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
Gardaí continue murder inquiryGardaí in Dublin are continuing to investigate the murder of Colm Owens last Friday.Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Two men carry out gun murder in FinglasA MAN shot dead in the Republic’s 16th gun murder of the year was wounded up to six times in the head and upper body by two men…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate Finglas murderGardaí are today carrying out house-to-house inquiries into the fatal shooting yesterday of a man in Finglas, Dublin.Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí link haul of guns to murdersGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the shooting dead of Paul and Kenneth Corbally in west Dublin on Monday have found two guns they believe…Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Couple freed in cocaine factory caseA couple held in connection with the discovery of a “sophisticated cocaine factory” in Tallaght have been released.Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Two men killed and teenage boy wounded in gun attackGARDAÍ ARE investigating the shooting dead of two men and the wounding of a 16-year-old boy during a suspected drug-related machine…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Witness to killings questionedGardaí investigating the shooting dead of two men and the wounding of a 14-year-old boy during a suspected drug-related machine…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Cocaine valued at €11m seized in DublinCOCAINE WITH an estimated street value of more than €11 million and two handguns have been seized by gardaí investigating one…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí confirm identity of remains found in car bootTHE BADLY decomposed remains of a murdered woman found in the boot of a car have been confirmed as those of missing 30-year-old…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
President laments 'huge loss' of EarleyPRESIDENT MARY McAleese has led tributes to former chief of staff of the Defence Forces Dermot Earley, who has died after being…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
€200,000 stolen as housemate of bank worker held hostageTHE RAID in which more than €200,000 was stolen from AIB by an armed gang unfolded over a 12-hour period during which time one…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Ahern seeks tiger robbery reportMinister for Justice Dermot Ahern has requested a report from gardaí into a so-called tiger robbery of an AIB branch during which…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Postmortem on body found in carA postmortem examination is to be carried out today on the body of a woman which was discovered in the boot of a car in west …Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Courts sentencing criminals at quicker rate than State can provide prison spacesANALYSIS: Prison overcrowding is forcing the early release of huge numbers of convicted criminalsMon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Garda dismissed over alleged links to criminal gangA GARDA has been dismissed from the force after an internal investigation into the leaking of confidential information to a criminal…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
New chief of staff of Defence Forces appointedTHE GOVERNMENT has announced the appointment of Maj Gen Seán McCann as the new chief of staff of the Defence ForcesThu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Army got 105 complaints in 2009, 27 from dismissed manAN ARMY officer who was recently dismissed from the Defence Forces after using offensive language to his superior had lodged …Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí question two men after botched armed robberyGARDAÍ ARE questioning two men linked to dissident republicanism following a botched armed robbery during which a taxi driver…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Over 100 Defence Forces complaintsAn army officer who was recently dismissed from the Defence Forces after calling his superior officer a "little prick" lodged…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Man found in shallow grave was shot in headGARDAÍ HAVE begun a murder investigation after a postmortem revealed that a man found buried in a shallow grave near a housing…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Irishman held in Bangkok prison over Red Shirt riotsAN IRISHMAN is under arrest in a Bangkok prison while his role in the recent Red Shirt disturbances in the Thai capital, in which…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Detention will disrupt flow of drugs into State, gardaí believeIrish criminals on the Costa del Sol who knew anything about Kinahan’s operation will all now be under suspicion as possible …Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí question two over Dunne murderTwo men remain in custody arrested in connection with the murder of leading gangland figure Eamon Dunne.Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Irish drug dealer held in SpainA convicted Irish drug dealer regarded as the biggest supplier of drugs to crime gangs here is being questioned by police in …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Mother says INLA killed her son and threatened to kill her and childrenA DUBLIN woman says the INLA has killed her son, threatened to kill herself and her other children and has launched several petrol…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Two held after bomb factory is uncoveredTWO GAS cylinders mounted on a small trailer, discovered by gardaí in a shed near Dundalk on Saturday, were part of a Real IRA…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Close associates of slain youth ruled out as suspectsGARDAI INVESTIGATING the murder of teenager Daniel McAnaspie have interviewed close associates he was with during his last hours…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
DPP moots changes to white-collar crime trialsDIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions James Hamilton has said he is in favour of examining whether complex and lengthy white-collar…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
HSE working with Garda in McAnaspie murder inquiryTHE HEALTH Service Executive is liaising with the Garda as part of the investigation into the murder of a teenager who disappeared…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Meath victim had been stabbedGardaí said this evening the postmortem on the body of a man found dead in a ditch in Co Meath showed he had been stabbed a number…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Murder investigation begins after woman fatally stabbedGARDAÍ HAVE launched a murder investigation after a young mother was stabbed to death during an attack at a house in Co Kildare…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Remains may be those of missing teenagerTESTS WILL be carried out today in an effort to confirm if badly decomposed human remains found face down in a ditch are those…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
A pimp's family businessTJ Carroll’s recent conviction gave an insight into prostitution in Ireland, but the case did not reveal the full extent of his…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Call for more sniffer dogs and handlersDRUG SMUGGLING: MORE SNIFFER dogs are urgently needed in prisons across the country to prevent the flow of drugs being smuggled…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Serial killer in coma to be taggedPILOT SCHEME: A NOTORIOUS serial killer in a coma in hospital under prison guard is to be among a small group of inmates to …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Commissioner rejects claims gardaí could be dismissed over debtsGARDA RULES: GARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has dismissed claims by gardaí that they could be sacked if they fail to discharge…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Overcrowding a threat, say prison officersSOME OF the State’s biggest prisons are now experiencing crisis overcrowding which is putt-ing at risk the safety of staff and…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Minister and commissioner tell gardaí to stay out of politicsREACTION: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern and Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy have told the Garda Representative Association…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Murphy reassures struggling gardaíGarda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has dismissed claims by rank and file gardaí that they could be sacked in they fail to discharge…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Minister cries off in face of criticism by gardaíTHE PRESIDENT of the Garda’s biggest representative body has made an unprecedented attack on the Government, saying it had been…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
