GRA to meet over pay cuts planThe leaders of the largest body representing members of An Garda Síochána are preparing for a two-day meeting at which ways rank…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
McGeever yet to speak to gardaíBusinessman Kevin Michael McGeever who has said he was kidnapped and held captive for eight months has still to make a formal…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Irishman held in Spain over drug traffickingAn Irishman was among a group of suspects being held in Spain last night as part of an operation into international drug trafficking…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Use of handcuffs to detain any woman exceptionalThe complaint by Clare Daly TD to the Garda Ombudsman will shine a light on the arrest process.Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Garda commissioner says gardaí believe they know Donohoe killersGarda commissioner Martin Callinan has said gardaí believe they know the identities of those who killed Det Garda Adrian Donohoe…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
McGeever has yet to make case to gardaíFull details surrounding the eight-month disappearance of Kevin Michael McGeever will only emerge if the Galway-based businessman…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Investigators raid home of meat trader in burger controversyA joint team of Department of Agriculture special investigators and gardaí have raided the home of a businessman at the centre…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí begin trawl of McGeever concerns abroadGardaí trying to unravel the case of businessman Kevin Michael McGeever have begun an international trawl of his business interests…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
When did guns become part of the landscape?QUESTION: Is Ireland becoming complacent about the level of gun crime?Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Post office raiders had information on cash deliveryArmed raiders who tied up a couple in their 60s and held them hostage overnight as part of a plan to rob a post office had specific…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí say a woman drove getaway car for gang who murdered detectiveINVESTIGATION : Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said his force needs time and space to advance the painstaking investigation…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Shatter must tackle a widespread fear that criminals have the upper handThe last person Minister for Justice Alan Shatter wanted to meet this week was somebody like Fr Michael Cusack.Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí may be recruited by year end, says ShatterMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he will consider restarting Garda recruitment by the end of the year but defended …Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Hostages held in post office raidGardaí are searching tonight for armed raiders who tied up a couple in their 60s and held them hostage overnight as part of a…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí stand shoulder to shoulder in support of lost officer and familyIt was one of the biggest gatherings of uniformed gardaí in the State’s historyThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Killers will be brought to justice, vows Garda chiefGarda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said the force will bring the killers of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe to justiceThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
'It is perfectly clear evil does exist'The priest concelebrating the funeral Mass of murdered Det Garda Adrian Donohoe has urged fresh thinking on policing resources…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Families must 'search their conscience'Gardaí have appealed to those close to the gang members who shot dead Det Garda Adrian Donohoe to “search their conscience” and…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
State funeral of murdered garda held in Co LouthThe priest concelebrating the funeral Mass of murdered detective Adrian Donohoe has called for fresh thinking on policing resources…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí set to make arrests in slain officer inquiryGardaí are hopeful they have gathered enough evidence to begin arresting suspects for the murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe …Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Gang members all face charge of murder if arrestedAnalysis: It makes little or no difference if gang’s main focus was to rob rather than killWed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Shatter 'confident' killers of garda will be caughtMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has said he has “absolute confidence” those behind the shooting dead of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Garda body highlights 'sense of trepidation' among membersThe Garda force was being dismantled by cutbacks and frontline gardaí felt fear and trepidation as a result, the Garda Representative…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
State authority challenged by murder of detectiveAnalysis: The shooting dead of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe in a botched robbery last Friday night is a traumatic blow to the Garda…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Cross-Border gang believed responsible for murder of garda in credit union raidThe Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has found a burned-out car in Co Armagh which it and gardaí believe was used by…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
'He hadn't even taken out his gun . . . when one of them let off a shot and blasted him'The raiders were waiting as the Garda car arrived in the credit union car parkMon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Two held in trafficking inquiryTwo people remained in Garda custody last night in connection with an international police operation targeting a gang involved…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Prisoners left to fend for themselves when faced with life on the outsideA man’s death by overdose after his early release points to gaps in systemFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
DPP expected to apply to have rapist's bail revokedThe Director of Public Prosecutions is expected to make an application at the Central Criminal Court this morning to have the…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Shatter releases report by visiting committee on St Patrick's InstituteA report into conditions at St Patrick’s Institute for Young Offenders, Dublin, has concluded it was being run in an “efficient…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
'I ended up stabbing a fella, dragged him into the cell; they couldn't catch me for it'Interview : A former inmate says you must stand your ground in a violent climateTue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Violence inside: a growing problem in Irish prisonsOvercrowding, drugs and gang affiliations are behind the high level of violence in our prisons – a good behaviour scheme is among…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Smugglers combine new and traditional methodsThe tricks for getting knives, phones and drugs into Mountjoy are evolvingMon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Phones disguised as key fobs smuggled into MountjoyPrisoners in Mountjoy Prison have been trying to beat new security checks by asking visitors to smuggle in miniature mobile phones…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Notorious no more? Mountjoy project template for humane, safe jail systemAn overhaul is transforming Mountjoy Prison from a byword for chaos into what could be the jewel in the crown of the prison system…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Why our jails failA recent surge in prisoner numbers has made Irish jails more overcrowded and dangerous than everSat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Shatter refuses to publish prison reportMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has declined to publish a report by the prison-visiting committee of St Patrick’s Institute…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Cold snap a factor in deaths of coupleA couple in their 60s found dead in a flat in a council-run complex for older people died of natural causes brought on by the…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Security for Ireland's EU presidency to cost €10mThe Garda Síochána’s security operation for Ireland’s six-month presidency of the European Union is set to cost at least €10 …Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Man arrested after teenager seriously injured in shootingGardaí have arrested a man in relation to the shooting of a teenager in Dublin earlier todaySun Jan 13 2013 - 00:00
Shatter denies cut in Garda numbersMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has said there is “no reality or possibility” that Garda numbers will be cut by between 1,000…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Frustration in the ranks as Garda cutbacks and moratorium biteIt’s June 2011 and the parade square in the Garda Síochána College, Templemore, Co Tipperary, is heaving with activity.Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí 'prepared' for loyalist marchGardai will be "prepared for any eventuality" that arises during a loyalist protest in Dublin on Saturday, Minister for Justice…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí prepare for loyalist rally at DáilGardaí are preparing to mount a big security operation throughout the centre of Dublin on Saturday when loyalist protesters say…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Shatter plays down Garda cutsMinister for Justice Alan Shatter today said there was “no reality or possibility” that An Garda Síochána would be forced to …Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Concerns over care of rising number of elderly inmatesAnalaysis: A marked increase in older prisoners in recent years is creating challengesFri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Possible change to parole system would lead to earlier releasesThe Government is considering a system under which prisoners serving long sentences would be released earlier than at present…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Dublin woman pleads for return of parents' ashes after thieves take urnA mother of five has appealed to thieves who broke into her house and stole her deceased parents’ ashes to anonymously surrender…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Plea for return of parents' ashesThe woman whose parents’ ashes were stolen from her home in west Dublin has made a plea for their return, saying the thieves …Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Burglars stole presents as well as urnBurglars who stole an urn from the home of mother of five Rosaleen Kelly containing her parents’ ashes also took her family’s…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
