Seven in every 1,000 use heroin in RepublicTHE REPUBLIC’S heroin problem is worse than in any EU country for which figures are available – and it also has the longest waiting…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Ahern rejects prison criticismsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has disputed suggestions that he or the Irish Prison Service is massaging inmate numbers to…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Prisoners jailed over fines released immediatelyPRISONERS JAILED by the courts for non payment of fines are having their fines waived on arrival at prison gates and are being…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate 'deleted accounts'TWO FORMER senior figures at Anglo Irish Bank are under investigation for allegedly lodging money on deposit in Anglo offshore…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Drug gang leaders held following Garda 'super raid'THE LEADERS of a major drug-trafficking gang are being questioned by gardaí in five counties following one of the biggest operations…Tue Nov 9 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí seize cash and cocaine in Galway raidGARDAÍ IN Galway have made their second significant cocaine seizure in a week and have confiscated an estimated €200,000 in cash…Sat Nov 6 2010 - 00:00
Complaints on policing of protest to be reviewedTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has received 10 complaints about the policing of a student demonstration on Wednesday…Sat Nov 6 2010 - 00:00
Security boosted for Cabinet membersGARDA SECURITY around Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Cabinet members has been stepped up following the paint attack on Minister for…Sat Nov 6 2010 - 00:00
Complaints over protest policingThe Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has begun investigations into the Garda's policing of a student demonstration on Wednesday…Fri Nov 5 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí keen to continue ministerial car dutiesTHE GARDA is to recommend to Government that the system of providing Cabinet Ministers with State cars driven by gardaí be maintained…Wed Nov 3 2010 - 00:00
Two arrested after €2m cocaine seizureGARDAÍ BELIEVE they have uncovered a key supply route through which a gang of Limerick drug dealers was importing cocaine for…Wed Nov 3 2010 - 00:00
Fears missing man was shot deadGardaí fear a man missing since last week when his car was found burned out may have been shot dead by an organised crime gang…Wed Nov 3 2010 - 00:00
Man shot dead after attack on TravellersGARDAÍ ARE investigating whether the shooting dead of a man and the wounding of a second at a house in Co Louth arose from a …Mon Nov 1 2010 - 00:00
Three held over separate gangland incidents in DublinGARDAÍ HAVE seized drugs and a firearm and have arrested three people in unrelated gangland incidents in Dublin at the weekend…Mon Nov 1 2010 - 00:00
Charges decision on Anglo by year-endGARDA COMMISSIONER Fachtna Murphy has indicated the criminal investigation into Anglo Irish Bank is reaching a conclusion, saying…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí believe man's death linked to gang feudTHE DEATH of a man from injuries he sustained in a gangland shooting at the weekend is being linked by gardaí to a feud between…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Woman and second man arrested over fatal hit-and-run in GoreyGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a fatal hit-and-run in Gorey, Co Wexford, at the weekend have arrested two more people.Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí use seized bulletproof cars in gangland operationsTWO BULLETPROOF BMWs seized from criminals are now being used as Garda cars, according to the annual report of the Criminal Assets…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí free two trafficked womenTWO WOMEN who were being held against their will in a flat in Dublin as part of a human trafficking ring have been freed by …Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Two held over human traffickingTwo men are still in custody after their arrest on Saturday as part of a a joint investigation with Latvian police into suspected…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
State of the jailsVISITING COMMITTEE REPORTS : MOUNTJOY PRISON, DUBLIN: The visiting committee said it could resubmit its report for 1996 and …Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Marsupial may have come from local circusGARDAÍ ARE investigating reports that a marsupial brought into a disco in west Dublin at the weekend in an apparent practical…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí interview two people key to solving Avoca deathTWO PEOPLE gardaí believe are central to solving the killing of Brian Doyle in Avoca, Co Wicklow, on Sunday night have been traced…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Three arrested after murder attempt and beating linked to gangland feudTHREE PEOPLE suspected of involvement in a serious gangland feud have been arrested after a man was shot and wounded in a murder…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Ahern says fracas at prison not due to overcrowdingMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted overcrowding was not the reason for the disturbance at Mountjoy Prison saying …Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate gun-firing incidentGARDAÍ ARE investigating if the back garden of a house in a Dublin suburb was effectively being used as a firing range by criminals…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Ballymun CCTV will not just shift crime - AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said a Garda CCTV system in Ballymun, north Dublin, will help reduce and solve crime rather…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Minister urged to act on ombudsman's rulingsTHE DEFENCE Forces Ombudsman, which investigates complaints from military personnel, is being undermined because the authorities…Thu Oct 7 2010 - 01:00
Victim on life-support machine after gang attackA MAN is on a life-support machine after he was attacked by a gang on his way to work at the weekend.Mon Oct 4 2010 - 01:00
Mountjoy accounts for 45% of all drug seizures in Irish jailsTHERE HAVE been almost as many drug seizures in Mountjoy Prison over the past two years as the rest of the jails in the Republic…Mon Oct 4 2010 - 01:00
Officer's book on Irish mission in Chad gives frank account of eventsA NEW book on the Defence Forces’ mission in Chad reveals previously unknown details of high security incidents involving Irish…Thu Sep 30 2010 - 01:00
Motorist injured in road rage incidentA MAN is recovering in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in a road rage incident during which he was beaten over…Thu Sep 30 2010 - 01:00
Garda chief warns of threat posed by republicansGARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said dissident republican groups were more likely than ever to attack Britain but that …Wed Sep 29 2010 - 01:00
Garda held in assault inquiryA garda has been arrested and suspended from duty on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman last week, The Irish Times has…Wed Sep 29 2010 - 01:00
Garda chief warning on dissidentsGarda commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said dissident Republican groups are now more likely than ever to attack the United Kingdom…Tue Sep 28 2010 - 01:00
Former prison governor urges action on drug reportNEW RESEARCH that reveals heroin use has reached record levels and is increasing most significantly in the regions should be …Sat Sep 25 2010 - 01:00
Ahern 'not obliged' to consult LoganMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has defended his decision not to consult the Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan when drafting…Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Record numbers of heroin users treatedTHE NUMBER of heroin users in treatment has reached record levels since the recession began and is increasing most significantly…Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Alcohol test scheme bizarre, says FGPLANS TO use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaí can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling…Thu Sep 23 2010 - 01:00
Gangland shooting suspect had secured private security licenceA MEMBER of a gang suspected of the killing of drug dealer Seán Winters holds a security licence from the Private Security Authority…Wed Sep 15 2010 - 01:00
Ten still held over Dublin murderTen people are still being questioned in connection with Sunday evening's gangland shooting in Portmarnock, Co Dublin.Tue Sep 14 2010 - 01:00
Man shot dead in attack near Portmarnock Dart stationA MAN has been shot dead in north County Dublin in an attack which bore all the hallmarks of a gangland killing.Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
€2.2m seized by State from criminals smuggling cashSOME €2.2 million in cash seized in ports and airports has been forfeited to the State so far this year.Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
Cash seizures on the rise as gangs try to get money out of countryBACKGROUND: The proceeds of drug dealing, fuel and cigarette smuggling form the bulk of money intercepted by customs officials…Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
Teenager shot in TemplemoreGARDAÍ ARE trying to established if an improvised gun was used in a shooting near the Garda Training College, Templemore, Co …Fri Sep 10 2010 - 01:00
Three suspects in shooting released without chargeTHREE SUSPECTS arrested for questioning about the shooting of a man that has left him in a permanent vegetative state have been…Wed Sep 8 2010 - 01:00
Raiders trying to hide cash when arrestedGARDAÍ BELIEVE five men arrested in connection with the robbery of almost €300,000 and abduction of a bank manager’s wife were…Mon Sep 6 2010 - 01:00
Ahern tries to clarify position on ATM chargeMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has backtracked on his suggestion that more charges for ATM transactions might limit Ireland…Sat Sep 4 2010 - 01:00
Ahern may look at higher ATM fees after €300,000 robbery and kidnapIRISH BANKS may need to impose much larger ATM fees on their customers if the number of bank robberies involving hostage taking…Fri Sep 3 2010 - 01:00
Traynor awaiting extradition to UK to finish sentenceCRIMINAL JOHN Traynor is in custody in the Netherlands having been arrested last week as part of a joint operation by the Dutch…Fri Sep 3 2010 - 01:00