A loyalist at  an anti-Northern Ireland protocol protest:  One of loyalism’s grievances is that it feels subject to more law enforcement than republicans. Photograph:  Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

There are two types of loyalist disturbances now occurring in Northern Ireland: politically motivated and criminally motivated. The difference betwee(...)

Since last month, the Garda has been able to avail of Europol’s advanced “decryption platform” which is capable of breaking through security measures installed on specialist phones used by organised criminals. Photograph: Frank Miller

Ireland can now send password-protected data to the EU’s police agency for decryption in gangland and child sex abuse investigations, according to the(...)

Cocaine worth an estimated £1.6 million has been seized in Belfast. Photograph: National Crime Agency/Twitter

Cocaine worth an estimated £1.6 million (€1.86 million) has been discovered at Belfast Port. Adam Warnock, branch commander with the UK’s National (...)

Spanish police arrest a man in an operation targeting a drugs operation linked to Irish gangland criminal John Gilligan.

Police in Spain have raided a cannabis grow house facility they say was being used by the Spanish-based drugs gang that has been led by Dubliner John (...)

Many social media users have mocked Leave.EU’s move and accused it of hypocrisy

Leave.EU, a pro-Brexit campaign bankrolled by UKIP backer Arron Banks, has migrated its registered office for its website to Waterford so that it can (...)

Ronnie Hanna has been informed that he is not to face charges in relation to the £1.2 billion sale of Nama’s Northern Ireland assets portfolio to US investment fund Cerberus. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / The Irish Times

Former senior Nama executive Ronnie Hanna has been informed that he is not to face charges in relation to Project Eagle, the £1.2 billion sale of Nama(...)

Encrypted phones which can be remotely cleared of data now being used in organised crime, say Garda. Photograph: iStock

The Garda is to focus significant investment in the coming months on cybercrime, which senior officers expect will soon be a major front in the fight (...)

A videograb issued by Policia Nacional of  John Gilligan being arrested  in Alicante, Spain. Photograph: Policia Nacional/PA Wire

Dublin criminal John Gilligan was growing in confidence that he could retake a place in the Irish drugs trade as he slowly expanded a modest drugs and(...)

Peter Loughran is accused of eight offences, including conspiracy to possess and being concerned in the supply of cocaine and herbal cannabis. Photograph: Alan Betson

An All-Ireland winning GAA star charged as part of a major investigation into organised crime allegedly had up to £350,000 (€386,000) transferred into(...)

John Gilligan is pictured during a search operation in Alicante, Spain. Photograph: Videograb/Spanish National Police

Convicted drug dealer and former drug gang leader John Gilligan faces the prospect of spending most of the rest of his life in prison after being arre(...)

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