Conor Lally

Conor Lally

Security and Crime Editor

Conor Lally is Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times.

Woman and young boy killed in Co Offaly house fire

Blaze at Edenderry home extinguished by local fire service

Senior gardaí express annoyance over Defence Forces’ response to rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

Garda watchdog makes new appeal for information on man’s death after interaction with Dublin gardaí

Paul Butler (51) suffered fatal injuries after falling to ground in incident on O’Connell Street in Augustt

Rank and file gardaí ‘delighted’ with introduction of Tasers

Irish Council for Civil Liberties expresses concerns and says move will change force’s relationship with public

Proposal to tighten tax laws would stop Gerry Hutch taking Dáil seat

Veteran criminal Gerry Hutch can contest byelection despite €800,000 tax demand being contrary to laws for new TDs

Tasers – the five-second electric shock coming to frontline Irish policing

Devices and body cameras to be used by 128 gardaí for six months in Dublin, Waterford and Kilkenny pilot project

Afghan asylum seekers allegedly chased and ‘beaten for 20 minutes’ by gang in Dublin

Men say they were pursued and attacked by a gang, who also smashed windows of their car

Uniformed gardaí could be armed with Taser stun guns by Christmas

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to bring proposal to Cabinet on Tuesday

Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to Dublin

Additional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to Ireland

Candidate Hutch: Why Cab, the Spanish police and a State watchdog cannot stop his Dáil run

Gerry Hutch plans to run in Dublin Central byelection and mobilise first-time voters after tapping academics for advice

Gerry Hutch can take seat if he wins Dublin byelection due to gap in TD tax compliance law

Criminal Assets Bureau and Revenue pursuing criminal for almost €800,000 from allegedly undeclared income

Fraudsters posing as gardaí seek payment of ‘fines’ for ‘pornographic’ offences

Recipients of emails told they face prosecution for online crimes, including accessing images of child sexual abuse

Number of motorists caught speeding fell again last year despite rise in road deaths

Excess speeding is single biggest factor in many fatal and serious crashes, say safety experts

Gardaí believe father of eight was murdered and his remains dumped in makeshift grave

Three latest suspects questioned over 2019 killing of William Delaney (56) have been released without charge

Woman was sprayed with a substance and set on fire after answering door at house in Dublin

A man was also taken to hospital with injuries after the incident

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