The deaf community need to know we’re well able to do whatever everybody else is doing’Mon Oct 5 2020 - 01:59
Beyond the Tape: Marie Cassidy’s memoir of a career in deathBook review: An insight into the vital craft of the State Pathologist – just don’t read it over lunchSat Oct 3 2020 - 06:00
Armed garda detectives still required, says GRASpecialist armed support units needed in every division says Garda representative bodyWed Sep 30 2020 - 19:21
Pipe bomb found in Drogheda estate ‘could have killed many’Device discovered attached to gas meter outside house in MoneymoreWed Sep 30 2020 - 10:42
Gardaí have used Tasers 125 times in past five yearsData shows increasing trend of using ‘less-than-lethal’ weapons against suspectsWed Sep 30 2020 - 01:04
Almost a third of Garda firearm discharges found to be accidentalThree incidents left suspects injured after gardaí intentionally fired their weaponsTue Sep 29 2020 - 03:00
No plan for legislation to close meat plants in cases of Covid-19 outbreaksAlmost 1,500 cases of Covid-19 linked to meat plants in year to August, says NPHETMon Sep 28 2020 - 16:57
Gardaí want to talk to three males over alleged rape in MayoGirl (15) treated in hospital after incident which took place in Charlestown playgroundMon Sep 28 2020 - 13:58
Large sections of Garda to be disarmed following reviewMore than quarter were carrying firearms when process began last yearMon Sep 28 2020 - 01:52
Garda firearms usage: Scant data and little public debateOriginal story of how Garda was established as unarmed force is a matter of contentionMon Sep 28 2020 - 01:25
Gardaí appeal for information on rape of teenager in Co Mayo playgroundIncident occurred on Saturday in CharlestownSun Sep 27 2020 - 16:56
Third attempt begins to fill chief State pathologist rolePosition has remained unfilled for two years due to ‘worldwide shortage’ in specialistsFri Sep 25 2020 - 18:59
Teenager (14) one of five children placed in spit-hoods by gardaíWire and fabric devices are put over heads of people to stop them purposely spittingTue Sep 22 2020 - 02:17
Man dies after car hit by vehicle driving wrong way on N7 in DublinGsoc investigates as Passat travelling eratically was spotted by gardaí prior to collisionMon Sep 21 2020 - 12:04
The far right rises: Its growth as a political force in IrelandThe movement is exploiting the Covid-19 crisis to extend its influence – online and on the streetSat Sep 19 2020 - 06:00
Garda concerned over increasing participation of far-right in anti-mask protestsSome activists are believed to be members of the street protest group Generation IdentitySat Sep 19 2020 - 01:00
Gardaí believe youth beat homeless man to death ‘with his bare fists’Victim found dead in the early hours of Monday morning in a Kilmainham laneTue Sep 15 2020 - 02:38
First Irish-based romance fraud operation uncovered in Dublin and NavanSources believe ‘many victims’ of large-scale so-called catfishing scam will be discoveredTue Sep 15 2020 - 01:00
Gardaí believe homeless man beaten to death after row with youth who stole phoneBoy (16) being questioned about incident in laneway in Kilmainham area of DublinMon Sep 14 2020 - 17:03
Gardaí investigating assault at anti-mask protest in DublinDemonstration outside Leinster House on Saturday attended by far-right activistsSun Sep 13 2020 - 19:11
Dublin man who died after assault may have been mistaken for burglarJason Kearney (49) died on Saturday morning 10 days after assault at Seville PlaceSun Sep 13 2020 - 15:37
Q&A: How will ‘wet’ pubs operate from September 21stSome pubs could be closed on regional basis if Covid-19 cases spikeTue Sep 8 2020 - 18:18
Defendants able to sue over trial delays under new lawSuspects entitled to fair trial within reasonable timeframe under ECHR ruling in 2010Tue Sep 8 2020 - 00:14
Second suspect arrested in education board corruption investigationArrests follow report highlighting concerns about procurement in Kildare and WicklowMon Sep 7 2020 - 17:14
Q&A: What are the new rules for pubs and restaurants?Businesses must ‘make a record of the substantial meal or meals ordered’ by each customerFri Sep 4 2020 - 16:30
Prison governor’s gathering near height of pandemic to be investigated by agencyRetirement event took place in canteen of Midlands Prison in Portlaoise on March 27thFri Sep 4 2020 - 01:00
Increase in spitting incidents on gardaí and in use of controversial hoodsRenewed focus on spit-hood use following suffocation death of man in New YorkThu Sep 3 2020 - 21:13
Centuries-old requirement ends as solicitors awarded senior counsel titles for first timeLegal services law abolished stipulation that only barristers could be senior counselsThu Sep 3 2020 - 18:51
Gardaí believe they have identified driver who hit Dublin cyclistDeliveroo cyclist Thiago Cortes died in a hit-and-run collision on North Wall QuaysThu Sep 3 2020 - 15:47
Gardaí issue fraud warning amid spike in online scams since start of pandemicIrish people are falling victim to cryptocurrency scams in record numbersThu Sep 3 2020 - 15:18
Drop in number receiving pandemic unemployment paymentSixty two per cent drop in recipients since peak in MayMon Aug 31 2020 - 21:55
Gardaí investigate death of man (60s) in Tipperary house fireGardaí believe man understood to be retired teacher died of smoke inhalation in Roscrea incidentMon Aug 31 2020 - 21:31
Gardaí believe man (26) may have been in headlock before his death in KerryDeceased was found unconscious outside a hotel in Killarney on Saturday nightMon Aug 31 2020 - 20:35
Sentencing regime for serious child offenders must be detailed in law, legal body saysLaw Reform Commission report defends use of suspended sentences for white-collar crimeMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Massive rise in people reporting others for tax evasionRevenue received nearly 6,000 ‘good citizen’ reports in 2019, a figure double that of 2015Sat Aug 29 2020 - 02:59
Dublin trial assesses use of magic mushrooms on those with depressionSeven Irish people take psychedelic drug as part of global study into severe depressionSat Aug 29 2020 - 00:44
Anti-facemask activist arrested as gardaí remove banners in WicklowThe woman, who is aged in her early 50s, was arrested under Public Order ActFri Aug 28 2020 - 19:34