Forensic expert says accused’s DNA found in semen staining on top found near girl’s body

Confusion among sellers and consumers about the legality of the cannabis derivative

Boot print on schoolgirl’s hoodie was ‘similar’ to pattern of boots worn by Boy A, trial hears

Forensic expert says girl’s blood found staining seven areas in derelict house

Move sparked by killing of Clodagh Hawe and her three sons by her husband Alan in Cavan in 2016

Former State pathologist Marie Cassidy said Ana met a ‘horrific death’

Judge reminds jurors to ignore media coverage of the murder trial over the weekend

Pathologist gives evidence of ‘severe and extensive injuries’ and evidence of asphyxia

Teenager discovered with ligature around her neck, sergeant tells court

Murder trial hears park ranger describing Boy A acting ‘like a rabbit caught in the headlights’

Garda musicians in backstage altercation at BBC event

Gardaí obliged to follow up clairvoyant lead in expanding hunt for vanished Bobby Ryan

Witness tells trial of seeing accused boy ‘in rough shape’ on day on alleged murder

Mr Justice Paul McDermott varies earlier blanket restriction at evening court sitting

‘I have no clue what happened to her,’ Boy B said in statement the day after alleged murder

Trial sees CCTV footage showing Boy A and Boy B in park where she was last seen

Teenager’s body was found in room in a disused farmhouse in Lucan, Dublin

Father says Ana set up fake social media accounts which she used to ‘bully herself’

Jurors told of blood-splattered scene where body was found and of signs of a struggle

Garda has faced criticism over number of prosecutions initiated since Act came into force

Jury selected for trial of teenagers accused of murdering schoolgirl in Lucan in 2018

Irish Prison Service says latest figures reflect the programme’s strict selection process

Increase in cannabis, cocaine, heroin seizures shows role of internet in narcotics trade

Groups are still ‘leagues behind’ jihadis and the far-right on use of digital, research finds

Members of Republican Sinn Féin, 32 County Sovereignty groups marched through Dublin

Ireland has remarkably few laws governing public demonstrations despite the number that occur

An estimated €200,000 had been removed from machines stolen from banks in Kells

Children out cycling near their home in Ballinasloe when they were hit by a car

In 2018, 4,549 acts like Ireland’s digger-assisted robberies occurred across 20 countries

Investigation was ordered following whistleblower’s claims of covert operations in prisons

Force sees sixfold increase in spending on hire cars, including for State security unit

Two gun attacks within two hours of each other linked to northwest Dublin drugs strife

Females were victims in 69% of older cases reported, compared to 89% of recent incidents

Bank account frozen and documentation taken from solicitor and accountant as gang targetted

SF wants ‘clarity’ on foreign police officers and bodyguards carrying firearms in State

Allegations of inspector doing work at Coolmore Stud surfaced in 2016 and again in 2017

The Kerins case is significant, but one constitutional law expert believes it does not go as far as some politicians seem to think

Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns likens those who say problem does not exist to climate change deniers

Bollard at Garda Headquarters damaged vehicle due to malfunction

About 150 Garda examiners to be replaced by civilians this year

Hold up in analysing parents’ computer means their children may be taken into care

Wider use of Garda checkpoints seen as a factor in higher number of drivers caught

Revelation comes amid concern at Drew Harris’s transportation south in PSNI vehicle

Admissions fell nearly 20% in two years after strict laws introduced, research shows

Maximum sentence for plotting to murder should be more than ten years says FF

Lisa Smith wants to come back to Ireland where people have ‘good manners’

PSNI vehicle carrying Harris damaged by security bollards

Suspect accused of abusing two children over five year period

Decision aimed at driving recruitment of ethnic minorities

Wexford garda are not treating death as suspicious

GAA star Philly McMahon unveils radical new rehabilitation programme for offenders

Garda watchdog currently working through 36 separate allegations of wrongdoing

Nobody injured in suspected murder attempt at Riversdale Community College

The North is seeing reforms, but the impact of the Jackson and Olding case is limited

Gardaí believe young people are carrying knives as they fear being attacked over drug debts

It is understood arrests of men aged between 24-38 are connected to ongoing Kinahan-Hutch feud

Committee told of need for law stopping killers benefiting financially

Study says hospital based treatment not suitable for homeless sufferers

Gang armed with sledge hammers and screwdrivers assault five people during burglary

Alleged Isis supporter is being held under armed guard in part of Al-Hawl camp

Alleged Isis supporter is being held under armed guard in part of Al-Hawl camp

Gardaí handed Eric Eoin Marques (33) to the FBI after six year legal battle

Direct intervention being contemplated as violence increases in Al-Hawl camp

‘I was in denial to accept a young, teenage boy premeditated to kill me’

‘I’m already in prison’, says Dundalk native suspected of association with Isis

Outgoing chief executive’s new salary will be about €120,000 after ‘substantial’ pay cut

Research contradicts earlier study showing decriminalisation led to greater uptake

‘Very dark cloud’ hanging over inner city community after death of woman (34) and man (70s)

FBI gathered almost all evidence against Eric Eoin Marques, who wanted Irish trial

Man in his 20s got away from prison officers during trip to St James’s on Wednesday

Concerns over false information increase ahead of European Parliament elections in May

Rising insurance premiums leads to 20% jump in cost of residential care

Additional Garda patrols outside mosques to reassure members of the community

About 70 per cent have signed including all senior officers

Former Air Corps member from Dundalk moved to Syria to allegedly join Isis

Suspect is thought to be well-known criminal involved in Ballymun-Finglas gang feud

Lisa Smith believed to be in Syrian refugee camp with wives of Islamic State fighters

Lisa Smith and her two-year-old child are understood to be in a camp in Syria

Issues raised around State’s responsibility to Smith and child

Lisa Smith (38) moved to Syria and married Isis fighter

Hotline for public to give anonymous tip-offs set up by Garda Anti-Corruption Unit

No national data on how many children in care come in contact with gardaí, report says

Sophisticated tech used to simulate child sex and ‘age down’ adult pornography

Department of Justice says Ireland has not ratified the Lanzarote Convention because of consultations with government agencies

Being recognised and not being believed is cited as one of the main worries for victims

Locals worry Hutch-Kinahan feud will continue at a low level amid Garda wind-down

Garda Commissioner to also face questions in relation to trial over David Byrne’s murder

Det Supt Colm Fox was found dead in Ballymun Garda station in February 2018

Patrick Hutch Jnr, acquitted on all charges, speeds from court on motorbike

Dariusz Alchimionek was convicted based on ‘perverse’ jury verdict, against judge’s advice

Callers impersonating companies often sound highly professional, gardaí warn

Incident occurred near Kill, Co Kildare early this morning

Machines will tell if vehicles are stolen, driver is unqualified, uninsured or unlicensed

Members of Fingal Battalion say they are protesting over proposed carbon tax changes

‘We’re protesting to let [Simon Harris] feel what it’s like, to be affected in his own home’

Chief Justice ‘irritated’ he only learned of Minister for Justice’s proposals in newspaper

Interim committee would focus on whiplash and other soft-tissue injuries

Family law cited as most dangerous practice area by 44% of respondents

‘Something went wrong’ with children’s hospital tender process, Donohoe says

None of the 14 children in these ‘very robust’ units has been convicted of a crime