
Judges vent frustration over Government plans to cut payouts
- Crime & Law
- February 15, 2019, 01:00
Chief Justice ‘irritated’ he only learned of Minister for Justice’s proposals in newspaper

Chief Justice asked to form committee to cut injury payouts
- Crime & Law
- February 14, 2019, 06:14
Interim committee would focus on whiplash and other soft-tissue injuries

Half of barristers experience threats in their work, survey finds
- Crime & Law
- February 14, 2019, 00:37
Family law cited as most dangerous practice area by 44% of respondents

Diversion of €10m from forensic lab will not delay completion
- Politics
- February 13, 2019, 09:16
‘Something went wrong’ with children’s hospital tender process, Donohoe says

Special Care Units: The hidden juvenile detention system
- Social Affairs
- February 13, 2019, 00:31
None of the 14 children in these ‘very robust’ units has been convicted of a crime

Facilities for violent children half-full despite ‘unprecedented’ demand
- Social Affairs
- February 13, 2019, 00:19
Assaults on staff and resignations result in Special Care Units running under capacity

Gardaí assist Spanish police seeking Carl Carr murder suspect
- Crime & Law
- February 11, 2019, 15:27
Dublin man (38) was beaten to death in resort town on Costa Brava last year

Special gardaí to review domestic murders to ‘improve services’
- Crime & Law
- February 10, 2019, 15:59
Women’s Aid disappointed at limits of proposed reviews

Drug debts: First come bullets in the post. Then the family home is firebombed
- Crime & Law
- February 9, 2019, 06:00
Criminals’ primary targets are not the addicts who owe them money but their mothers

Man arrested in connection with Strokestown probe released without charge
- Crime & Law
- February 6, 2019, 11:59
Suspect arrested following search of Longford home

Man released after questioning over backpacker murder in Co Antrim
- Crime & Law
- February 6, 2019, 10:27
Inga Maria Hauser was 18-years-old when she went missing shortly after arriving in Larne in 1988

€800 million: Ex-garda is behind biggest maritime drugs bust in history
- Crime & Law
- February 5, 2019, 01:00
‘It’s a huge loss financially and operationally to people involved in the flow of cocaine’ – Michael O’Sullivan of Maoc

Codeine overdoses down 33% since 2010 painkiller restrictions
- Crime & Law
- February 4, 2019, 03:00
Drop could be used to support even stricter curbs on such products, study authors argue

Ex-RTÉ correspondent claims station has little interest in regional news
- TV, Radio, Web
- February 3, 2019, 17:31
Damien Tiernan: ‘If you look at the figures I was effectively working one day a week’

Large portion of €1bn Cape Verde cocaine seizure 'destined for Ireland'
- Crime & Law
- February 3, 2019, 15:30
Nearly ten tonnes of drug found when ship was forced to dock at island off African coast

Gardaí receive intelligence on thousands of hackers from Europol
- Crime & Law
- January 31, 2019, 00:01
The information could lead to the arrest of those involved in attacks on State websites

Officials dispute claim that rough sleepers were denied beds in cold weather
- Crime & Law
- January 30, 2019, 20:36
Charity says at least 86 people could not get a bed on Tuesday - a figure repeated in the Dáil

Number of multi-death crashes in Donegal ‘staggering’, says Ross
- Crime & Law
- January 30, 2019, 01:00
‘These sorts of tragedies have gone on for too long,’ says Minister after death of four men

Garda arrested on suspicion of taking payments from crime gang
- Crime & Law
- January 30, 2019, 00:50
Limerick-based garda suspected of supplying information to Rathkeale Rovers gang

Ex-garda accused of helping fabricate evidence against Downey
- High Court
- January 28, 2019, 17:50
Court reserves judgement on extradition of alleged IRA bomber on NI murder charges

Immigrants facing revocation of citizenship not entitled to legal aid
- Crime & Law
- January 28, 2019, 00:53
Committee established in 2018 to remove citizenship from those who obtained it fraudulently

Rural crime initiative abandoned due to poor uptake by farmers
- Crime & Law
- January 24, 2019, 01:00
Theft Stop to be replaced by sophisticated property marking scheme

Court to hear case of man denied citizenship based on ‘secret’ evidence
- Crime & Law
- January 24, 2019, 01:00
Government says it cannot disclose evidence for ‘national security’ reasons

Hutch-Kinahan feud is ‘not going away’, Garda official says
- Crime & Law
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
Assistant Garda Commissioner predicts the gangland dispute will be ‘intergenerational’

‘Gougers’ making life miserable for Dublin families, council told
- Crime & Law
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
Concern at lack of sanctions for anti-social tenants

Garda arrest four in terrorism financing investigation
- Crime & Law
- January 22, 2019, 13:27
Specialist units carry out six morning raids on properties in Dublin

Meath man is first to be convicted of paying for sex
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 20:05
65-year-old fined €200 under 2017 law after being caught in a raid on west Dublin brothel

Ex-Irish DPP to investigate alleged ethics breach by Nicola Sturgeon
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 11:20
James Hamilton now works as independent advisor to Scottish Government

How #MeToo is influencing rape trials in Ireland
- Crime & Law
- January 21, 2019, 00:04
Social media campaigns and attitudes to drink and attire are ‘elephant in the room’

Man convicted of terror offences attempts to stop stripping of Irish citizenship
- Crime & Law
- January 19, 2019, 00:01
Ali Charaf Damache would be the first person to have citizenship revoked

Gardaí believe Swords murder linked to local drugs trade
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 15:00
Zach Parker (23) had cocaine-related conviction and is believed to have had significant debt

Sportsman arrested over alleged sex assault in Dublin
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 08:55
Suspect released and file to be sent to DPP in connection with December 9th incident

How to target juvenile crime gangs? Hit them in the middle management
- Crime & Law
- January 18, 2019, 01:00
Half of youth crime carried out by 3 per cent of offenders, according to new research

Google was asked to remove 249 search results by State agents
- Politics
- January 17, 2019, 00:44
Tech giant has received removal requests from elected representatives and judiciary

Jailed anti-eviction activist is a serial litigant who stood for the Dáil
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2019, 00:31
Ben Gilroy has been involved in at least 16 legal actions, mainly by or against banks

Cork addiction charity agrees to stop insulting clients
- Crime & Law
- January 15, 2019, 01:00
Addicts say they are verbally abused and left in hysterics by ‘horrible’ counselling sessions

Cannabis: More people seeking treatment as strength doubles
- Crime & Law
- January 12, 2019, 05:00
Modern variants ‘like taking an acid trip’, with spike in addiction and psychosis

From soapbar to skunk: the ever increasing strength of cannabis
- Crime & Law
- January 12, 2019, 05:00
Cannabis herb and resin available in Ireland over twice as strong as a decade ago

Two to face trial on charges of money laundering
- District Court
- January 10, 2019, 17:25
Davidson and Daly alleged to have tried to conceal €33,000 in criminal proceeds

Gardaí seek four teenagers after man assaulted in Lucan
- Crime & Law
- January 10, 2019, 16:11
Victim being treated for serious head injuries after incident on Wednesday afternoon

Alleged Isis fighter could face 10 years in prison in Ireland
- Crime & Law
- January 9, 2019, 01:00
Belarus native, naturalised as an Irish citizen in 2010, held by Kurdish forces in Syria

Islamic State suspect captured in Syria was radicalised in Ireland
- Crime & Law
- January 8, 2019, 01:00
At least five others were recruited by same figure to fight in Middle East, gardaí believe

Woman dies after car collides with truck in Co Kerry
- Irish News
- January 7, 2019, 21:42
Garda appeal for witnesses to crash at Woodford, 2km outside Listowel

Irish ‘Isis terrorist’ captured in Syria was on Garda watchlist
- Crime & Law
- January 6, 2019, 19:23
Kurdish-led forces announce they have detained 45-year-old man with Irish passport

Student who died at the Cliffs of Moher has been identified
- Irish News
- January 6, 2019, 12:46
Indian embassy working to repatriate remains of 26-year-old following fatal fall

Timing of Jasmine McMonagle’s murder still unknown
- Crime & Law
- January 5, 2019, 00:26
Authorities trying to establish if she was killed before or during armed stand-off

Irish man appears in New York court in connection with death
- Crime & Law
- January 4, 2019, 20:10
Danny McGee from Longford found with head injuries outside Gaslight Bar in Queens

Donegal mother of two (27) called gardaí shortly before she was killed in attack
- Irish News
- January 4, 2019, 11:27
Jasmine McMonagle found dead at her home in Killygordon, east Donegal

Government agencies banned from buying single-use plastics
- Environment
- January 4, 2019, 00:01
Departments told to implement green plans for cutting waste in official effort to ‘lead way’

Cabinet gives green light to anti-money laundering Bill
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 20:28
Bill will enact EU directive and tackle use of cryptocurrencies in terrorism

Dublin synagogue defaced with swastika graffiti
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 15:18
Gardaí treating vandalism as criminal damage offence

Suspect in take-away shooting released without charge
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 10:41
Gardaí say files on two suspects will be prepared for DPP

Garda to bypass public appointments process to fill key roles
- Crime & Law
- January 3, 2019, 00:45
Private recruiters to be used to source civilian staff

Gardaí continue to treat pizza-shop shooting as a botched robbery
- Crime & Law
- January 2, 2019, 09:49
Teenager released without charge on Wednesday; man (44) remains in custody

Father and son in custody over shooting of fast food workers
- Crime & Law
- January 2, 2019, 01:00
Men arrested over Raheny shootings suspected in string of similar robberies

Investigation after man with bullet wounds presents at hospital
- Crime & Law
- January 1, 2019, 12:27
Man discharged himself shortly after arriving at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown

Sligo gardaí stop car containing five unbelted children
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2018, 17:44
Driver arrested on multiple road traffic charges after endangering ‘entire family’

Brisk 2018 marks busiest year yet for Criminal Assets Bureau
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2018, 16:47
Agency that pursues proceeds of crime now has almost 1,000 targets in its sights

Progress ‘unlikely’ in investigation of sportsman rape claim
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2018, 15:09
Alleged victim yet to make formal complaint to gardaí

Is prison the right place for one of Ireland’s most dangerous inmates?
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2018, 00:01
Family of Alan Ellis convinced he is not getting the treatment his condition merits

Eleven people arrested for drink-driving on Christmas Day
- Crime & Law
- December 26, 2018, 14:48
Numbers arrested this Christmas are down on previous years despite tougher laws

Children in detention centre decide to stay locked up over Christmas
- Crime & Law
- December 24, 2018, 01:00
Homelessness, addiction and violence mean many decline temporary release

A captive audience: How Oberstown educates its young residents
- Crime & Law
- December 24, 2018, 01:00
Under-18s facility is probably one of the best-resourced schools in the country

Man killed in west Dublin had links to Hutches and Kinahans
- Crime & Law
- December 23, 2018, 15:50
Eric Fowler (34) shot as he arrived home at Blakestown Cottages on Saturday night

Garda attempt to cover-up assault on armed raider ‘deplorable’
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 19:13
Suspect was kicked in the face by unidentified officer after 1998 robbery, inquiry says

Gardaí in rural areas much more likely to call in sick
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 18:53
Over half on sick leave were out for a month or more with one garda on leave for 10 years

Sinn Féin TD tells KBC bank his party will not stand for the eviction of Irish people
- Irish News
- December 21, 2018, 17:46
Two men arrested in connection with attack on security workers in Strokestown have been released

Gardaí release two men arrested over Roscommon violence
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 14:26
Pair were suspected of being part of group who attacked security workers

Judge refused to leave Smithfield courtroom despite bomb threat
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 01:00
Susan Ryan defied order of man who claimed to have brought explosive device into court

Extra security for family court approved three days before hoax bomb
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 01:00
Major review of security arrangements under way after controlled explosion

Tension increases around family courts coming up to Christmas
- Crime & Law
- December 21, 2018, 01:00
Man who told court he had a bomb and gun was aggrieved with his ex-wife and her solicitor over access to his children

Almost 10,000 in emergency accommodation for Christmas
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 22:03
Minister says increase of 244 in number of people without a home expected due to rough sleeper move

Sittings resume at Smithfield court following controlled explosion
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 12:07
Courts Service express serious concern at hoax bomb incident
Five cases consumed 23% of compensation budget for crime victims
- Crime & Law
- December 17, 2018, 01:30
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal’s fixed budget has led to large build-up of cases

Garda Reserve expansion halted after Future of Policing criticisms
- Crime & Law
- December 17, 2018, 01:00
Drew Harris’s launch of review to initiate large-scale Garda reform laid out by commission

Catalogue of fire-safety issues leaves owners facing bills of up to €26,000
- Irish News
- December 17, 2018, 01:00
St James’s Wood complex built by respected Cosgrave Property Group in 2000

Dublin apartment owners face €3m bill after fire risks found
- Irish News
- December 17, 2018, 01:00
St James’s Wood, in Kilmainham, not built to fire-safety certificate requirements

TD calls for calm after eight security guards injured in eviction house attack
- Crime & Law
- December 16, 2018, 12:26
Number of vehicles set on fire and dog killed after overnight attack in Co Roscommon

New high-security unit for State’s most violent prisoners to get its first inmate
- Crime & Law
- December 15, 2018, 01:00
The specialist facility will accommodate up to 10 of Ireland’s most dangerous prisoners

Cost of Garda reforms will mean 200 fewer recruits in 2019
- Crime & Law
- December 14, 2018, 02:00
Commissioner to recruit 600 new gardaí, and increase numbers on frontline duty

Four homeless families living in Coolmine drug rehab centre
- Social Affairs
- December 14, 2018, 01:11
Housing crisis means mothers often have to spend much longer in residential treatment

State has forgotten how to run Border security, says retired general
- Crime & Law
- December 13, 2018, 17:49
Border ‘strong points’ and patrols needed to enforce customs and migration post-Brexit

Victim of Waterford axe attack named locally as man questioned
- Crime & Law
- December 13, 2018, 17:27
Man in custody following suspected murder in Waterford

First female Prison Service director general appointed
- Crime & Law
- December 13, 2018, 13:54
Caron McCaffrey has been working in the prison service for 18 years

‘He is an unusual celebrity’: Colourful career of Estonian hitman foiled by gardaí
- Crime & Law
- December 13, 2018, 00:08
Criminal jailed for planning murder on behalf of Kinahans known as ‘the butcher’

Man shot with ‘bean-bag’ round as gardaí called to direct provision centre
- Crime & Law
- December 10, 2018, 19:55
Man, in his 30s, said to have doused himself with petrol during incident in central Dublin

Provocation defence widely used in murder trials despite calls for change
- Crime & Law
- December 8, 2018, 01:03
If accused can subjectively show they felt provoked manslaughter verdict can be given

Olding’s barrister suggests most alleged rapists should not receive anonymity before conviction
- Crime & Law
- December 8, 2018, 01:00
‘The argument is that why should someone who’s up for rape be entitled to anonymity when if they are up for murder they are not’

Family of missing Trevor Deely pin hopes on new DNA technology
- Crime & Law
- December 8, 2018, 01:00
Relatives say they hope to generate leads on 18th anniversary of 22-year-old’s disappearance

Judgment unlikely to lead to Graham Dwyer’s freedom
- Crime & Law
- December 6, 2018, 16:33
Ruling on use of phone metadata could severely impact gangland investigations

Facebook takes down posts about garda in Longford shooting
- Crime & Law
- December 5, 2018, 20:15
Online threats were made against detective but gardaí said he was not under armed protection

Law Society reports 41 solicitors to Garda for suspected offences
- Crime & Law
- December 5, 2018, 01:00
Most offences related to suspect money laundering uncovered by regulatory body

Injured dog sought after garda’s gun discharged in Co Longford
- Crime & Law
- December 5, 2018, 01:00
Detective sergeant to face Gsoc inquiry for shooting man in leg during confrontation

Cybercriminals targeting students for use as unwitting money launderers
- Crime & Law
- December 4, 2018, 19:11
Major operation identifies 420 ‘money mule’ accounts

Gardaí inquiring if incident linked to ‘chop shop’ discovery
- Crime & Law
- December 4, 2018, 12:56
Alsatian dog was shot and man received minor injuries

Ireland able to agree extradition deal with UK, conference hears
- Crime & Law
- December 3, 2018, 20:47
Brexit will curtail UK’s ability to extradite suspects from many EU member states

Kerry farmer killing: Provocation ‘a controversial defence’
- Crime & Law
- December 3, 2018, 20:05
Several legal authorities call for provocation to be replaced or codified in legislation

Gang feud puts Drogheda estate ‘on lockdown’
- Crime & Law
- November 15, 2018, 01:00
Tensions rising in Louth town over drugs turf war or gangs settling old scores

Callinan to be obliged to settle with McCabe if State settles
- Crime & Law
- November 14, 2018, 00:38
Decision to give former Garda chief legal representation under review, Taoiseach says

Gardaí to arrest three men in connection with referee attack
- Crime & Law
- November 13, 2018, 01:14
Daniel Sweeney expected to require a further two weeks in hospital for eye and jaw injuries