New high-security unit for State’s most violent prisoners to get its first inmateThe specialist facility will accommodate up to 10 of Ireland’s most dangerous prisonersSat Dec 15 2018 - 01:00
Victim of Waterford axe attack named locally as man questionedMan in custody following suspected murder in WaterfordFri Dec 14 2018 - 11:42
Cost of Garda reforms will mean 200 fewer recruits in 2019Commissioner to recruit 600 new gardaí, and increase numbers on frontline dutyFri Dec 14 2018 - 02:00
Four homeless families living in Coolmine drug rehab centreHousing crisis means mothers often have to spend much longer in residential treatmentFri Dec 14 2018 - 01:11
State has forgotten how to run Border security, says retired generalBorder ‘strong points’ and patrols needed to enforce customs and migration post-BrexitThu Dec 13 2018 - 18:26
First female Prison Service director general appointedCaron McCaffrey has been working in the prison service for 18 yearsThu Dec 13 2018 - 13:54
‘He is an unusual celebrity’: Colourful career of Estonian hitman foiled by gardaíCriminal jailed for planning murder on behalf of Kinahans known as ‘the butcher’Thu Dec 13 2018 - 00:08
Man shot with ‘bean-bag’ round as gardaí called to direct provision centreMan, in his 30s, said to have doused himself with petrol during incident in central DublinMon Dec 10 2018 - 19:55
Provocation defence widely used in murder trials despite calls for changeIf accused can subjectively show they felt provoked manslaughter verdict can be givenSat Dec 08 2018 - 01:03
Olding’s barrister suggests most alleged rapists should not receive anonymity before conviction‘The argument is that why should someone who’s up for rape be entitled to anonymity when if they are up for murder they are not’Sat Dec 08 2018 - 01:00
Family of missing Trevor Deely pin hopes on new DNA technologyRelatives say they hope to generate leads on 18th anniversary of 22-year-old’s disappearanceSat Dec 08 2018 - 01:00
Judgment unlikely to lead to Graham Dwyer’s freedomRuling on use of phone metadata could severely impact gangland investigationsThu Dec 06 2018 - 16:33
Facebook takes down posts about garda in Longford shootingOnline threats were made against detective but gardaí said he was not under armed protectionWed Dec 05 2018 - 20:16
Law Society reports 41 solicitors to Garda for suspected offencesMost offences related to suspect money laundering uncovered by regulatory bodyWed Dec 05 2018 - 01:00
Injured dog sought after garda’s gun discharged in Co LongfordDetective sergeant to face Gsoc inquiry for shooting man in leg during confrontationWed Dec 05 2018 - 01:00
Cybercriminals targeting students for use as unwitting money launderersMajor operation identifies 420 ‘money mule’ accountsTue Dec 04 2018 - 19:11
Gardaí inquiring if incident linked to ‘chop shop’ discoveryAlsatian dog was shot and man received minor injuriesTue Dec 04 2018 - 12:59
Ireland able to agree extradition deal with UK, conference hearsBrexit will curtail UK’s ability to extradite suspects from many EU member statesMon Dec 03 2018 - 20:47
Kerry farmer killing: Provocation ‘a controversial defence’Several legal authorities call for provocation to be replaced or codified in legislationMon Dec 03 2018 - 20:11
Gang feud puts Drogheda estate ‘on lockdown’Tensions rising in Louth town over drugs turf war or gangs settling old scoresThu Nov 15 2018 - 07:18
Callinan to be obliged to settle with McCabe if State settlesDecision to give former Garda chief legal representation under review, Taoiseach saysWed Nov 14 2018 - 00:38
Gardaí to arrest three men in connection with referee attackDaniel Sweeney expected to require a further two weeks in hospital for eye and jaw injuriesTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:14
Travellers refused to engage in Rathkeale crime reviewRespondents said Limerick town treated like ‘Magaluf’ by visiting Travellers at ChristmasTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí speak to Larry Murphy as part of Deirdre Jacob inquiryConvicted rapist questioned in connection with 1998 disappearance of Kildare womanTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí concerned budget issues will delay training for sex crime unitsGarda could not take part in specialist child interviewer course due to budgetary constraintsMon Nov 12 2018 - 00:56
Garda Commissioner seeks to reverse Callinan’s legal fundingDrew Harris seeking advice on Callinan’s legal costs in light of tribunal findingsMon Nov 12 2018 - 00:19
Cork solicitor appointed president of Law SocietyPatrick Dorgan will use term to focus on diversity and inclusion within the professionMon Nov 12 2018 - 00:01
Area evacuated after suspicious device is found in DroghedaGardaí investigate whether device left near parked car is linked to criminal feudSun Nov 11 2018 - 20:44
Prison whistleblower to appear before Oireachtas committee‘Penalisation’ of prison officer by Prison Service linked to protected disclosureSun Nov 11 2018 - 15:39
Luke Wilson: The would-be assassin trying to live up to the family nameDublin man's Kinahan-backed murder plot was foiled by aggressive Garda tacticsSat Nov 10 2018 - 01:00
Foxrock murder accused deemed unfit to attend courtFriends and family of victim raising money to repatriate remains of Limbani ‘Robert’ MzomaFri Nov 09 2018 - 15:08
Corporate-style board of directors for Garda not ‘toothless’, TDs toldCommission on Future of Policing queried on plans during last public engagementWed Nov 07 2018 - 21:28
Man who dismembered friend suspected of roles in gangland killingsPaul Wells snr, jailed for life for murder of Kenneth O’Brien, may have been ‘enforcer’Wed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Legal ‘grey area’ preventing clampdown on scramblers and quad bikesGardaí to appeal to parents not to buy bikes at Christmas as they are a danger to publicWed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Dublin youth soccer violence ‘could result in death’Schoolboy league says on-pitch incidents involving coaches and parents resemble MMA eventsTue Nov 06 2018 - 09:50
Irish suicide rate for girls highest in EU, report showsWomen’s council study documents specific mental health needs of women and girlsTue Nov 06 2018 - 09:46
Whitey Bulger gave works from largest-ever art heist to IRA, investigator claimsFormer Scotland Yard detective says he believes the stolen art is still in IrelandMon Nov 05 2018 - 15:06
Garda accepts retirement of ex-press office head David TaylorOfficer found by Disclosures Tribunal to have engaged in smear campaign against whistleblowerMon Nov 05 2018 - 13:47
Money seized as evidence by gardaí goes missing 14 times in three yearsOne man charged with theft from Garda station last year but releasedMon Nov 05 2018 - 01:00
Woman held after ‘mutilated’ man’s body found at Foxrock houseGardaí have described the crime scene as ‘problematic’ due to the amount of bloodFri Nov 02 2018 - 20:21
Assessment of 42 schools at risk of structural defects near endMinister not ruling out litigation concerning schools built by Western Building SystemsMon Oct 29 2018 - 18:14
Gardaí expect to make arrest in Ardee hit-and-runOne of three victims released from hospital after early-hours incident in Co Louth townMon Oct 29 2018 - 16:03
Judges too lenient on repeat offenders, says departmentOfficials tell Law Reform Commission that prison should be norm for serious offencesMon Oct 29 2018 - 03:00
Calling Muhammad paedophile ‘not protected by free speech’Case before European Court of Human Rights upholds Austrian blasphemy decisionMon Oct 29 2018 - 02:00
Engineers inspect 21 schools amid concerns over building standardsStructural issues found at five facilities with six cleared to fully reopenSun Oct 28 2018 - 20:34
Clocks going back: public asked for views on abolishing changesBrexit could see Ireland on different time to Northern IrelandSun Oct 28 2018 - 13:46
Varadkar: ‘Imagine what we could have done with a majority’Taoiseach’s comments come as Fine Gael begin confidence-and-supply talks with Fianna FáilSat Oct 27 2018 - 20:21
Structural issues identified at two further schoolsFive primary schools cleared to fully reopen following inspectionsSat Oct 27 2018 - 15:37
‘I thought I was going to die that night’: Violence on Irish RailIntimidation has doubled, vandalism has tripled and assaults have quadrupledSat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
Over half of Mountjoy prisoners in protection regimes due to gang violence17 gangs now operating within the prison, Governor saysFri Oct 26 2018 - 18:34
