Mother and child held in ScotlandThe Department of Foreign Affairs has launched an investigation into the detention of an Irish- born child, and her mother, at…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
DPP and Garda in talks over proceduresThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mr James Hamilton, and the Garda Commissioner, Mr Noel Conroy, have entered into talks…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
80,000 to feast on hot set by ChilisSome 80,000 Red Hot Chili Peppers fans will make their way to Co Meath today to watch the US group perform at the annual Slane…Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
Nurses to be trained to examine assault victimsNurses working in Irish hospitals are to be trained to carry out forensic examinations on sexual assault victims.Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
'Red tape' frustrates Welsh policePolice in Wales say their efforts to locate and arrest a Welsh paedophile who fled to Ireland have been frustrated by "bureaucratic…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Rescue drivers seek points exemptionFirefighters and ambulance crews are seeking exemption from penalty points while returning to their base after responding to …Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Gardai appeal for information on missing father and daughterGardaí in Dublin are searching for a father and daughter who disappeared in the city on Wednesday and a teenager who has not …Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
FBI to train gardai in search plansMembers of An Garda Síochána are to receive training from FBI agents in best practice when searching for missing personsSat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Prison officer deadline passesA 90-day deadline on cutting overtime, issued by the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to prison officers, has passed with both…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Gardai appeal for help in identifying womanGardaí in Tipperary have issued an appeal to the public in an attempt to identify a woman found in Urlingford, Co Kilkenny, almost…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Estate's buyer a major house builderManor Park Homebuilders Ltd, the company that has acquired the Abbeville estate and Abbeville House, is 51 per cent controlled…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Defence hearing loss payouts lowerServing and former members of the Defence Forces suing the State for loss of hearing are now receiving average compensation payments…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Flights at Dublin Airport return to normal after fog disruptionDisruption to flights at Dublin airport finally ended early yesterday afternoon after fog plunged the weekend's busy August timetables…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Three gardai injured in riot at dance festivalThree gardaí were treated in a Dublin hospital after a riot broke out at a dance festival on Dollymount Strand yesterday evening…Mon Aug 11 2003 - 01:00
Language schools to be regulatedIrish schools offering English tuition to foreign students are to be regulated following a major garda investigation into some…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Reform of witness programme soughtThere were calls last night for major reforms to the State's witness protection programme after the Court of Criminal Appeal …Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Expenses of senior gardai detailedThe State's 14 most senior gardaí claimed more than €135,000 in expenses last year.Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
Accuracy of preliminary figures questionedThe accuracy of the preliminary crime figures for the first half of the year was "questionable", but the statistics still indicated…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Downturn in serious crime figures welcomedA decline in serious crime including assaults, murder and drug offences in the first half of this year has been welcomed by the…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Dublin killing not gang-related, say gardaiA man shot dead in a Dublin pub on Monday night had been involved in a number of minor disputes in recent times which gardaí …Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Ireland has third worst record on EU directivesIreland has the third worst record of the EU's 15 member-states when it comes to passing EU directives into domestic law.Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
Ministers warned to enact EU directivesThe Taoiseach has written to all Ministers, including the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, warning them to put into law almost 50 outstanding…Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
CAB after property of drug-money laundererThe Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has initiated proceedings against a Dublin man who was found with almost €500,000 in the spare…Sat Jul 26 2003 - 01:00
Hearing told road system around Adamstown cannot take new trafficThe current road infrastructure around the proposed Adamstown development in Lucan, Co Dublin, is so congested it could not handle…Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
Deputy Garda chief is namedThe Government last night announced the appointment of Mr Fachtna Murphy (55) to the position of Deputy Commissioner Operations…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Provision of school places in proposed development queriedThe Department of Education says it cannot guarantee school places for an estimated 2,800 children living at the proposed Adamstown…Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Greens to complain to EU about Adamstown schemeThe Green Party is to lodge a complaint with the European Commission over South Dublin County Council's (SDCC) refusal to carry…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Hearing opens on Adamstown developmentMs Hazel Lawlor, the wife of the former TD Mr Liam Lawlor, failed to attend an oral planning hearing yesterday into the controversial…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Compensation for fewer victimsOnly one in every five crime victims who took their cases to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal last year received a…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
CAB to investigate finances of language schoolsThe Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has been asked to investigate the finances of a number of language schools which gardaí suspect…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Prison officers want back-up for escortsA reserve force of prison officers should be established to provide back-up to officers on escort duty when flashpoints arise…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
European police forces break up a dozen euro forgery schemesEuropean police forces halted a dozen euro note counterfeiting operations in the first six months of the year as well as a number…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Palestinians protest over conditionsArmed gardaí were called to the office of the General Delegation of Palestine on Adelaide Road, Dublin, on Wednesday after two…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Coroner queries brain retention by hospitalThe Dublin City Coroner, Dr Brian Farrell, is to write to the board of St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, after the hospital retained…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Gun lawWith an increase in killings and drug hauls, Dublin's organised criminals are showing an arrogance not seen since Veronica Guerin…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Gardai in Dublin try to identify man's bodyGardaí in Dublin were last night trying to identify a man whose body was discovered at Coke Lane, in the north inner city, yesterday…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Gardai fear shooting is linked to feuding Dublin gangGardaí in Dublin fear a seemingly accidental shooting which claimed the life of a 30 year old Finglas man earlier this week may…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Gardai in Tallaght case fined over interviewTwo gardaí at the centre of an apology to a solicitor read out in the High Court on Wednesday on behalf of the Garda Commissioner…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Shooting victim 'an ordinary decent criminal'Gardai not discounting possibility that gun used in latest Dublin shootinghad discharged accidentally, writes Conor LallyThu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Killer of Tallaght man waited at his victim's doorThe killer of a man shot dead in Tallaght, Dublin, in the early hours of yesterday morning calmly waited at the victim's hall…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
No end in sight to city's bloody feudThe murder in Limerick last night of Mr John Ryan represents a very significant and provocative escalation in the gang warfare…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Hatchet attack victim in serious conditionA man was in a stable but serious condition in St James's Hospital, Dublin, last night after having been the victim of a hatchet…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Vote on Dun Laoghaire baths site plansThe future of the derelict Dún Laoghaire baths site will be decided this evening when Dún Laoghaire Rathdown county councillors…Mon Jul 07 2003 - 01:00
Special hospital to make repairs on the hoofVandals have smashed one of the Bailey's CowParade 2003 statues just hours after it was erected over the weekend and two days…Mon Jul 07 2003 - 01:00
Lawyers paid Eur 28m in legal aid schemesBarristers and solicitors were paid almost €28 million in fees last year by the Legal Aid Board and under the Criminal Legal …Mon Jul 07 2003 - 01:00
Life was tough - then they took away his ProzacIt was December 7th, 2001. Christmas was on the way and Conrad's life was slowly coming unstuckFri Jul 04 2003 - 01:00
Human sacrifice suspect is arrestedA man wanted for questioning in relation to the suspected human sacrifice killing of a young child in the UK will appear before…Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Chef was 'duped' into relocating at hotelDressed in smart blue suit, crisp white shirt and blue and off-white polka dot tie, the tanned former wonderboy of the Celtic…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Car premiums may not be reduced as road deaths riseMotorists are faced with the prospect of higher car insurance premiums as fears grow that the effects of penalty points are wearing…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
