Crime gangs unite to resist Real IRA demands for moneyMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has warned gangland criminals and dissidents against expecting Garda protectionFri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Man held as bomb-making facility found in DublinGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have uncovered a facility that has been making pipe bombs for supply to the criminal fraternity and to the…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Dublin raid suspect is UK fugitiveA man arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Blackrock, south Dublin, yesterday evening is wanted in Britain after escaping…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí target Real IRA bomb makerGardaí have begun a significant search and arrest operation in north Dublin as part of their investigation into the feud between…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí rule out IRA feud as Wilson killing motiveGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of convicted criminal John Wilson (35) in Dublin last week believe he was killed over a localised…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Solicitor and client on fraud charges over €8m land dealA FORMER solicitor and his client have appeared in court to face criminal charges relating to allegedly obtaining by deception…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Two held as major diesel laundries are raidedAN INVESTIGATION by Revenue’s Customs Service has led to raids on two linked illegal diesel laundries that together boasted one…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Man to appear in court over fatal shooting of teenagerA teenager was due to appear before the courts this morning in connection with the murder of Melanie McNamara (16) in Tallaght…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry urged over death following Garda crashTHE FAMILY of a pensioner who died in Dublin after a Garda car left the road and crashed into the bus stop where she was sitting…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Stay granted on North interviewsTHE UNITED States Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay on the handover of taped interviews conducted by author and journalist…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Four die in weekend road crashesROAD CRASHES claimed the lives of four men over the weekend, one in an apparent hit-and-run that gardaí in Co Donegal are investigating…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí 'overwhelmed' by Arthur's Day crowdsGARDAÍ HAVE said they were “overwhelmed” by the large crowds that turned out in Dublin to celebrate Arthur’s Day on Thursday …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
CSO crime figures show 25 per cent fall in burglariesTHE INCREASE in burglaries since the beginning of the recession appears to have been arrested, according to the latest figures…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Suspects planned to intimidate gardaíGARDAÍ BELIEVE two suspected dissident republicans caught recording the Garda’s Dublin metropolitan headquarters using cameras…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in suspected Dublin gangland attackA man from a well-known criminal family has been shot dead in Dublin in an attack that has all the hallmarks of a gangland incident…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí to interview children of Dublin and Laois murder victimsGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the gun murders of Declan O’Reilly (32) and Gerard Eglington (27) in Dublin and Laois on Monday are hopeful…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Two arrested over Garda surveillanceTwo suspected dissident republicans were questioned today after surveillance equipment was seized in a hotel room overlooking…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí examine similarities in Dublin and Laois gang murdersFEUDING: GARDAÍ ARE trying to determine whether similarities between the murders on Monday of Declan O’Reilly (32) in Dublin…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Recent spate of violence belies fall in crime since recession beganANALYSIS: THE PERIOD since last Friday has been a bloody one in the Republic, with violent crime firmly pushing the financial…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in Dublin in front of sonA MAN was shot dead in front of his young son last night in the second gangland-style shooting in one dayTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Drug centre for mothers closes doors to new casesTHE ONLY residential drug treatment centre in the State for mothers and their young children has stopped taking new referrals…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí say they know identity of most who fired funeral shotsGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have identified most of the dissident republicans involved in firing shots over the coffin of Real IRA member…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Two held after fatal Ballymun stabbingGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have identified those behind the murder of man who was stabbed to death outside his home in north Dublin …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hold 17 over shots fired at funeralGARDAÍ HAVE conducted a high-profile operation across Leinster against dissident republicans as part of the investigation into…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Civilian appointed as military judgeA CIVILIAN has for the first time been commissioned into the Irish Defence Forces to take up the position of military judge in…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Woman in 'lying eyes' case out of jail earlySHARON COLLINS, the woman jailed for trying to hire a man to kill her partner and his two adult sons, has been released early…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Gun victim's family lodge complaint over gardaíTHE FAMILY of Real IRA leader Alan Ryan has said his funeral was “a fitting tribute to the best ideals of republicanism”.Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Man found dead in city flat stabbed 60 timesGARDAÍ BELIEVE a man found dead in a wardrobe in the Dublin flat where he lived had been stabbed more than 60 times.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Shatter decries paramilitary trappingsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has described as “reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable” the public show of paramilitary…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Garda concern shooting will lead to feudGARDAÍ ARE concerned that the shooting dead of well-known dissident republican Alan Ryan will lead to protracted feuding between…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Man shot dead in gangland style attackA MAN shot dead in a gangland style attack was regarded by gardaí as a leading member of one of the most dangerous crime gangs…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Suspect in woman's murder in Dundalk arrestedGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the beating to death of mother of three Jacqueline McDonagh in her Co Louth home were last night questioning…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Woman's death to be treated as murderGARDAÍ have upgraded to a murder inquiry their investigation into the death of a woman at her home in the early hours of yesterday…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí used pepper spray 3,500 times in three yearsGARDAÍ HAVE used pepper spray on almost 3,500 occasions since the so-called “less than lethal” weapon was rolled out across the…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Over 980 on burglary charges in crime driveGARDAÍ HAVE arrested 1,700 burglary suspects and charged more than 980 people in the first months of a major campaign against…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Illegal trade in cigarettes, fuel and cannabis heats up as criminals seek quick profitsANALYSIS: The traditional drugs trade is declining but other crimes are on the up in the recessionThu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí in Co Kildare question man after death of woman at her homeGARDAÍ WERE last night questioning a man about the sudden death of a woman in Co Kildare at the weekend.Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Woman questioned over man's death releasedGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the murder of Walter Plunkett in Co Wexford have released without charge a woman they had questioned about…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí fear crime rates will be used to justify closuresTHE TWO biggest organisations representing Garda members have expressed fears the Government may use data indicating low levels…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Woman released over Wexford deathA 50-year-old woman arrested in connection with the murder of an 84-year-old man in Wexford was released from custody this evening…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
'Criminals don't go to Garda stations - you want guards on streets'Case study: Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford IN COURTOWN Harbour, Co Wexford, local shopkeeper and post office owner Declan Dunbar…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Fearing a future without a Garda station nearbyDAY 3: RURAL CRIME As the Government finalises the next round of Garda station closures, a community in north Wexford is concerned…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Murder inquiry into death of Wexford manGARDAÍ HAVE begun a murder investigation following confirmation that an 84-year-old man found dead in Ballyedmond, Co Wexford…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí concerns over closuresThe two biggest organisations representing Garda members have expressed fears the Government may use data indicating low levels…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
'Criminals don't go to Garda stations - you want guards out on the streets'Case study - Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford: In Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford, local shopkeeper and post office owner Declan Dunbar…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
West Dublin suburbs top burglary black-spot listSUBSTANTIALLY MORE burglaries are reported in the west Dublin suburbs of Tallaght and Blanchardstown than anywhere else in the…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Burglary bucks the trend as recession fuels need for cash and alternative criminal careerBurglary is one of the few categories of crime that has increased in recent yearsMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
The career burglarINTERVIEW: A couple of times I called a taxi and got them to collect me at the gaffMon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
The burglar who uses taxis to collect him from break-ins“I think I must have a bit of the kleptos in me; I’d rob anything,” says Ronny, a drug addict and by his own admission a serial…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Dublin suburbs top burglary listSubstantially more burglaries are reported in the west Dublin suburbs of Tallaght and Blanchardstown than anywhere else in the…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
