Garda chief berated over British trip to evaluate reserve forceThe largest Garda staff association has launched its second strong attack in a fortnight on Commissioner Noel Conroy in the ongoing…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
€800,000 stolen in cash delivery raidUp to €800,000 was stolen in Dublin yesterday by a gunman who held up a crew member of a security firm's unmarked 4x4 vehicle…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
Dramatic decline in detection rates for speedingThe number of motorists detected speeding by gardaí has halved since penalty points were introduced in 2002 despite increasing…Fri Mar 31 2006 - 01:00
Garda file on Joel case sent to DPPGardaí investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a chronically dehydrated and emaciated Wexford woman earlier …Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Meath locals lose millions in collapse of pyramid schemeGardaí are investigating more than 30 complaints from Co Meath residents who have lost several million euro in a pyramid scheme…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Raiders drove raid forklift on motorway from Balbriggan to DublinA gang who escaped with €600,000 during a raid on a cash van in Dublin on Tuesday drove a JCB-style forklift used in the attack…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Raiders ram security van with forkliftAn estimated €600,000 was taken when raiders armed with machineguns rammed a security van at Donaghmede Shopping Centre in Dublin…Wed Mar 29 2006 - 01:00
Murphy inquiry to focus on three oil firmsThe investigation into the assets of the alleged former chief of staff of the IRA, Thomas "Slab" Murphy, is centring on three…Mon Mar 27 2006 - 01:00
Live hares thrown to greyhounds in DublinGardaí are investigating an animal cruelty case in which live hares have been fed to greyhounds by teenagers in a series of incidents…Mon Mar 27 2006 - 01:00
Minister urges gardaí to support reserveThe reputation of An Garda Síochána may be damaged in the eyes of the public if members of the force embark on a policy of non…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
No 'meeting of minds' in reserve force talksMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has warned members of An Garda Síochána that the Government could implement simple measures…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
85% concerned about crime and public disorder, survey showsA new official survey has revealed widespread public anxiety relating to current levels of crime and public disorder, with 85…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
GRA criticises Conroy over reserve policyThe largest Garda staff representative association has criticised Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy for his handling of Government…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
Gardaí dispute helicopter reportsThe grounding of the Garda helicopter during the "Love Ulster" riots on O'Connell Street in Dublin last month had no impact on…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
Gardai prepare for major security operationGarda operation: Approximately 1,000 gardaí will be on duty in the Dublin metropolitan region today as part of a major St Patrick…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Gardai keep low profile at funeral of suspectA priest celebrating the funeral Mass for the man gardaí believe killed Donna Cleary in Coolock has criticised the Government…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
File to be sent to DPP in O'Reilly caseGardaí investigating the murder of Rachel O'Reilly are expected to send a file on the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
GRA to stress investment in Garda Reserve talksThe head of the largest Garda representative association has said his organisation will only negotiate with the Government on…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
UN asks Ireland to keep troops in LiberiaLIBERIA: Ireland's role may be extended in a major United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia after the UN secretary general…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Gardai link Border oil operation to property empireGardaí investigating the oil laundering operation raided along the Border last week believe they have found the first links between…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Shooting is first gangland attack by foreign drugs syndicateGardaí investigating the second of two shootings in Dublin on Saturday believe it was the first time that a foreign drugs gang…Mon Mar 13 2006 - 00:00
Murder inquiry opens after gangland shootingGardaí have launched another murder inquiry in Dublin, their second in six days, after a gangland figure involved in the drugs…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Border raids uncover major oil laundering operationsThe massive cross-Border security operation launched yesterday against an oil laundering business will resume along the Louth…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Major oil laundering facilities found in dawn raidsPolice raids: When about 150 gardaí, Revenue officials and soldiers raided a cluster of homes and farmyards in north Louth yesterday…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Gardai expect success in party killing inquiryThe early release from Garda custody on Wednesday night of a man being questioned about the shooting dead of Donna Cleary in …Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
McDowell defends length of murder sentencesMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has defended the scale of prison sentences for convicted murderers, insisting the State…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Gardai 'happy' with information given on Kearney murderGardaí investigating the murder of Siobhán Kearney in south Dublin last week say they are confident information received from…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
New talks planned on Garda reserveMinister for Justice Michael McDowell is to hold new talks with all Garda staff associations from next week in an attempt to …Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Ex-soldier who injured women not breathalysedA former soldier who knocked down four women in an Army barracks in the early hours of Sunday morning was not breathalysed because…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Detectives believe murder scene was alteredDetectives investigating the murder of Siobhán Kearney in south Dublin on Tuesday believe her killer strangled her and then arranged…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Firms who hire prisoners released from jail to get tax breaksCompanies employing prisoners on their release from jail are to be given tax breaks as part of a new Government drive to get …Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Gardai must remove posters of meetings from station wallsThe association representing rank-and-file gardaí has expressed its concern at being told it cannot hang posters in Garda stations…Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Ahern's use of helicopter defendedTaoiseach Bertie Ahern used an Air Corps helicopter to fly from Dublin to Co Wicklow, at a cost of over €2,000, to unveil an …Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Ministers' travel on State aircraft cost €3mTravel by Cabinet Ministers on State aircraft and helicopters cost almost €3 million last year, according to the 2005 ministerial…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Gardai to shun talks on proposed reserve forceThe dispute between Minister for Justice Michael McDowell and gardaí over plans for a new reserve Garda force escalated last …Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
13 foreign nationals deported on flightThirteen foreign nationals were deported from the State last night on board a special charter flight manned by about 30 gardaí…Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
Thornton Hall to take at least 1,200 prisonersThe new prison intended to replace Mountjoy Prison at Thornton Hall in north County Dublin will house at least 1,200 inmates …Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Garda ranks unite to oppose McDowell plan for reservistsA row between Minister for Justice Michael McDowell and members of An Garda Síochána over plans for a garda reserve is set to…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Husband may cast light on his wife's actionsGardaí are today hoping to interview Brian Keegan in a bid to try and piece together the reasons why his wife Mary killed the…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
McDowell defends official's remarksMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has described as "an entirely legitimate analysis" the views of a senior official in his…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Gardai to review investigation into fatal crash in DonegalGardaí have begun a review of an investigation into a crash which claimed the life of a young woman in Co DonegalMon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Number serving life terms has more than doubledThe number of prisoners serving life sentences in the Republic's prisons has more than doubled to over 200 since the early 1990s…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Gardai question one of two murder suspectsGardaí investigating the first gangland murder of the year believe a person being questioned last night was one of two men who…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Flynn not included in Garda file into bank raid proceedsThe former chairman of the Bank of Scotland Phil Flynn will not be included in the Garda file into the alleged laundering of …Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
Early arrests expected in second pipe bomb blast inquiryGardaí investigating the explosion of a second pipe bomb in two days in Dublin are following a definite line of inquiry and expect…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Citing low morale, study calls for Garda reformsMorale is poor within An Garda Síochána, with many members feeling undervalued, under-resourced and wary of change, a Government…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Irish soldiers will help to enforce peaceIrish troops will participate in peace-enforcing EU battlegroups in flashpoints around the world under a new Defence Forces operations…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Warning on bomb finds in DublinMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea has expressed his concern for the safety of Army bomb disposal experts who have been called…Fri Feb 10 2006 - 00:00
Gardai, Revenue raid 100 illegal businessesIllegal immigrants were found hiding under beds in a condemned building owned by a former senior garda when gardaí and Revenue…Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Figures show ethnicity of Garda candidatesThe Department of Justice has released a breakdown by ethnicity of candidates to the Garda Síochána who have successfully completed…Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
