Gardaí free two trafficked womenTWO WOMEN who were being held against their will in a flat in Dublin as part of a human trafficking ring have been freed by …Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Two held over human traffickingTwo men are still in custody after their arrest on Saturday as part of a a joint investigation with Latvian police into suspected…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
State of the jailsVISITING COMMITTEE REPORTS : MOUNTJOY PRISON, DUBLIN: The visiting committee said it could resubmit its report for 1996 and …Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Marsupial may have come from local circusGARDAÍ ARE investigating reports that a marsupial brought into a disco in west Dublin at the weekend in an apparent practical…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí interview two people key to solving Avoca deathTWO PEOPLE gardaí believe are central to solving the killing of Brian Doyle in Avoca, Co Wicklow, on Sunday night have been traced…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Three arrested after murder attempt and beating linked to gangland feudTHREE PEOPLE suspected of involvement in a serious gangland feud have been arrested after a man was shot and wounded in a murder…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Ahern says fracas at prison not due to overcrowdingMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted overcrowding was not the reason for the disturbance at Mountjoy Prison saying …Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate gun-firing incidentGARDAÍ ARE investigating if the back garden of a house in a Dublin suburb was effectively being used as a firing range by criminals…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Ballymun CCTV will not just shift crime - AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said a Garda CCTV system in Ballymun, north Dublin, will help reduce and solve crime rather…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Minister urged to act on ombudsman's rulingsTHE DEFENCE Forces Ombudsman, which investigates complaints from military personnel, is being undermined because the authorities…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Victim on life-support machine after gang attackA MAN is on a life-support machine after he was attacked by a gang on his way to work at the weekend.Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Mountjoy accounts for 45% of all drug seizures in Irish jailsTHERE HAVE been almost as many drug seizures in Mountjoy Prison over the past two years as the rest of the jails in the Republic…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Motorist injured in road rage incidentA MAN is recovering in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in a road rage incident during which he was beaten over…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Officer's book on Irish mission in Chad gives frank account of eventsA NEW book on the Defence Forces’ mission in Chad reveals previously unknown details of high security incidents involving Irish…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Garda chief warns of threat posed by republicansGARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said dissident republican groups were more likely than ever to attack Britain but that …Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Garda held in assault inquiryA garda has been arrested and suspended from duty on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman last week, The Irish Times has…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Garda chief warning on dissidentsGarda commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said dissident Republican groups are now more likely than ever to attack the United Kingdom…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Former prison governor urges action on drug reportNEW RESEARCH that reveals heroin use has reached record levels and is increasing most significantly in the regions should be …Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Ahern 'not obliged' to consult LoganMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has defended his decision not to consult the Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan when drafting…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Record numbers of heroin users treatedTHE NUMBER of heroin users in treatment has reached record levels since the recession began and is increasing most significantly…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Alcohol test scheme bizarre, says FGPLANS TO use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaí can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Gangland shooting suspect had secured private security licenceA MEMBER of a gang suspected of the killing of drug dealer Seán Winters holds a security licence from the Private Security Authority…Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Ten still held over Dublin murderTen people are still being questioned in connection with Sunday evening's gangland shooting in Portmarnock, Co Dublin.Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Man shot dead in attack near Portmarnock Dart stationA MAN has been shot dead in north County Dublin in an attack which bore all the hallmarks of a gangland killing.Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
€2.2m seized by State from criminals smuggling cashSOME €2.2 million in cash seized in ports and airports has been forfeited to the State so far this year.Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Cash seizures on the rise as gangs try to get money out of countryBACKGROUND: The proceeds of drug dealing, fuel and cigarette smuggling form the bulk of money intercepted by customs officials…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Teenager shot in TemplemoreGARDAÍ ARE trying to established if an improvised gun was used in a shooting near the Garda Training College, Templemore, Co …Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Three suspects in shooting released without chargeTHREE SUSPECTS arrested for questioning about the shooting of a man that has left him in a permanent vegetative state have been…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Raiders trying to hide cash when arrestedGARDAÍ BELIEVE five men arrested in connection with the robbery of almost €300,000 and abduction of a bank manager’s wife were…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Ahern tries to clarify position on ATM chargeMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has backtracked on his suggestion that more charges for ATM transactions might limit Ireland…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Ahern may look at higher ATM fees after €300,000 robbery and kidnapIRISH BANKS may need to impose much larger ATM fees on their customers if the number of bank robberies involving hostage taking…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Traynor awaiting extradition to UK to finish sentenceCRIMINAL JOHN Traynor is in custody in the Netherlands having been arrested last week as part of a joint operation by the Dutch…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Prison officers to vote on strike actionPRISON OFFICERS at Mountjoy jail are to ballot for strike action as part of a worsening row with prison management that has already…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Prison officers to ballot for actionPrison officers at Mountjoy Prison have decided to ballot for industrial action in an escalation of their dispute with the Irish…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Dublin schoolgirl had been strangledGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of 12-year-old Michaela Davis say there may have been a possible sexual element to her killing…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Garda drug seizure nets 270kg of cannabis worth €2mTHE GARDA have made the biggest cannabis seizure so far this year following an intelligence-led operation into a major organised…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Garda and HSE urged to effect key reformsHEAD OF the Garda Síochána Inspectorate Kathleen O’Toole has urged the force and the HSE to implement immediately key reforms…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Prison dispute escalates as planned talks are cancelledA DISPUTE between prison officers and management at Mountjoy Prison and within the Irish Prison Service escalated last night …Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Food security expected to top agenda at hunger conference in New YorkMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton are to co-host an international hunger …Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Inquiries follow suicide of woman in MountjoyGARDAÍ AND the Irish Prison Service have launched separate inquiries into the suicide of a female prisoner in the women’s Dóchas…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
One-fifth of Defence Forces served overseas last yearALMOST ONE in five members of the Defence Forces served on overseas missions last year, according to the joint annual report …Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Builders arrested in debt collection inquiryTWO BUILDERS and a number of gangland criminals have been arrested as part of a Garda investigation into figures from the construction…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Met by flashing cameras and obscenities from the crowdSOME MEMBERS of the media had been camped out since Tuesday waiting for the moment, but when it finally came, the exit from the…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Convicted rapist Larry Murphy released from jailConvicted rapist Larry Murphy has been released from Dublin’s Arbour Hill prison after serving 10½ years of a 15-year jail term…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Rapist not obliged to supply address to gardaí for seven daysCONVICTED RAPIST Larry Murphy will have a week of freedom from prison before he has to inform gardaí where he is living as part…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Two hoax devices linked to deadly feudTHE DISCOVERY of two hoax explosive devices is being linked to a dispute between criminals and members of a republican movement…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Daughter was main witness in trialOF THE three people present during the murder of Brendan McGrath, his daughter, Veronica McGrath, was the only one not charged…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Callely expenses a 'matter for gardaí'Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has said he has no role in deciding if gardaí should investigate the expenses claims of Senator…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Two arrested in murder investigationGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in his family home have arrested two people for questioning…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Boy (16) arrested in Dublin gangland murder inquiryGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Dublin criminal Stephen Byrne have arrested a boy aged 16Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
