Defence Forces’ problems are of a seriousness beyond the bleakest Garda scandalsAnalysis: Problems in organisation are of a seriousness beyond the bleakest Garda scandalsWed Mar 29 2023 - 05:00
Defence Forces ‘barely tolerates women’ and sexual and physical abuse common, review finds Government commits to full statutory inquiry as Tánaiste speaks of ‘watershed moment for our Defence Forces’Tue Mar 28 2023 - 22:07
Women of Honour: 12 damning findings from review of Defence Forces allegationsMalignant culture exposed, along with catalogue of abuse including rape, spiked drinks, physical attackTue Mar 28 2023 - 21:38
Women of Honour report: ‘Discernible pattern of rape, sexual assault’ among ‘criminal behaviours’ in Defence ForcesIndependent Review Group finds ‘repeated and regular’ sexual attacks on membersTue Mar 28 2023 - 20:16
Garda Commissioner stands by decision to arrest couple in ‘Kerry babies’ murder inquiryKerry babies case: Solicitor representing pair claims no evidence suggests that they murdered infant in 1984Tue Mar 28 2023 - 16:29
Women of Honour report: Defence Forces ‘barely tolerates women’ at best and ‘abuses women in ranks’ at worstReport authors told by sources of verbal, physical, sexual abuse as statutory review recommendedTue Mar 28 2023 - 14:10
New Garda protocols to assess ‘suitability’ and training of eviction agentsGarda force criticised after high-profile Dublin eviction led to disturbances in 2018; sources insist same mistakes will not occur again as eviction ban liftedMon Mar 27 2023 - 05:00
Disclosures Tribunal rejects allegations made by Garda whistleblower against senior officersFormer Garda sergeant Paul Barry claimed he was targeted and discredited because he had made protected disclosuresSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Wicklow ZigZags closed: Landowner says he is ‘fearful’ after being attacked by hiker‘We’ve found our sheep ripped apart after dog attacks’, says the assaulted Wicklow landownerSat Mar 25 2023 - 03:00
Annie McCarrick disappearance upgraded to murder inquiryYoung American woman went missing in March 1993 after visiting Johnnie Fox’s pub in DublinFri Mar 24 2023 - 10:36
Garda sergeants defer second day of protest to enter conciliation processAGSI claims new rosters will involve up to 47 extra shifts per year for some Garda members because working hours will be shorterWed Mar 22 2023 - 19:27
Wicklow walking trail closed to public after alleged assault of landownerSheep farmer John Dunne withdraws consent for public access to his lands via Zig Zags trail at GlenmalureWed Mar 22 2023 - 13:21
Being a garda is ‘great job’ for ‘quality’ candidates, says Garda CommissionerProcess to hire 1,000 new gardaí per year set to open on Friday, but AGSI expresses concernsTue Mar 21 2023 - 18:47
Annie McCarrick disappearance could still be solved, says former gardaPossibility American student was murdered in 1993 by Provisional IRA member must be pursued, former cold-case detective saysSat Mar 18 2023 - 03:00
Garda Reserve members complain of ‘bullying and isolation’Part-time force launched in 2006 allowed to wither, claims ex-minister for justice Michael McDowellSat Mar 18 2023 - 03:00
Scuffles as gardaí block small far right group from Dublin St Patrick’s Day parade Gardaí take more robust approach, blocking far right group and carrying out at least one arrest in central DublinFri Mar 17 2023 - 17:21
Emotional scenes as Stephen Silver convicted of capital murder of Det Colm HorkanSilver set for 40-year sentence, though Supreme Court ruling on remission reduces term to between 26½ and 30 yearsThu Mar 16 2023 - 01:00
‘Gentleman’ Garda Colm Horkan fourth member of his class killed on dutyMayo detective remembered as ‘an absolute rock of integrity and sense’ by former colleaguesWed Mar 15 2023 - 20:32
Why has gangland gun crime plummeted in Ireland?Gun crime, often a national scandal in our recent history, has fallen to the extent that so-called gangland is almost unrecognisableWed Mar 15 2023 - 05:00
Garda Commissioner rejects AGSI criticisms over handling of deepening rosters rowDrew Harris memo to gardaí denies trying to ‘impose’ new rosters and that he had rushed to the WRCTue Mar 14 2023 - 19:04
Garda sergeants, inspectors warn ‘Blue Flu’ action possible over rosters disputeAgsi says members would decide, not Garda Commissioner, whether to withdraw service over deepening roster rowMon Mar 13 2023 - 13:07
Garda sergeants and inspectors to march on Garda HQ in protest over roster changes AGSI members to go ahead with first ‘day of action’ despite invitation to Workplace Relations Commission for roster talksMon Mar 13 2023 - 07:56
Homeless executive denies families sent to Garda stations due to lack of emergency optionsDublin Region Homeless Executive, which runs family evening placement, said it has not run out of emergency accommodationThu Mar 09 2023 - 19:04
Former Terenure College student calls for personal apology from Carmelite order over sexual abuseJohn McClean, a former teacher and rugby coach, is serving sentences for the sexual abuse of boys at the schoolThu Mar 09 2023 - 13:14
Over 40 suspects in court after specialist Garda burglary operation in DublinSome 39 men and one woman have been charged with offences including burglary and associated crimeThu Mar 09 2023 - 10:56
Government in talks with UN to withdraw Irish troops from Golan HeightsDefence Forces personnel needed for EU Battlegroup amid chronic personnel shortagesTue Mar 07 2023 - 19:07
Special pandemic roster for gardaí extended in effort to defuse rowDrew Harris extends rosters with 12-hour shifts until September as WRC tries to reach agreementTue Mar 07 2023 - 10:24
Garda roster row: So, how many hours do gardaí work and will they actually go on ‘strike’?Q&A: A withdrawal of service by Garda members – a strike in all but name – could be just weeks awayMon Mar 06 2023 - 20:45
Garda sergeants, inspectors could withdraw service in roster dispute with CommissionerAGSI accuses Drew Harris of ‘failure’ over protracted talks to introduce new rosters in place of Covid arrangementsMon Mar 06 2023 - 14:19
Mayo death: Gardaí believe pensioner was shot before house was set on fire; one man arrestedJohn Brogan (83) previously came to the attention of the Garda over alleged historic abuse offencesMon Mar 06 2023 - 12:25
Who is Marina Sologub, the Irish woman whose Australian visa has been cancelled?Sologub (39) was granted a special visa to work in the space industry in Australia, but has been deemed a potential security riskTue Feb 28 2023 - 20:34
Irish-Russian woman identified as security threat had access to wide network of tech companiesMarina Sologub, who grew up in Cork and moved to Australia in 2020, helped establish Irish Space Industry Group in 2014Tue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
Teenager fatally stabbed in Swords was ‘loved by everyone’Lifelong friend of Marius Mamaliga (19) raises €16,000 from more than 600 donors for funeral and other costsMon Feb 27 2023 - 18:05
Maximum sentences to increase for assaults causing harm to gardaí, emergency workersGRA wants mandatory minimum sentences rather than two-year increase in maximum sentence options available to judgesMon Feb 27 2023 - 13:48
Case of Irish-Russian woman in Australia highlights Republic’s ‘security complacency’Former head of Army Ranger Wing, Cathal Berry TD, says no vetting in place for parliamentary assistantsMon Feb 27 2023 - 13:15
Gun crime plummets in Republic in era after Kinahan-Hutch feud Drug trade still booming but Garda crackdown on high-value targets evidencing real resultsMon Feb 27 2023 - 02:30
Irish citizen of Russian origin has Australian visa cancelled on security groundsAustralian authorities gradually forcing some Russians, or people they claim have direct or indirect links to Russia, to leave Australia by cancelling their visasSun Feb 26 2023 - 16:52
‘I have heard nothing from the school’: Terenure College abuse survivors seek answersSouth Dublin school needs to explain why John McClean allowed abuse schoolboys for decades, says survivorFri Feb 24 2023 - 19:55
Former Terenure College teacher John McClean jailed for four years for sex attacksMcClean (78), already serving an 11-year sentence for abusing 23 pupils at south Dublin school, is not set for release until 2030Fri Feb 24 2023 - 13:26
Omagh shooting: Focus on New IRA as senior PSNI officer fights for life after gun attack in front of young sonDet Chief Inspector John Caldwell critically ill in hospital and it is understood he suffered life-changing injuriesFri Feb 24 2023 - 04:30
PSNI officer shot in Omagh a ‘big personality, unbelievable volunteer and good man’Det Chief Insp John Caldwell has provided key assistance to gardaí tracking Irish gangland figures crossing BorderThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:38
Gardaí being ‘directed’ from crime fighting due to rise in Dublin protestsResources being denied to socially deprived areas due to four-fold increase in demonstrations - Drew HarrisThu Feb 23 2023 - 20:33
Omagh shooting: Three men arrested over gun attack on PSNI officer Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in critical condition in hospital after gun attackThu Feb 23 2023 - 19:40
Former GAA star arrested over alleged fraud released without chargeGardaí say a file will be prepared for the Director of Public ProsecutionsThu Feb 23 2023 - 12:11
Former GAA star arrested by gardaí over alleged fraudGardaí investigating claims retired player deceived friends and acquaintances into lending him money for medical billsWed Feb 22 2023 - 20:56
Catriona Carey arrested as part of investigation into alleged company law breachesFormer international hockey player questioned over alleged role in ‘unauthorised firm’ Careysfort Asset EstatesWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:04
How the Kinahans remodelled their drug operation in IrelandCartel had cut back, stopping monthly payments to jailed members in Ireland, but a rebuilding of their infrastructure is underwayWed Feb 15 2023 - 21:34
Cocaine-processing gang caught on their own CCTV system, gardaí believe Footage recorded on gang’s system, to spy on junior members, will now be used as evidence against them in courtWed Feb 15 2023 - 21:24
Overwhelming majority of sex crime victims attacked by people known to themWomen most in danger from men who are their current or ex partners, figures showWed Feb 15 2023 - 17:50
