Garda hopeful of arrest after man dies while trying to prevent car theftDublin-based car thief identified as chief suspect following death of businessmanSun Jan 30 2022 - 15:55
Maritime warning on Russian navy drills is first for foreign military in 20 yearsFishing group discovers that Irish trawlers will be in area to north of military exercisesFri Jan 28 2022 - 20:15
Soldier convicted of sexual assault appeals for leniency before sentencingNon-commissioned officer groped female colleague during medical trainingFri Jan 28 2022 - 20:08
Fishing group to meet Russian ambassador over naval drillsFishermen plan to protest by continuing to fish the waters where exercises are plannedWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:48
‘It is like living next to a volcano’: Ukrainians in Ireland express fear and unity‘If you look at Facebook pages, everybody has flags on their profiles’ ahead of possible Russian invasionWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:06
Russian warship flotilla spotted off Norway ‘probably’ bound for Irish coastGroup of ships, including a large missile cruiser, were photographed by Norwegian AirforceWed Jan 26 2022 - 17:47
Women of Honour group accuses Coveney of ‘mishandling’ abuse inquiryVeteran group welcomes meeting with Taoiseach to discuss bid for statutory investigationWed Jan 26 2022 - 16:44
Lisa Smith was vulnerable and ‘wanted to belong’, opening day of trial toldFormer Defence Forces member enveloped herself in the ‘black flag of the Islamic State’ court hearsTue Jan 25 2022 - 16:09
Thieves targeting electricity network expose public to grave dangerMetal thieves risk electrocution and leave behind potential ‘death traps’ for othersTue Jan 25 2022 - 04:45
Russian military drills pose strategic and environmental risks to IrelandConcerns that the drills off Cork coast could be cover for cutting subsea cablesTue Jan 25 2022 - 04:15
Nato reinforces eastern Europe as fears mount for Russian attack on UkraineConcerns that Russian naval drills off Ireland could impact on communications cablesTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:16
Couple arrested trying to smuggle two litres of liquid cocaine through Dublin AirportValue of drugs seized by Revenue estimated at €740,000Fri Jan 21 2022 - 17:18
Suspects in UK citing ‘inhuman’ Irish jails to try halt extraditionChallenges based on overcrowding and ‘slopping out’ but none successful yetFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:26
Ombudsman seeks extra powers for military sexual harassment claimsJudge Alan Mahon says he is limited by Defence Forces Ombudsman terms of referenceThu Jan 20 2022 - 21:14
Judge dismisses case against man stopped at Covid checkpoint at start of pandemicGarda had no statutory power to operate Covid checkpoints at the time, defence arguedThu Jan 20 2022 - 17:05
Gardaí target organised crime in west Dublin during large scale operationSix people arrested as cash, cars and watches seized during searches of 24 premisesThu Jan 20 2022 - 13:45
Extremists rush to exploit murder of Ashling MurphyFar-right groups attempt use death as means to spread racist and misogynistic informationTue Jan 18 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy murder: gardaí search houses in Dublin and OffalyProperties are understood to be linked to a man treated in hospital who is now a suspectSat Jan 15 2022 - 17:40
One-third of homicide victims in 2021 were womenProportion is highest since 2017, with most allegedly killed by partner or ex-partnerThu Jan 13 2022 - 21:04
Delays in youth justice system a ‘barrier to rehabilitation’He was caught with a joint. Three years and 14 hearings later, the case is not overMon Jan 10 2022 - 04:36
Irish special forces to withdraw from counter-terrorism operations in MaliConventional Irish troops may fill roles in Defence Forces’s most dangerous missionWed Jan 05 2022 - 01:00
Chief legal adviser to Defence Forces moved to new role amid internal discord‘Unprecedented’ move follows series of disputes and allegations in Legal Affairs sectionFri Dec 31 2021 - 00:54
Garda forced to hire private shooting facilities for firearms trainingGarda College facilities allow for training in handgun use but not heavier weaponsTue Dec 28 2021 - 04:15
Donegal father and son to be buried together after suspected murder-suicideGardaí not seeking anyone else in connection with deathsSun Dec 26 2021 - 20:52
Desmond Tutu in Ireland: Cheering the Dubs and . . . pints of plainHumanitarian ‘was just a very engaging, conversational, good-humoured sort of man’Sun Dec 26 2021 - 18:11
Man appears in court charged with murder of his partner in EnniskerryMother-of-five was found dead at her home on Christmas EveSun Dec 26 2021 - 15:18
Postmortems due on bodies of father and son found at Donegal houseGardaí treating incident in Letterkenny as murder-suicide and seeking witnessesFri Dec 24 2021 - 17:15
Lower number of prisoners (70) set to get Christmas temporary releaseReluctance among some to take up temporary release over Covid spread, prison quarantine conditionsThu Dec 23 2021 - 14:24
Prison Inspector criticises use of solitary confinement to contain Covid-19Prison Service rejects recommendations that inmates be granted more time outdoorsWed Dec 22 2021 - 18:18
‘Extensive investigation’ into allegations of gardaí extorting food-delivery workersFour garda have so far been suspended as scope of criminal investigation widensWed Dec 22 2021 - 14:26
Garda specialists tracked stolen HSE data to commercial server in USCyber crime personnel had been tracking movement of data for monthsWed Dec 22 2021 - 01:00
Irishman arrested in Nigerian bribery investigationEnergy deal under investigation was subject of one of the world’s largest lawsuitsWed Dec 22 2021 - 01:00
Fraud offences increase by 72% this year driven by bank scams and card transactionsCrime statistics may be impacted by garda cancellations of 999 calls, CSO saysTue Dec 21 2021 - 13:12
Dublin car chase leads to arrest of three men and recovery of firearmGardaí suspect men may have been involved in planned gun attackSun Dec 19 2021 - 22:22
Witness describes ‘very distressing’ scenes after car mounts path in OffalyYouth arrested for suspected drink driving after late night incident in BirrSun Dec 19 2021 - 17:24
Defence Forces commission delays publication of report following criticismReport had been due to go to Government this monthFri Dec 17 2021 - 18:29
Prison Service abandons electronic tagging for offendersNo plans to reintroduce the system, with officials citing concerns over value for moneyFri Dec 17 2021 - 01:00
Women of Honour: Coveney to reconsider limits on review of abuse in Defence ForcesGroup meets Minister amid concerns review will lack power to compel witnesses to testifyThu Dec 16 2021 - 20:39
Lottery spent over €90m in unclaimed prize money on advertisingChief executive says sales have risen since start of unprecedented run of rollover jackpotsWed Dec 15 2021 - 21:58
Ireland sees one of highest rates in world for vaccinations in prisonsReport found vaccination rates as low as 10 per cent in some countriesWed Dec 15 2021 - 20:13
Man arrested for calling to homes pretending to be a bank official and taking ATM cardsMan (21) is detained as gardaí investigate scam as part of ‘vishing’ operationMon Dec 13 2021 - 22:40
Cache of suspected firearms found beside former Regency HotelAt least one real firearm believed to have been located in undergrowth beside hotelMon Dec 13 2021 - 16:36
Facebook removes page of ex-UCD professor over Covid misinformationDolores Cahill’s page had more than 130,000 followersMon Dec 13 2021 - 15:19
Charlie Bird does not believe he will ‘see another Christmas’Retired broadcaster discusses motor neuron disease diagnosis on the Late Late ShowSat Dec 11 2021 - 00:01
Close to 85,000 children waiting on outpatient hospital appointmentsMore than 897,000 people are on waiting lists, a very slight reduction in a monthFri Dec 10 2021 - 22:35
Truck protest will be another ‘hammerblow’ to city businessesGarda prepare for large numbers of heavy vehicles arriving in Dublin on MondayFri Dec 10 2021 - 20:08
State to fund scrambler bike tracks to tackle antisocial behaviourFunding will be combined with increased Garda powers to seize bikes if used dangerouslyFri Dec 10 2021 - 01:00
Housing crisis increases risk for victims of human trafficking – reportSexual exploitation continued ‘unabated’ throughout pandemicThu Dec 09 2021 - 16:55
Commission on Defence Forces’ report met with sharp criticism from military leaders‘A case of moving the deckchairs around on the Titanic,’ says one senior officerWed Dec 08 2021 - 01:00
Five month old baby rescued in Philippines following Creaven investigationThree suspects arrested and four other children rescued due to Garda informationMon Dec 06 2021 - 19:44
