‘If I was on a bigger wage, I would have gambled it all - bookies, drinking, casinos’Chris Joyce, now part of Oisín McConville’s backroom team with the Kildare footballers, is marking five years soberSun Sept 08 2024 - 16:56
British police arrive in Dublin to watch out for football hooligans ahead of Republic of Ireland v England gameMajor Garda operation being ramped up to ensure no repeat of violence seen when teams met in Dublin in 1995Thu Sept 05 2024 - 13:47
Gardaí to investigate whether sex abuse rings operated in schoolsGarda Commissioner Drew Harris says force will investigate if abusers were working togetherThu Sept 05 2024 - 13:25
Race for deputy Garda commissioner role heats up after initial process met cool response from candidatesAt least five of eight serving assistant commissioners now seeking role following pledge to change how large pension pots are taxedWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
Staff in ‘distress’ over plight of chronically mentally ill prisoners in jailsAbout 40% of women in Dóchas prison at any time are on remand pending trial, visiting committee foundWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
London trial of Kinahan cartel figures Byrne and Kavanagh expected to take up to two monthsCharges against Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh allegedly involve two separate firearms conspiracies in BritainMon Sept 02 2024 - 15:39
Apparent lone-wolf terror-related attack at Galway barracks underlines Garda’s worst fearsGardaí believed such violence may come from far right, directed at politicians, rather than teenager who appeared be objecting to Defence Forces role in MaliSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Teenager who stabbed Army chaplain had been ‘radicalised’ online, gardaí believeGardaí have been granted additional time to hold the ‘radicalised’ teenager and have conducted several interviews with him since his arrestSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Boy (16) arrested over chaplain stabbing shouted complaints about Irish involvement in MaliFr Paul F Murphy suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Galway incidentFri Aug 16 2024 - 15:51
Gardaí suspect well-known gangland criminal smuggled overdose drugs into Portlaoise PrisonEleven men treated in hospital after overdosing on Tuesday have since been discharged and returned to custodyThu Aug 15 2024 - 17:34
Gardaí secure Thornton Hall as Dublin site prepared for asylum seeker accommodationSignificant resources deployed in effort to avoid violent scenes witnessed in CoolockWed Aug 14 2024 - 22:01
Ten prisoners hospitalised after suspected drug overdoses at Portlaoise PrisonPrison staff believe batch of highly potent synthetic drugs consumed by prisonersTue Aug 13 2024 - 20:50
Department of Justice says no talks on Garda Commissioner contract extension have taken placeDrew Harris to remain in role until next summer but would face an application process for a second extension due to his ageFri Aug 09 2024 - 17:40
Prisoner arrested over bomb threat to Taoiseach’s Co Wicklow homeThreat was made via Samaritans service in late June, prompting search at Simon Harris’s home in GreystonesFri Aug 09 2024 - 12:58
Drew Harris rules out extending his contract as Garda CommissionerEnd of Garda chief’s tenure looms as dispute breaks out over plans to fill the second most senior post in the forceFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
Why senior Garda officers are ‘livid’ over latest bid to fill deputy commissioner postUsually there would be a stampede within the Garda ranks among ambitious officers who wanted the job. But not this timeFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
Row over expenses threatens Garda operation for Ireland v England match and Starmer Dublin visitRank-and-file gardaí considering ‘work to rule’ which could affect policing of football match at Aviva StadiumWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris condemns online threats as Micheál Martin criticises Elon Musk’s XTaoiseach said he would ‘never be deterred’ from job by threats and intimidation onlineWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí investigate ‘especially sinister’ Instagram threats made to Taoiseach and his familySocial media post remained publicly visible online for several daysTue Aug 06 2024 - 19:10
Anti-immigrant protest outside Garda Headquarters descends into chaos Fellow demonstrators turn on Coolock protesters for standing with Tricolours alongside loyalists with union flags at Belfast protestMon Aug 05 2024 - 19:50
More than 900 drivers caught speeding over bank holiday weekend by gardaíMotorist on Seapoint Promenade in Co Galway was recorded driving at 105km/h in a 50km/h zoneMon Aug 05 2024 - 13:27
Balaclavas to be banned when used to ‘intimidate’ under new plansHelen McEntee seeking legal advice on proposal following rise in protests at politicians’ homes and wider unrestMon Aug 05 2024 - 13:19
Garda to increase riot squad resources in face of heightened far-right threatSome €3.2m spent since start of last year on public order kit, including protective bodywear, riot shields and more powerful pepper spraysMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí investigate presence of far-right figures from Dublin at Belfast riotsPeople from ‘Coolock Says No’ protest also attended anti-immigration rally in BelfastMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Security review of State buildings to be carried out after Dublin sites rammedMan has been arrested on suspicion of crashing into the gates at Áras an Uachtaráin, Custom House and Government BuildingsSat Aug 03 2024 - 06:00
Shots fired into car in Dublin being treated as failed gangland murder attemptAttack in Mulhuddart on Friday afternoon may be linked to gangland feud in area that has already claimed two lives, gardaí believeFri Aug 02 2024 - 20:23
Man (40s) arrested over ramming of Government buildings known to gardaí for previous offencesSocial media posts including death threats were made in the hours before attacks and are being investigatedFri Aug 02 2024 - 15:25
Lifeguards at popular Dublin beach concerned about ‘dangerous’ staffing levels and substandard safety gearDublin City Council says report compiled by personnel at Dollymount Strand-Bull Island received this week is being reviewedFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí suspect ‘predator’ swim coach Derry O’Rourke abused more victimsFormer Olympic swimming coach jailed for 10 years for raping young swimmer he groomed in 1989Thu Aug 01 2024 - 06:30
Former swimming coach Derry O’Rourke jailed for 10 years for rape of girlVictim was being coached by O’Rourke in 1980s and 1990s when he sexually abused herWed Jul 31 2024 - 13:23
Two men die in helicopter crash in Co WestmeathThe victims (40s) were killed when their helicopter came down on the roof of a piggery near KillucanTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:20
Prison officer’s home targeted in a petrol bomb attack believed linked to work with serious criminalsWindow in officer’s home was broken and a flammable device was then thrown into the buildingTue Jul 30 2024 - 18:42
Superintendents refusing to take part in Garda reforms after row over ‘double jobbing’Roll out of new Garda ‘operating model’ across the country affected by disputeSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Victim in Tallaght assault stabbed after man believed van was being broken into, gardaí suspectJordan Pakenham (20) was pronounced dead after attack on early hours of FridayFri Jul 26 2024 - 20:08
McEntee vows to reform taxi licensing system in wake of Shorten rape sentencingMinister for Justice promises to reform system ‘as soon as possible’ following jailing of Dublin man for 17 years for rape of two women in his taxiFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Rapist Raymond Shorten likely attacked other women, Garda Commissioner saysDrew Harris calls for other victims of taxi driver to come forward after conviction for two attacksThu Jul 25 2024 - 19:07
Harris calls for more consultation with gardaí over planned international protection accommodationPolicing Authority told some protesters in Coolock, opposed to use of former Crown Paints factory, had genuine concerns but were ‘infiltrated’ by ‘troublemakers’Thu Jul 25 2024 - 17:52
Defence Forces reservists to receive enhanced training for deployment abroadMicheál Martin says ‘revitalising’ the Reserve Defence Forces is ‘vital part’ of Army’s ‘transformation process’Wed Jul 24 2024 - 21:54
Government will not be dictated to by small, violent group opposed to asylum accommodation, says TánaisteMicheál Martin says recents attacks on gardaí former Crown Paints factory in Coolock represents attack on the State and its citizensWed Jul 24 2024 - 21:53
Some gardaí voice safety concerns over storage of ‘unnecessarily’ large amounts of cashStaff express concerns about ‘unsafe working environment’ due to how drugs are storedMon Jul 22 2024 - 20:03
Flammable liquids and rags for incendiary devices found during Garda policing at CoolockDevices risk ‘serious harm to human life as well as criminal damage to property’, gardaí sayMon Jul 22 2024 - 17:39
Man (50s) appears in court following seizure of drugs worth more than €9m and €1m in cashMan was arrested during search of house in The Ward, Dublin 11 on Friday nightMon Jul 22 2024 - 12:32
Coolock unrest: Fourth fire at former Crown Paints factorySeparately a number of arrests were made in Dundalk, Co Louth, after anti-immigrant protesters and a counter-protest took place, with members of the Public Order Unit separating the two groupsSun Jul 21 2024 - 21:44
Coolock unrest: Why can’t gardaí prevent fires at former Crown Paints factory?Force cannot provide ‘free security service’ for large former Crown Paints building at centre of protest, sources saySun Jul 21 2024 - 17:59
Weapons seized in Co Louth belong to main supplier of firearms to Irish gangs, gardaí believeMen in Co Louth area, where assault rifles were seized, have links to United StatesSun Jul 21 2024 - 15:57
Third fire in three days at Coolock site earmarked for international protection applicantsGardaí believe arsonists have been scaling a fence, setting fires and escaping before flames are noticedSat Jul 20 2024 - 23:22
Three gardaí injured and one man arrested after further unrest following Coolock protestsHundreds of people gather at the former Crown Paints factory on Malahide Road, earmarked for international protection applicantsSat Jul 20 2024 - 16:57
Coolock unrest: Fire at Crown Paints building earmarked to house asylum seekersTwo units of Dublin Fire Brigade are attending the sceneThu Jul 18 2024 - 21:49
Eyewitness account: Most of the violence in Coolock appeared recreational; perpetrated by boys excited at the prospect of chaosCoolock violence: ‘These are the same young fellas who pelt bricks at fire brigades and ambulances for fun, they’re just out for havoc’Thu Jul 18 2024 - 15:51
Tensions remain high in Coolock with fears of potential fresh violence at site earmarked for asylum-seeker housingGardaí monitoring site planned for international protection applicants with up to 50 protesters still presentWed Jul 17 2024 - 21:26