Vandals ram schools with stolen diggerClassrooms at two national schools in Co Carlow were severely damaged on Saturday night when a digger from a nearby building …Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Traffic system causes airport delaysFlights at Dublin Airport were delayed by up to four hours yesterday because of problems caused by Irish Aviation Authority's…Sat May 29 2004 - 01:00
Experts want changes in prison drugs policyThe Government should continuously monitor the effectiveness of heroin injecting rooms for drug-users overseas and establish …Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Gardai search for stolen ESB crane truckGardaí are searching for thieves who took an ESB crane truck in Dublin which they believe may have been stolen to order or to…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Solicitor 'sceptical' of apologiesLawyers representing the victims of abuse at industrial schools have expressed doubt over the sincerity of apologies issued by…Tue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Inmate's death not due to prison disputeThe death of an inmate who became ill during the night at Mountjoy Prison could not be blamed on industrial action currently …Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Study to track how many prisoners reoffendIndividual prisoners will be tracked for up to five years to determine how many reoffend in a new study of the Irish prison population…Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
Expert says no EU state is safeAll EU member states are at continued high risk of an al-Qaeda terrorist strike and none, including Ireland, should consider …Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Armed detectives guard visiting US navy shipThe Garda Emergency Response Unit and armed detectives have been drafted in to provide security around a US navy vessel docked…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Gang in Garda car ramming already wantedFour people involved in the ramming of a Garda patrol car in the midlands yesterday are wanted for questioning in connection …Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
Prisoner uses CS gas in escape attemptMore than a dozen people were treated for the effects of a CS gas attack in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, yesterdayFri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Soldiers fined over sexual behaviourIrish soldiers who visited prostitutes while on UN peacekeeping duties in Eritrea have been disciplined and fined following a…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Dublin houses raided by drugs unit in Garda follow-up effortMembers of the Garda National Drugs Unit have raided a number of houses in the greater Dublin area as part of a follow-up operation…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
ATM robbery linked to previous raidsGardaí believe armed raiders responsible for the theft of about €250,000 from an ATM machine near Swords, Co Dublin, yesterday…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
Bail granted for men facing attempted robbery chargeTwo men charged with the attempted robbery on Monday of former Dublin footballer and well known publican Mr Paddy Cullen have…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
Former footballer held up by armed men outside bankThe former Dublin footballer, Mr Paddy Cullen, was recovering last night after armed raiders attacked him in Swords, Co Dublin…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Prisons cannot cope with female inmatesIreland's female prison population has trebled since the 1990s, the Irish Prison Service has said.Sat May 08 2004 - 01:00
Revolving-door system back in vogue, says POA presidentPOA Conference Irish jails have returned to the revolving-door system of detention with some inmates being granted temporary…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
POA tells of prison violenceAssaults on prison officers are on the increase and management in the Irish Prison Service is more intent on "playing them down…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
Reports warn of overcrowding in State's prisonsOvercrowding in some of the State's prisons is so acute that in Cork Prison six inmates are sharing cells with no in-cell sanitation…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
Fireworks fuel demand for pet pillsA pet hospital in Sandymount, Dublin, has experienced an increased demand for pet sedatives from pet owners who fear their cats…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Wing of prison cleared ahead of possible May Day troubleMost of a prison wing that accommodates nearly 100 prisoners in Cloverhill Prison, Dublin, has been cleared to free up cells …Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Gardai should have right to strike, says GRAGardaí should have the right to strike if industrial relations talks break down, the new president of the Garda Representative…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Conroy denies Garda has quota system for traffic finesThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, has said the force does not operate a quota system when raising revenue by enforcing …Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Garda communications system 'not secure'The Garda radio communications system is on the verge of collapse, is not secure and cannot even be accessed in some parts of…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Secret Service gave back surplus fundsThe Irish Secret Service spent almost €360,000 in 2002 in the course of gathering intelligence on groups deemed to pose a threat…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Tribunals have cost €400m and may exceed €1bnCurrent tribunals and other public inquiries are estimated to have cost more than €400 million and may exceed €1 billion by the…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Army and hospitals on full alert for May DayThe Army and Dublin's hospitals have been told to be on full alert during the first weekend in May, when Ireland hosts a ceremony…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Government to carry out tax schemes reviewThe Government is to carry out a major review of the State's tax incentive and exemption schemes which will reveal how many individuals…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Smith urges parties to oppose criminalityThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has urged Northern political parties with links to paramilitaries to use their influence …Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
NORTH VIOLENCE: three times as many murders by loyalistsThe scale of paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland has been "worryingly high" since the beginning of last year, the first…Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
SF pledge to fight financial sanctionReaction in North: Sinn Féin last night vowed to fight the British government over plans to impose financial sanctions on the…Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
May Day use of unarmed gardai criticisedThe Garda Representative Association (GRA) has called into question plans to use unarmed gardaí on front-line riot duty on May…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
All-Ireland survey shows fast rise in use of cocaineAlmost one in five young Irish adults has taken an illegal drug with cocaine becoming widely used, the first all-Ireland drug…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Man shot dead outside Dublin prisonGardaí believe the 24-year-old man murdered in a gangland shooting in Dublin on Saturday was targeted because of his links to…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Report to show drug trade has spread throughout StateA major drug report to be published today will show the extent to which the Republic's estimated €1 billion-plus annual drug …Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Crime figures show 6% dropReported crime fell in the first three months of this year, with a decrease of just over 6 per cent compared with the same period…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Garda's unarmed status is threatened, warns McDowellThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has said the increase in gun crime could put at risk the unarmed status of the Garda.Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
DPP to get files after shooting incidentGardaí investigating a shooting incident at a house in Dublin on Monday have released a man without charge but are preparing …Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Insurance hotline catching fraudstersMany of the Republic's leading insurers are hiring an increasing number of private detectives to investigate information on fraudulent…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Man due in court over death of Dundalk womanA man is due to appear before Drogheda District Court this morning charged in relation to the death of a woman in Dundalk last…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Gardai question man (81) over sex assaultsGardaí are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to a series of sexual assaults by an 81-year-…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Gardai investigate death of woman in DundalkGardaí were continuing to interview people in Dundalk last evening over the death of a 48-year-old woman in the town yesterday…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Garda lacks power to stop arrival of May Day militantsThe Garda has no power to stop known troublemakers from entering the State in the run-up to the anticipated May Day protests …Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Irish oil firm says it will continue its workAn Irish gas and oil exploration company working in Iraq has said it will continue operating there, despite the news that a major…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
One quarter of deportees came from EU accession statesAlmost a quarter of non-nationals deported from the Republic in the last 12 months were from EU accession states and will be …Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
US 'queried' in flag-flying controversyThe Government has raised with the US embassy the flying of a "skull and crossbones" on a US military aircraft that landed at…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Gardai cannot confirm if Spanish bomb suspect had Irish linksGardaí have no information to verify recent media reports that one of the men suspected of being behind the Madrid al-Qaeda bomb…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Homeless man found dead in DublinGardaí have ruled out foul play in the death of a man whose body was found by the roadside on a busy street in Stoneybatter, …Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
Delegates told more detectives are neededThe number of armed detectives in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda division has fallen by more than half in the last 12 years despite…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
