Gsoc will not oversee Garda use of controversial spit hoodsThe hoods are used to cover suspects’ heads to stop them spitting, coughing or bitingWed Apr 8 2020 - 17:09
Coronavirus Q&A: What new powers have the gardaí been given?Will I be arrested for jogging 2.1km from home? What about travelling to my holiday home?Wed Apr 8 2020 - 17:03
Coronavirus: Minister signs regulations giving gardaí powers to enforce lockdownRepublic sees record highest daily figure for new deaths at 36 bringing total to 210Wed Apr 8 2020 - 10:41
Coronavirus: Gardaí walk tightrope between coercion and persuasionDraconian power to keep people at home will be bolstered by public disapproval of floutersWed Apr 8 2020 - 01:35
Regulator receives over 600 complains about lawyers in first six months of workMajority of complaints related to alleged misconduct including fraudTue Apr 7 2020 - 20:26
Gardaí expected to upgrade investigation into man’s death to murder inquiryMan detained in connection with death of 45-year-old Latvian in Carrick-on-SuirTue Apr 7 2020 - 01:45
Robbie Lawlor murder: gardaí step up armed patrols over revenge attack fearsPolice believe Lawlor was killed after travelling to Belfast to enforce a debtMon Apr 6 2020 - 19:11
Coronavirus: Nearly all visits to children in detention suspendedTusla issued advice on young people in care who cough, spit and refuse to wash handsMon Apr 6 2020 - 16:28
Coronavirus: Social distancing on the beach as people ‘get the message’‘Before Leo Varadkar announced the tighter restrictions, the beach was busier than in summer’Mon Apr 6 2020 - 00:25
Dublin criminal Lawlor may have been shot dead by man who owed him moneyPSNI and Garda think Lawlor travelled to Belfast with three other men to enforce drug debtSun Apr 5 2020 - 21:00
Robbie Lawlor profile: A feared criminal with a long list of enemiesCriminal suspected of role in three murders including killing of Keane Mulready WoodsSun Apr 5 2020 - 19:45
Doctors advised to give emergency drugs to addicts to stop withdrawal in lockdownHome methadone deliveries are among new HSE guidance issued to drug workersFri Apr 3 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus: Gangs take advantage to import large amounts of drugsIrish head of EU anti-smuggling agency warns of unprecedented shipmentsFri Apr 3 2020 - 12:12
Coronavirus: Launch of re-enlistment scheme for Defence ForcesTechnicians, fitters, chefs, communications and IT specialists and Naval staff among specialities in demandWed Apr 1 2020 - 20:02
Estranged couples do not have to stick to court orders during coronavirus crisisIf both parties agree, orders on visitation and maintenance can be alteredSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:58
Coronavirus: Motorists must slow down to avoid overburdening hospitals – RSAGardaí, medics and Minister for Transport concerned at increase in road deathsSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Prisons face a dilemma: A Covid-19 outbreak or releasing sex offendersMost at-risk elderly inmates, some in their 80s, are serving sentences for sex crimesFri Mar 27 2020 - 14:42
Rugby rape trial investigator appointed to senior Garda rolePSNI’s Paula Hilman one of three new assistant commissionersThu Mar 26 2020 - 20:14
Tanning salon that suggested UV light can cure coronavirus closed by gardaíMiami Tanning Waterford stayed open amid State restrictions, which it linked to installing ‘5G road lamps’Thu Mar 26 2020 - 18:07
Only veterans with specialist skills will be re-enlisted in Defence ForcesRetired technicians, fire-fighters and logisticians are being asked to rejoinWed Mar 25 2020 - 21:49
Coronavirus: Gardaí to receive controversial ‘spit hoods’ during crisisForce to deploy 16,000 hoods, criticised by human rights groups, to cover suspects’ facesWed Mar 25 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: Simon Harris says couple ‘coughed’ on him before running offGardaí receive several reports of people coughing on elderly as part of social media ‘challenge’Wed Mar 25 2020 - 13:19
Courtroom drama thin on the ground amid Covid-19 anguishA junior counsel is clad in face mask and gloves ... the first sartorial update since 1685Wed Mar 25 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus spurs interest among ex-Defence Forces staff in rejoiningVaradkar says emergency legislation to be tabled to allow retired personnel to rejoinTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:20
Garda to take light touch in enforcing new coronavirus measuresFurther prison restrictions announced to stem spread of Covid-19 virusTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:09
Policing during coronavirus: ‘Morale has never been higher’Gardaí welcome new shift patterns and support from publicTue Mar 24 2020 - 02:00
Gardaí shut down party with 80 people due to coronavirusCrowd dispersed at birthday party in Longford to due to ‘public health’ concernsMon Mar 23 2020 - 15:38
Man arrested in connection with stabbing of three in Co GalwayTwo men (20s) remain in hospital following incident in Ballinasloe on Sunday eveningMon Mar 23 2020 - 11:36
Soldier charged with desertion among 22 in military courts since 2016Thirteen face charges including assault and mistreatment while nine bring appealsTue Mar 10 2020 - 01:00
Leapcards and VR training among suggested ideas for jury reformSome trials place ‘impermissible burden’ on jurors says Chief JusticeTue Mar 3 2020 - 21:20
Jury intimidation a factor in some criminal trials, say judgesOne judge recalls jury members being bribedTue Mar 3 2020 - 01:00
Gsoc investigates interaction between gardaí and driver in fatal crashRóisín Hession (16) killed when car hit wall in GalwayMon Mar 2 2020 - 18:45
Surveillance oversight needs to be more robust, says former ministerConference told about importance of Garda intelligenceWed Feb 26 2020 - 20:35
Army reservists not fit enough for exercises, says general‘Physicality of what they were trying to do overwhelmed many,’ says top training officerWed Feb 26 2020 - 18:14
State would need 16 fighter jets for full air defence capability, expert saysFormer Air Corps head calls for ‘realism’ in discussion on State’s ability to defend airspaceWed Feb 26 2020 - 01:06
Dwyer referral could delay 2,000 abuse investigationsGarda source describes decision as among worst possible outcome for such inquiriesTue Feb 25 2020 - 02:42
Thirty six senior Garda approved for early retirementAssistant Commissioner and executive director among those taking packageMon Feb 24 2020 - 11:00
What evidence is there that the IRA still controls Sinn Féin?Official reports about organisation and army council have produced different resultsSun Feb 23 2020 - 21:25
Tullamore direct provision: ‘This won’t be another Oughterard’‘I would be very against it,’ says elderly woman bringing her shopping homeFri Feb 21 2020 - 02:00
Passers-by stop carjacking in FinglasMan arrested in Charlestown Shopping Centre after young woman was threatenedWed Feb 19 2020 - 13:50
Files being prepared for DPP on woman and man over Lucan murderWayne Whelan’s body found in burning car in Lucan last NovemberWed Feb 19 2020 - 10:42
Gardaí investigate theft of jet fuel at Dublin AirportTwo airline employees are suspected of stealing up to €10,000 worth of Aer Lingus fuelMon Feb 17 2020 - 21:18
UL researchers use maths in fight against online child abuseNetwork analysis used to cause maximum damage to forums with fewer resourcesMon Feb 17 2020 - 18:33
Men arrested in connection with death of Wayne WhelanTwo other males already charged in relation to gun killing last yearMon Feb 17 2020 - 11:52
Mandatory minimum sentencing has done little to tackle serious crimeThree crimes incur mandatory terms, murder, firearms possession and drug dealingMon Feb 17 2020 - 01:04
Serious drug offenders twice as likely to go to prison as they were a decade agoNew figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011Mon Feb 17 2020 - 01:00
High-security unit at half capacity since opening in 2018‘Tiny number’ of inmates reach violence threshold for admission to NVRU in PortlaoiseFri Feb 14 2020 - 03:38
Ex-diplomats ‘always knew’ Britain intercepted Irish communicationsGCHQ intercepted ‘everything’ related to Anglo-Irish Agreement, ex-diplomats sayFri Feb 14 2020 - 02:27
Irish victims lost €1 million in ‘romance frauds’ last yearOne woman handed over €62,000 to man she met on dating siteThu Feb 13 2020 - 13:40
‘Fascist, muppet, moron, dirty traitor’: Varadkar abused over RIC eventMore than 200 messages varied from polite advice to borderline racist abuseWed Feb 12 2020 - 02:55