Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher

Conor Gallagher is The Irish Times’s Crime Correspondent

The woman’s body was found early on Monday morning just outside the village of Lixnaw.
Death of woman in Co Kerry investigated by gardaí

Officers will be guided by results of postmortem on body found near Lixnaw

The victim was lured into the scam after striking up a conversation with a fake profile on a dating website. File photograph: Getty
Romance fraudsters cheat unsuspecting victim of €28,000

Two arrested following Garda operation targeting dating website running fake profiles

SSPX Resistance founder Richard Williamson. File photograph: Jens Falk/Reuters
Cork activist questioned over allegations of harassment by Christian fundamentalists

Woman arrested after allegations by Society of Saint Pius X Resistance

Dean Maguire from Tallaght was one of three people killed in a car that was travelling up the N7 the wrong way on July 7th. Photograph: Facebook
‘Not my place to make judgement’, says priest, after serial burglar’s ‘show funeral’

Screwdriver and torch among offerings at funeral of Dean Maguire following N7 crash

The man is being held at Tullamore Garda Station. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Gardaí seize €100,000 worth of cannabis in Offaly

Man (40s) detained following seizure of five kgs of the drug

The CSO warned the cancellations of emergency calls may have further impact on concerns about Garda data. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
CSO highlights continuing problems with Garda crime statistics

999 calls controversy shows need for ‘comprehensive end-to-end review’ of data recording

In one case an unknown male’s DNA was found at the scene of seven burglaries in Dublin between 2014 and 2020. File photograph: Getty
Potentially fatal synthetic imitation cannabis detected in State last year

Three deaths after substance exposure confirmed in United Kingdom and one in Sweden

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris apologised to the court on behalf of An Garda Síochána regarding any ‘inappropriate’ comments made about the legal profession: File photograph: The Irish Times
Garda chief apologises over officer’s remarks about legal profession

Court told gardaí tried to press women into leaving State, that solicitor just interested in money

In 2014, 84 people entered drug treatment for crack cocaine use. Last year that figure had increased to 414. Photograph: iStock
Number of people entering treatment for crack cocaine use rises by 400%

Women increasingly more likely to become addicted to drug – Health Research Board

Researchers postulated that medications such methadone and buprenorphine, which are used as therapeutic substitutes for heroin, may have a “protective effect” against Covid. Photograph: Getty Images
Methadone users may have better protection against Covid

Numbers of infections in people in treatment for heroin addiction far lower than expected

The funeral cortege of Karl Freeman makes its way to St Aidan’s Church in Jobstown on Monday. Photograph: Collin
Priest condemns behaviour at funeral for serial burglar

Last of three men killed in N7 crash buried on Monday

Under the new structure, the 14,500-strong Garda force will consist of up to 2,210 sergeants and 482 inspectors. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins
Garda promotions to be handled by Public Appointments Service

More than 200 sergeants set to be appointed under new regulations this year

Graham Taylor was buried in Bohernabreena cemetery in Dublin. File photograph: Facebook
Funeral takes place in south Dublin of second man killed in N7 crash

Graham Taylor died with two others after car burst into flames

Investigation into threatening and menacing phone calls to the personal numbers of chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan (left) and his deputy Dr Ronan Glynn is underway. Photograph: Colin Keegan/ Collins Dublin
Investigation under way after threatening phone calls made to Nphet members

Security for public health officials increased following posts on far-right Facebook pages

SSPX Resistance founder Richard Williamson travelled to the Cork branch last year. File photograph: Jens Falk/Reuters
Woman to be arrested over allegations from ultra-conservative religious group

Group’s founder gave anti-Semitic speech at Cork branch of SSPX Resistance last year

Dean Maguire (29) was killed along with two friends while travelling in a car on the wrong side of the N7 on Wednesday last week. Photograph: Facebook
Funeral takes place of father-of-two killed in N7 crash

Dean Maguire (29) killed with two friends when their car drove on wrong side of road

LÉ Niamh: Crew take part in exercises on the ship’s deck, which is currently moored on the Dublin quays. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Lack of sailors forces Naval Service to cancel patrol days

Due to ‘personnel issues’, 101 days lost so far this year compared to 28 last year

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Huge increase in arrests of foreign criminal suspects

State’s membership of EU system leads to increase in extradition cases

Col Quinlan also recommended that of the 33 men, five of them should also be awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry (MMG), the Irish army’s highest award.
Only one Jadotville siege Army veteran to get medal

Commanding officer of A Company, Col Pat Quinlan, should receive DSM – review group

Criminals are “changing tack” constantly in the area of cybercrime, Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll warned. Photograph: iStock
Garda struggling to tempt cybercrime experts from private sector

‘Further resources’ required to keep pace with criminals, committee hears

If all 2,000 bags are found to contain cocaine, as is suspected, the potential street value of the haul will be up to €35 million. Photograph: An Garda Síochána
Garda suspects €35m ‘cocaine coal’ shipment abandoned by nervous criminals

Only a handful of gangs could have carried out the complex smuggling operation

As of July 8th, 74 per cent of Covid fines have been issued to men and half have been issued on Saturdays and Sundays. Photograph: iStock
Majority of Covid law offenders refuse to pay fine

Thousands of District Court summonses currently being issued, Garda warns

An Garda Síochána will mark the centenary of its foundation next year. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
Garda to spend up to half a million on centenary medals and coins

Medals to be issued to serving and retired gardaí as well as dignitaries

The Department of Communications says the reforms are the result of an independent capacity review which was initiated before the HSE attack. File photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/ EPA
Government doubles cyber security director salary and promises 45 more staff

National Cyber Security Centre to receive €2.5m increase in annual budget

Targeted drug tests will also be carried out on gardaí who have previously tested positive for illegal substances. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Garda drug tests: 5% of force to be randomly selected each year

Random tests will look for traces of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and other drugs

Gardaí on patrol in Dublin city centre last month. Photograph: Tom Honan
Garda revises its policing of outdoor socialising in Dublin following criticisms

High-visibility patrols to be used instead of riot police, meeting hears

The Law Society said it has raised issues with the prison service in the past about the impact of security protocols on women solicitors. File photograph: The Irish Times
Prison Service in dock after lawyer allegedly told to remove bra

Access to client dependent on security protocol, but solicitor felt ‘targeted as a woman’

There have been 18-58 prosecutions for witness or jury intimidation each year since 2011. Photograph: Collins Courts
Just 27% of witness or jury intimidation cases result in conviction

Intimidation frequently cited as justification for retention of Special Criminal Court

The incident started early on Sunday morning when the coastguard was responding to a distress call involving an injured fisherman aboard the French Albator-2, northwest of Dingle. File photograph: The Irish Times
Coastguard helicopter back in operation following incident off Kerry

‘Hard fault’ identified as cause of warning light

The court heard that animals were kept in filthy conditions. File photograph: Getty
Woman found with dead, stolen dog avoids prison term

Judge tells reckless accused sentence avoided only because she is mother to three-year-old boy

The Air Corps put its aircraft on standby amid fears Rescue 115, a Sikorsky S92 helicopter, would have to ditch in the sea on its way back to base.
Air Corps craft placed on standby over fears Coast Guard helicopter would ditch in sea

Coast Guard craft leaves winch operator with injured fisherman over fear of sea crash

Last year, more than 24 per cent of Irish Army personnel were on overseas duty or in pre-deployment training, a proportion higher than any other military in the western world. Photograph: Alan Betson
Defence Forces struggling to find volunteers for peacekeeping missions

Troop retention crisis continues to impact organisation despite increased UN, EU commitments

Irish Defence Forces 99th Infantry battalion in the village of Kerfi in the Goz Beida region of Chad in 2009: Such complex missions are likely become the future for the Irish military. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Irish peacekeeping future: More specialised, complex and dangerous

Africa and peace enforcement likely new focus for Army’s missions, says Coveney

A German soldier from Minusma during a patrol in Mali in 2018. File photograph: Photograph: Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images
Irish troops in Mali avoid car bomb attack on base

Rangers were on patrol during incident which left 15 soldiers injured, three seriously

Two of the biggest cybercriminal gangs, REvil and DarkSide recently promised not to target sectors such as health and education. File photograph: iStock
Why has data stolen in the HSE cyberattack not yet appeared online?

Experts say they are surprised the criminals have not followed through on their threats

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris (centre); Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll; and Det Chief Supt Angela Wallis are pictured at a briefing on the force’s drug dealing blitz, Operation Tara, on Friday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin.
Gardaí to target street drug dealing as burden of Covid-19 duties eases

Commissioner says legalising drugs would make situation ‘far, far worse’

Eric Eoin Marques (36), from Dublin, is to learn his final sentence on September 15th next in Maryland Federal District Court, following eight years of legal proceedings in Ireland and the US. File Photograph: Paddy Cummins/PCPhoto.ie
Irish facilitator of child abuse imagery to receive up to 27 years in US prison

Eric Eoin Marques was extradited in 2019 following lengthy legal battle

The Defence Forces is entering an “irreversible decline” due to its inability to retain trained personnel, an Oireachtas Committee has heard. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Defence Forces entering ‘irreversible decline’ due to personnel crisis

Committee hears cadets planning their exits immediately after joining

Minister for justice Nora Owen following the removal for murdered journalist Veronica Guerin on June 29th, 1996. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
After the murder of Veronica Guerin in 1996, everything changed

Former minister for justice Nora Owen recalls the killing 25 years ago and its aftermath

Cannabis worth €740,000 was seized during an operation at Rosslare port on Friday afternoon.
Garda and Revenue find 37kg of cannabis on truck arriving from Europe

Investigation relates to ‘serious organised criminal activity’

Mandatory Hotel Quarantine facility at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry. File photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times
Russia among nine new countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine list

Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Tunisia also added to list

Gardaí dancing to the viral hit Jerusalema. Image: Twitter
An Garda Síochána awarded for viral Jerusalema video

Video of dancing gardaí received almost 5.5 million views on Facebook alone

Focus Ireland characterised the decision to lift eviction protections for families before the coronavirus pandemic is over as ‘dangerous and uncompassionate’. File photograph: Getty
Fewer homeless people, but increase in families bereft of home

Second consecutive month in which number of families without place to call their own has risen

“Restaurants and pubs will in many parts of the country operate at the pleasure of local gardaí. Discretion could mean that one restaurant maybe treated differently than another,” Peadar Toibin said. Photograph: iStock
Government to bring in emergency legislation for serving alcohol in outdoor areas this week

Taoiseach rejects claims Government is ‘fiasco factory’ in row over hospitality sector

A number of arrests relating to dissident republicanism were also made. File photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Arrests of jihadi terror suspects in Ireland more than tripled in 2020

Majority of 18 arrests related to suspected financing of terrorism

George Nkencho’s parents Blessing and Frank look on as their daughter Grateful Nkencho speaks to media outside the Coroner’s Court where the inquest into the death of George Nkencho was held at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
George Nkencho family asks inquest to examine policing of black community

Inquest told the 27-year-old died from ‘multiple gunshots wounds to the trunk’

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to issue a direction to all gardaí today that pubs and restaurants serving customers in temporary outdoor seating areas should not be penalised. Photograph: iStock
Drew Harris tells senior gardaí to apply ‘discretion’ in policing pubs and restaurants

Licenced premises which are acting responsibly will not be penalised or shut down

Psychopathy has always been a controversial diagnosis and is rarely applied, even in prisons. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Up to 70% of prisoners suffer from personality disorders

Treatment can be effective but is highly resource-intensive, says psychologist

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is due to brief the Policing Authority on the progress of the review on Thursday during a public meeting. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Garda Commissioner to face questions over cancelled 999 calls controversy

Internal review ongoing to determine how many calls ‘erroneously’ cancelled

Seating areas where customers can order and consume drinks have appeared in front of many pubs. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Gardaí say outdoor drinking in temporary seating areas illegal

Many premises obtained permission to set up extended outdoor areas

Gardaí are also investigating a handful of other violent incidents of a more minor nature. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Investigations launched into three separate stabbings in Dublin

The incidents on Saturday are not believed to be connected

The Irish Aviation Authority has urged that the military ‘should have full capability to detect potential aircraft infringements into our national airspace’. File photograph: RAF/PA
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defence

State unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authorities

Anthony O’Brien, former sergeant in the Defence Forces, has called for a public inquiry and redress for the victims of sexual abuse. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Department considers review into how it handles military abuse allegations

Dozens of allegations of sexual abuse collected by former army sergeant

The Working Group on Jury Service was established in 2018 to examine a range of issues including whether jurors should receive expenses and the potential widening of the jury pool. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’

Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final report

Anti-vaxxers: an Irish Freedom Party protester outside Custom House in Dublin in November 2020. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty
How to talk to the vaccine denier in your life

Anti-vax sentiment is strong among people who rely on social media for most of their news

Mountjoy Prison: there have been several significant outbreaks among prisons, including one in Mountjoy which affected 36 inmates. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Inmates being vaccinated on a prison-by-prison basis

Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation drive

Dr Lokesh Joshi described being made feel like an ‘inmate’ since entering the mandatory hotel quarantine system after returning from India following the death of his mother from Covid-19.
Professor criticises ‘dehumanising’ nature of mandatory hotel quarantine

Lokesh Joshi says he has felt like an ‘inmate’ since returning from India after his mother’s death

The suspect, who is aged in his late teens, was arrested by gardaí in Drogheda shortly after 4pm yesterday.
Man arrested after woman robbed at gunpoint in Drogheda

Man pointed what appeared to be a handgun at victim and pulled the trigger

Photograph: iStock
Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?

New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devices

Concerns have been raised by privacy advocates over the ‘broad’ nature of the Bill. Photograph: iStock
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwords

Suspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prison

Crest on a Garda car. Photograph: Frank Miller
Gardaí frustrated at senior management’s aversion to car chases

Revised Garda policy: ‘Pull back, it’s not worth the risk,’ members are increasingly being told

Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinated

Protest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programme

Margaret Molyneux (69) died at Watford General Hospital on July 5th, 2017.
UK police investigate death of Irish woman who was in psychiatric care

Margaret Molyneux’s daughter claims high dose of drug led to difficulty swallowing and choking

A wing in Mountjoy Prison. The Dublin prison recently recorded the largest Covid-19 outbreak in the prison system to date, with 36 inmates testing positive. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Just 2% of prisoners have been vaccinated to date

Irish Penal Reform Trust ‘dismayed’ inmates appear to have been ‘left behind’

Fishery protection is the core role of the Naval Service, which has been hit particularly hard by the manpower crisis impacting the entire Defence Forces
Ireland had to rely on EU ship to patrol fishing waters due to Naval shortages

One third of fishery patrols cancelled by Naval Service so far this year

The HSE has said 520 patients are affected. File photograph: iStock
HSE confirms data of 520 patients published online

Ireland’s reputation at risk due to lack of cybersecurity investment, Ibec warns

The scene of an armed siege at Whitechapel Grove, west Dublin on Tuesday night. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
Two gardaí remain in hospital following west Dublin shooting

Man in custody after firing from home during armed siege at housing estate in west Dubli

Armed gardaí at a house siege in west Dublin. Photograph: Gary Ashe Two Gardai shot and seige at a house on Whitechapel grove, Blanchardstown.Pic shows a sharp shooter entering the scene.Pic Gary Ashe 24/5/2021
Dublin shooting: Two gardaí shot by man who opened fire from house

Man arrested following massive Garda operation at Whitechapel Grove, Clonsilla

Maj General Maureen O’Brien at Cathal Brugha Barracks. She will serve as one of two military advisors to the UN secretary general on peacekeeping operations. Photograph: Tom Honan
State’s first female major general takes seat ‘at highest table in the world’

Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien says her promotion shows ‘women can achieve high ranks’

A change in the law which means people do not face automatic detention in the Central Mental Hospital after pleading insanity is the most likely explanation for the increase in such pleas, a researcher has said. File photograph: Alan Betson
Insanity pleas during homicide trials rise threefold

Increase in insanity pleas followed abolition of mandatory detention in such cases

The criminal gang had threatened to release or sell masses of sensitive data taken during the attack on Monday unless it received a ransom payment of €16.4 million. Photograph: iStock
HSE cyber attack: No mass dump of patient data as criminals’ deadline passes

Data relating to sexual assault victims not compromised in attack

There has been no evidence of stolen HSE data having been published online early on Monday but there the expectation is that some will be published. Photograph: iStock
No evidence so far of data emerging online but move by criminals expected

Public advised to report any contact regarding personal information to gardaí

Irish Air Corps crewman Sgt Diarmaid Corcoran of the 301 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, with his Gen 3 AN/AVS-9 White Phosphor NVG (night vision goggles), which are the latest generation and military-grade technology, before a night-time training flight on an AW139 helicopter from Baldonnel Aerodrome. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
See for miles: Testing Air Corps’ €13,000 night-vision goggles

On a night-time mission over Dublin and Wicklow, the visual range was impressive

Garda sources expect the gang will follow through on its threat, possibly by drip-feeding the release of information. File photograph: Getty
Cyberattack: HSE braced for release of stolen patient data

Plans to counter leak drawn up with Garda, data protection chief and social media firms

The Government is adamant no money will be handed over to the hackers. Photograph: iStock
Give me a crash course in... the Wizard Spider cyber attack

The group of cybercriminals hacked the HSE, saying they will leak confidential patient data

Deirdre Morley will appear again before the Central Criminal Court on May 31st when the court will hear from a forensic psychiatrist on her current condition.
Morley could be released ‘within a year’ if condition remains stable

Court found woman suffering from temporary insanity when she killed her children

Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a press briefing at Government Buildings on Friday evening. Photograph: Gareth Chaney / Collins Photos Dublin
HSE hack: Decryption key ‘did not come from diplomatic channels’

Taoiseach says extra resources have been earmarked to ‘stay ahead of the hackers’

Deirdre Morley and Andrew McGinley pictured with their children Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley.
Deirdre Morley case: Inquiry into treatment ‘imperative’, says mental health service

St Patrick’s had treated woman before she killed her three children

The key from the criminals has been verified as genuine and functional by cybersecurity experts working for the HSE and the National Cyber Security Centre. However, it is described as ‘buggy’ and ‘flawed’. Photograph: iStock
HSE cyberattack: New Zealand company offers decryption tool in response to attack

The hope is that the software offered free of charge may speed up restoration of the HSE systems

A childcare worker in the Hyde and Seek creche pushed a colleague who was holding an infant and threatened to kill her, the Labour Court has been told. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times.
Former Hyde and Seek worker alleges colleague pushed and threatened her

Creche denies Jade Byrne Hoey’s claims that it discriminated against her due to her youth

If there is a silver lining, it is that it will presumably light a fire under the Government to update the State’s archaic IT systems and cybersecurity services. Photograph: Getty Images
To pay or not to pay: HSE faces a choice between ‘two evils’ following cyberattack

Russian cybercrime gang members like to portray themselves as ‘professionals’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: insists funding has been “significantly increased” for the National Cyber Security Centre this year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
State spending on cybersecurity criticised as ‘paltry’

Taoiseach defends threefold increase to €5.1m in funding of agency this year

‘If the criminals are attacking targets in the West, Putin is not going to stop them.’ Photograph: iStock
Dark web ‘dump sites’ being monitored for HSE data after hack

Expert says it is ‘highly unlikely’ gang believed to be based in Russia will be caught

Cybersecurity officials are monitoring the dark web for evidence of data from the HSE ransomware attack being dumped online. Photograph: iStock
Cabinet to be briefed over fears patients’ data will be ‘abused’ by cybercriminals

Disruption caused by cyberattack likely to continue ‘well into this week’

A view of the Dublin crest at Croke Park. Dublin footballers will not face any sanctions for Covid-19 breaches. Photo: Ryan Byrne/Inphi
Dublin football team will not face sanctions for Covid-19 breaches

Organisers of training sessions at Innisfails GAA club will not face prosecution

Testing of Mountjoy’s 700 prisoners started last week with 19 positive results returned by Monday. File photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times
Mountjoy hit by largest prison coronavirus outbreak to date

Contact tracing is ongoing after 19 prisoners test positive, says Prison Service.

A Belfast law firm is demanding that Twitter provide the details of users of anonymous accounts allegedly linked to the ex-Sunday Independent columnists Eoghan Harris (pictured). File photo: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times.
Law firm demands Twitter hand over user details of anti-Sinn Féin accounts

Ten accounts allegedly linked to ex-Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris shut down

A rifle with a silencer. Licenses for silencers are most commonly granted for small calibre rimfire rifles used for hunting rabbits and other small animals regarded as pests to farmers. Image: iStock
Number of legal silencers for firearms up 20% in two years

Devices are used to mask the sound of a shot, and are popular with hunters

Eoghan Harris in 2012. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Eoghan Harris-linked Twitter account under Garda investigation

Anti-Sinn Féin account frequently targeted journalists and other public figures

Keane Mulready-Woods, who was 17 at the time of his death. File photograph: Garda/PA Wire
Sixth arrest made in Mulready Woods investigation

Suspect detained after being arrested in Dublin prison on Saturday

Writer and former senator Eoghan Harris was dropped by the Sunday Independent as a columnist after management learned he was contributing to an anti-Sinn Féin Twitter account. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Eoghan Harris’s secret account discovered as a result of poll data

Sunday Independent columnist dropped by paper over involvement in anti-SF account

According to research from NUI Galway released earlier this week, 31 per cent of women under 30 say they will not take the vaccine or are not sure. Photograph: iStock
Why are women more hesitant to get the Covid-19 vaccine?

Experts cite fertility concerns, ‘conspirituality’ and distrust of the Irish health system

Kathleen Chada said she was happy that her boys were part of the change. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
Kathleen Chada welcomes lifting of ban on naming child victims of homicide

Sons Eoghan and Ruairí who were murdered by their father in July 2013

Eoghan Harris was dropped by the Sunday Independent. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Twitter suspends nine accounts linked to profile used by Eoghan Harris

Sunday Independent drops writer and former senator for anonymous account activity

A total bar on naming children who have been the subject of court cases came into effect last October following a Court of Appeal ruling. Photograph: Getty Images
Ban on naming child victims of homicide lifted from today

Advocates welcome amendment to Children’s Act signed into law last week

A US military aircraft armed with cruise missiles. File photograph. Photograph: US Air Force/Getty
US defence contractor fined for exporting sensitive blueprints to Ireland

Honeywell manufactures aircraft and missile components for US military

Gardaí investigating the alleged theft of over €1 million by an employee of a major Irish accountancy and auditing firm have arrested two more men. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Further arrests in alleged €1 million theft from major accountancy firm

Fourth suspect arrested by fraud gardaí on Tuesday

Baby shoes left by a mother and baby homes protest in Phoenix Park, Dublin. File photograph: Tom Honan
More than 30 people make criminal complaints about mother and baby homes in five days

Former residents urged to come forward if they were subject to or witnessed abuse

Gardaí have urged Donegal residents to report breaches of Covid regulations using the new hotline. Photograph: iStock
Donegal gardaí set up hotline for Covid breaches

Outbreaks have been linked to wakes, beach parties and birthday celebrations

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