
Tensions rise in direct provision centres as asylum claims hit 10-year high
- Crime & Law
- February 15, 2019, 02:00
Overcrowding in centres is now so ‘acute’ that maintenance work cannot be carried out

Man arrested over suspected one-punch killing in Co Kerry
- Crime & Law
- February 14, 2019, 11:41
Stephen O’Connor died after incident outside fast food outlet in Killorglin last Sunday

Name of Tom Oliver’s IRA killer no longer my information, says Harris
- Crime & Law
- February 13, 2019, 12:15
Garda Commissioner warns protesters targeting Ministers’ homes

Almost 3,500 gardaí in cases where youth crimes were not followed up
- Crime & Law
- February 13, 2019, 10:56
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said each failure had been sent to superintendents

Number of victims of crime drops to four-year low
- Crime & Law
- February 13, 2019, 09:17
Claims Ireland experiencing unreported crime epidemic debunked by Garda study

Garda associations may advance their own pay claim
- Crime & Law
- February 13, 2019, 00:01
GRA says it is coming under pressure from members

Drug dealer ‘caught with cocaine’ and luxury vehicle seized during Cab raids
- Crime & Law
- February 12, 2019, 13:42
Gardaí also seized two Audis, a Range Rover Sport and a Harley Davidson motorbike

Residency permit refusals rise after sham marriage clampdown
- Crime & Law
- February 11, 2019, 01:00
Vast majority of foreign nationals living in Ireland have gone through correct channels

Dublin killing: Father-of-three gunned down outside house on way to work
- Crime & Law
- February 8, 2019, 07:37
Gardaí name Darndale victim as John Lawless and issue fresh appeal for witnesses

Call for action to end ‘wide malaise’ in State’s defence sector
- Oireachtas
- February 7, 2019, 13:53
TDs told Reserve Defence Forces members’ group feels ‘fobbed off’ by Department of Defence

Woman and two men arrested over murder of Michael Keogh
- Crime & Law
- February 6, 2019, 19:54
Victim found dead in underground car park in Dublin’s north inner city in 2017

Family unhappy over review of contentious Shane O’Farrell killing
- Crime & Law
- February 5, 2019, 21:03
Victim (23) killed by criminal while cycling after litany of justice system mistakes

Gardaí raid 23 addresses over child sex abuse images
- Crime & Law
- February 5, 2019, 17:13
Addresses were identified for searching based on the users’ internet address

Two men charged over robbing spree in two counties
- Crime & Law
- February 5, 2019, 14:02
Garda helicopter scrambled to track raiders after burglaries in Wicklow and Wexford

Gardaí targeting dissidents make arms discovery in Co Louth
- Crime & Law
- February 1, 2019, 17:34
Mortar tube and ammunition linked to dissident republicans active along Border

Two new appointments made to Policing Authority
- Crime & Law
- January 29, 2019, 18:43
Appointment of Paul Mageean and Dr Vicky Conway approved by the government

Sharing videos on social media ‘not the way to report crime’ – Garda
- Crime & Law
- January 29, 2019, 18:01
Cyclists were asked by Garda Twitter account to remove videos

Garda tells cyclists to remove Twitter videos of motorists and vehicles
- Crime & Law
- January 28, 2019, 00:32
Garda cites ‘data protection’ as it tells users to take down videos featuring registrations

DPP begins contempt case against Irish Independent over rape trial collapse
- Crime & Law
- January 27, 2019, 16:07
Conviction for contempt can result in unlimited fines

Gardaí investigate drugs feud link in drive-by shooting in Dublin
- Crime & Law
- January 27, 2019, 07:56
Three people escape uninjured after several shots are fired at a house in Cabra

Ponzi scheme investor fails in bid to secure €556,000 from Cab
- Crime & Law
- January 26, 2019, 01:00
Derry man refused cash from fund as he introduced victims to scheme organiser

Medical worker accused of raping woman (80s) in Leinster hospital
- Crime & Law
- January 25, 2019, 14:06
Alleged attack happened on St Stephen’s Day

Suspected Isis fundraisers held in Dublin over Syria cash transfers
- Crime & Law
- January 23, 2019, 06:00
Suspects were not on Garda watchlist of Islamist extremists in Republic

Derry car bomb: four men being held for questioning by PSNI
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 02:33
Security sources concerned about potential for further violence in event of hard border

Derry bomb a wake-up call over security issues related to Brexit
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 00:16
Source says dissidents would seize on anything that furthered the capacity for terrorism

Zach Parker: The violent death of a ‘cardboard gangster’
- Crime & Law
- January 19, 2019, 00:37
The 23-year-old shot dead in Swords was a relative unknown in the gangland roll-call

Individual gardaí must not be ‘smeared’, says representative body
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 21:07
GRA claims failure in youth crime policing due to training and technology shortfalls

Gardaí investigate drugs link to Swords killing
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 06:37
Number of distraught people arrived at scene visibly upset and claiming to know victims

First gun murder victim of 2019 was 23-year-old Dubliner
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 06:31
Gardaí examining possible drugs motive for double shooting that left second man seriously injured in Swords

Juvenile crime failings may exist on a ‘wider scale’
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2019, 22:12
Garda chief deems inaction on 3,500 children a ‘failure’ amid fears for adult cases

Drew Harris honeymoon abruptly ended by ‘humiliating’ youth crime debacle
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2019, 21:01
Harris grilled by the Policing Authority about failings in the youth justice system

Gardaí never followed up on thousands of youth crimes, investigation finds
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2019, 15:38
Internal Garda review finds rape and firearm offences among 7,900 ‘overlooked’ crimes

State’s €50m prison site lies idle 15 years on from collapse of plan
- Crime & Law
- January 14, 2019, 01:22
Land bought for Thornton Hall super-prison offered to Land Development Agency instead

Thornton Hall prison site that cost State €51m offered for housing
- Crime & Law
- January 14, 2019, 01:14
Jail housing 2,200 envisaged in 2005 now regarded as ‘counterproductive’

Irish gang figure to appear in British court after arrest over guns, drugs
- Crime & Law
- January 13, 2019, 15:35
Thomas Kavanagh (51) was one of three arrested at Birmingham Airport

One of two members of Kinahan cartel arrested in UK is released on bail
- Crime & Law
- January 12, 2019, 17:11
The men who are from Dublin were detained in connection with supply of drugs and firearms in Ireland and the UK

Roscommon eviction: man quietly charged over attack
- Crime & Law
- January 11, 2019, 20:55
Gardaí feared unrest outside the courthouse if his appearance was flagged in advance

Garda dig for remains of missing doctor fails to uncover anything significant
- Crime & Law
- January 11, 2019, 12:48
Deirdre O’Flaherty’s car was found on Donegal beach on day she vanished

Criminal Assets Bureau target significant player in cross-Border smuggling
- Crime & Law
- January 10, 2019, 04:00
62-year-old is focus of Cab inquiry into property portfolio in Ireland and UK

Ex-IRA man with storied past now in Criminal Asset Bureau’s sights
- Crime & Law
- January 10, 2019, 01:00
Man who is focus of a smuggling inquiry has convictions for terrorism and robbery

Gardaí investigate claims Ardee murder suspect confessed in ‘selfie video’
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 22:02
People who knew suspect said they understood he suffered from mental illness bouts

Man (27) critically injured after shooting in Bray
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 21:24
The victim, who was shot in the chest, has a number of criminal convictions

CAB seizes Viagra in raids targeting leading former IRA man
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 13:14
Eight premises in Monaghan and Cavan searched as investigation continues

Call for more Garda training to enforce new domestic violence laws
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 12:02
Policing Authority chair concerned over killing of two women in their homes in one week

Woman killed with axe named as Elizabeth Piotrowska (57)
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 06:00
Suspect had close personal relationship with deceased woman and her husband

Man held after body of decapitated woman found in Co Louth
- Crime & Law
- January 8, 2019, 13:26
Gardaí describe scene of Ardee murder as “gruesome” but say “we’re not looking for anybody else”

Garda excavate lands in search for female GP missing since 2009
- Crime & Law
- January 8, 2019, 12:58
Dig comes after letter claimed to know exact location of remains of Dr Deirdre O’Flaherty who vanished in Donegal

Garda complainant raised series of concerns
- Irish News
- January 5, 2019, 00:32
Earlier complaints do not relate to senior officer suspended pending inquiry outcome

Suspended Garda officer set to retire in coming months
- Crime & Law
- January 5, 2019, 00:22
Only in cases where charge being pursued would process continue after retirement

Senior garda suspended pending ‘corruption in public office’ inquiry
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 20:40
Officer is being investigated on foot of a protected disclosure made late last year

Gsoc drops inquiry on conspiracy to damage McCabe’s reputation
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 01:00
Allegations created a media and political frenzy when they were first reported

Alleged plot to ‘bury’ Maurice McCabe never existed
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 01:00
Former commissioner knew media reports about Supt Cunningham and Sgt Martin were untrue

Senior Garda officer under investigation over alleged serious misconduct
- Crime & Law
- January 2, 2019, 22:39
Officer remains in his post as Gsoc inquiry into allegations continues

Georgians lead Irish asylum claims
- Social Affairs
- January 2, 2019, 01:00
Syria tops list of countries from where most new asylum seekers came in 2017

Number of asylum claims reaches 10-year high
- Social Affairs
- January 2, 2019, 01:00
Most of 3,500 asylum seekers in 2018 were from Georgia, then Albania and Syria

Two dead following separate road traffic incidents in one weekend
- Crime & Law
- December 30, 2018, 16:39
Motorcyclist (50s) dies in three-way crash in Co Limerick

Murder of Dubliner (34) may be linked to gangland feuding
- Crime & Law
- December 22, 2018, 19:43
Gardaí investigate attack in Blanchardstown on Saturday night

Roscommon eviction: Investigation begins into conduct of security men
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 01:00
KBC Bank will likely be asked to aid inquiry started by the Private Security Authority

Number of sex crimes reported to Garda now at all-time high
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 18:46
Increase in sex crimes reported to Garda coincides with period of #MeToo movement

Gardaí exonerated over shooting dead of Real IRA raider MacLochlainn
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 18:01
Garda’s inquiry into shooting heavily criticised by MacLochlainn Commission

Sittings resume at Smithfield court following controlled explosion
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 12:07
Courts Service express serious concern at hoax bomb incident

Gardaí identify several vigilantes who stormed Roscommon house
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 00:45
Gun and truck seized as gardaí focus on dissident republicans and local suspects

‘You’d be a pariah’: Stigma and risk make evictions unpopular in security sector
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 00:37
Financial reward not enough for many firms which fear reputational damage of videos on social media

Two men arrested over Roscommon eviction violence
- Crime & Law
- December 19, 2018, 13:40
Gardaí believe dissident republicans were involved in attack

Dissident republicans suspected in Roscommon house attack
- Crime & Law
- December 19, 2018, 02:00
Gardaí think attackers believed security workers had British military backgrounds

McGanns who returned to family house have the same legal status as protesters
- Crime & Law
- December 19, 2018, 01:00
‘You only have to look at the hate for gardaí on Facebook this week’

Roscommon eviction: bank faces hiring new security firm or returning to court
- Irish News
- December 18, 2018, 13:49
Adult siblings return to contested property after violent confrontation on Sunday

World Cup, Avicii and Meghan Markle: Ireland’s top Google searches in 2018
- Irish News
- December 13, 2018, 12:43
Google’s Year in Search reveals Ireland’s conflicted attitude to eating

Trans people significantly less trusting of Garda than general population
- Crime & Law
- December 12, 2018, 19:56
Only 8% of trans people described trust in gardaí as ‘very high’ compared with 43% of wider population

Pensioner dead after punch and fall in home
- Crime & Law
- December 12, 2018, 18:44
Suspect released and file to be prepared for the DPP

Woman allegedly raped in south Dublin after Christmas party
- Crime & Law
- December 12, 2018, 17:42
Gardaí appeal for witnesses following alleged assault in a car in Dublin 4 at the weekend

Gardaí underestimating level of hate crime by ‘at least 27%’
- Crime & Law
- December 11, 2018, 19:39
CSO review of data finds domestic violence cases often only recorded as assault

Limerick gang members arrested over vintage car scam
- Crime & Law
- December 11, 2018, 13:55
Many victims of scam are older people who have been targeted across the country

Woman claims she was raped in Dublin hotel by sportsman
- Crime & Law
- December 11, 2018, 10:24
Gardaí have begun gathering items that may have evidential value in the case

Sharp fall in criminal suspects sent from Republic to other EU states
- Crime & Law
- December 10, 2018, 00:39
Number surrendered to Republic from other EU states remains close to all-time highs

Taoiseach suggests justice system is ‘slow’ and could be more efficient
- Crime & Law
- November 30, 2018, 20:23
Thinly veiled criticism comes as Varadkar rejects call by judge for more appointments

Varadkar: No hard Brexit policing plans put in place
- Irish News
- November 30, 2018, 13:47
PSNI says it will need 400 additional officers if UK fails to agree EU exit deal

Man set for court over fatal Castleblayney crash
- Crime & Law
- November 29, 2018, 12:34
Driver faces serious criminal charges after Stephen Marron (47) is killed on Tuesday

Tributes paid to man killed as criminal rammed his car
- Crime & Law
- November 29, 2018, 01:05
‘Devoted’ husband and father of two was killed by man fleeing gardaí

Suspect in fatal crash on run from Garda for eight years
- Crime & Law
- November 29, 2018, 01:01
Driver faces serious criminal charges after Monaghan death on Tuesday night

Criminal Assets Bureau seizes vehicles worth €130,000 in raids
- Crime & Law
- November 28, 2018, 11:38
Two arrests follow nine searches in Dublin area and one in Galway

Elderly couple lay dead for several days in Kilkenny home
- Crime & Law
- November 23, 2018, 01:00
Postmortems awaited but carbon monoxide regarded as likely cause of deaths

Scouting Ireland contacted by 15 more people who say they were abused
- Social Affairs
- November 23, 2018, 01:00
The organisation has been contacted by over a dozen victims since abuse revelations

Errors continue with Garda’s classification of homicides despite controversy
- Crime & Law
- November 22, 2018, 19:44
Policing Authority says more proof needed to show all homicides investigated properly

Post-Brexit extradition cases with UK more open to challenge, says Chief Justice
- Crime & Law
- November 21, 2018, 19:37
European arrest warrant easier to execute

Last of John Gilligan’s property sold by Criminal Assets Bureau
- Crime & Law
- November 21, 2018, 13:33
Remaining bungalow and small plot of land sold by private treaty through Dublin agent

Kremlin insider set to be elected head of Interpol
- Europe
- November 20, 2018, 20:17
Russia decries US opposition to candidacy of Alexander Prokopchuk as ‘election interference’

Arson attack on car owned by garda in Dundalk investigated
- Crime & Law
- November 20, 2018, 10:15
No one in vehicle at time of firebomb incident not thought to be related to ongoing Louth feud

Possible cigarette smuggling link in Clive Staunton killing
- Crime & Law
- November 19, 2018, 01:00
Kinahan-Hutch feud link and personal dispute also being investigated by detectives

Some EU citizens may face post-Brexit Irish travel ban
- Crime & Law
- November 19, 2018, 01:00
Measure being examined aims to stop unwanted people ‘sneaking into Britain’ via State

Restrictions on reporting of court cases ‘very worrying’
- Crime & Law
- November 18, 2018, 20:28
Measures mean only ‘bona fide journalists’ and lawyers can tweet or report from trials

Gardaí seeking dash-cam footage after killing linked to Kinahan-Hutch feud
- Crime & Law
- November 17, 2018, 01:00
Dublin street trader Clive Staunton (50) was related by marriage to the Hutch family

Gardaí braced for Kinahan-Hutch feud to reignite after killing
- Crime & Law
- November 17, 2018, 01:00
Patrols to be stepped up in north inner city and suburbs such as Clontarf and Crumlin

May fights on in face of Eurosceptic coup to topple her over draft Brexit deal
- Politics
- November 17, 2018, 01:00
Prime minister gets boost after pro-Brexit minister Michael Gove decided not to resign, and trade secretary Liam Fox backed her

Kinahan cartel remains capable of killing despite intensive policing
- Crime & Law
- November 16, 2018, 16:35
Gardaí fear resumption of Kinahan-Hutch feud violence over Christmas and New Year

Fatal shooting of man in Kildare linked to Kinahan-Hutch feud
- Crime & Law
- November 15, 2018, 22:16
Dead man was in his 50s and had returned to his Leixlip home from Ireland football match

Crime kingpin shared multimillion-euro council payout
- Crime & Law
- November 14, 2018, 01:00
Robbery and drugs gang chief targeted by Cab was paid to leave State-owned property

Drogheda violence part of worsening feud between rival drugs gangs
- Crime & Law
- November 14, 2018, 00:47
Pipe bomb and arson attacks, an abduction and a stabbing follow earlier shooting

Gardaí seize vehicles from gang linked to rural robberies
- Crime & Law
- November 13, 2018, 14:56
Gang is suspected of being behind theft of Toyota Land Cruisers in Co Meath this year

Inside the Irish Prison Service’s new National Violence Reduction Unit
- Crime & Law
- November 9, 2018, 16:12
Facilities include double-skin doors, visitor boxes and a multipurpose room