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General Election Ireland 2024
'I've been running all my life': Media joins Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch in a chaotic jog as he flees RDS
Dublin Central's criminal candidate eventually turned up at the count centre on Sunday with a documentary film crew in tow

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
More than emotion can be at issue when a killer is due for release

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Using mobile phone whilst driving, UK
Czech police arrest 14 key players in Irish prostitution ring
Police had been scrutinising the organisation’s activities in Ireland, north and south of the border, since 2019

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Cork-Kerry region has highest number of people reoffending after being freed from prison
Cork-Kerry region has highest number of people reoffending after being freed from prison
Almost one probationer in two will commit an offence within three years of their release

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Online auction to see luxury items seized by CAB up for sale
Online auction to see luxury items seized by CAB up for sale
Money from the sale of items, including diamond-encrusted watches and designer handbags, will go back to the State

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

23 luxury vehicles and €400k in cash and frozen funds seized in Dublin CAB raids
23 luxury vehicles and €400k in cash and frozen funds seized in Dublin CAB raids
A garda spokesperson said the raids marked 'a significant development in CAB’s ongoing proceeds of crime investigation'

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Fatal Assault Dunsink Green
Gardaí pursuing numerous lines of inquiry into death of man assaulted outside his house
Anthony Fowler, known locally as Josh Fowler, suffered injuries from a weapon when he was confronted by a number of men outside his door in Finglas

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.
Alternatives to prison in cases of non-violent crime urged 
Poll shows people believe the root causes of crime like addiction and poverty must be better addressed

Wed, 20 Nov, 2024

Fraud accused Samantha Cookes sent forward to stand trial in Kerry
Fraud accused Samantha Cookes sent forward to stand trial in Kerry
Woman accused of stealing tens of thousands of euro from State in monthly supplementary and disability allowances over four years

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Gardaí at Cork City's newly-deployed community policing van catch prolific shoplifter
Gardaí at Cork City's newly-deployed community policing van catch prolific shoplifter
Inspector James Hallahan said more garda patrols are planned in and around the city centre over the coming weeks too

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Hacker code in laptop. Cyber security, privacy or hack threat. Coder or programmer writing virus software, malware, internet att
Spying operations surge by 25% in bid to combat organised crime
Judge says 'significant intelligence' has been gathered on gangs and security threats

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Garda stock
Man charged with serious assault in Tralee granted bail
Court told of 'frenzied and violent attack with knife' as accused pleads self-defence

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Kerry resident with 'keen interest in bomb-making as a hobby' given six-year sentence
Kerry resident with 'keen interest in bomb-making as a hobby' given six-year sentence
Ivan Gilder pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Offences Against the State and the Criminal Justice Acts

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Women in Cork carrying Deep Heat spray as they feel unsafe on city streets
Women in Cork carrying Deep Heat spray as they feel unsafe on city streets
One person said she thought about taking a knife with her

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Garda station
'Allow garda informants engage in crime' while undercover, says Garda Inspectorate report
The report is also critical at delays, spanning 12 years, in developing a National Criminal Intelligence Framework and calls for it to be introduced as a 'matter of urgency'

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Dogs at Cork puppy farm were found 'cold, wet, and emaciated' by ISPCA inspector
Dogs at Cork puppy farm were found 'cold, wet, and emaciated' by ISPCA inspector
Judge Leech adjourned the case against William and Eleanor Sheehy until November 7 in Bandon District Court

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Hands holding glasses with beer on a table in London
Gardaí fear extended  opening hours will worsen public order problems
Frontline gardaí echo warning over public order and resources

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Kerry men protested their innocence right up until the moment they were executed
Kerry men protested their innocence right up until the moment they were executed
An edited report of the execution of Sylvester Poff and James Barrett from the Cork Examiner on January 24, 1883 — 140 years later they received their official pardon from President Michael D Higgins for the conviction of a murder they did not commit

Mon, 04 Nov, 2024

Third person charged with murder of Gerard Kennelly in Kerry
Third person charged with murder of Gerard Kennelly in Kerry
Two other people appeared in court charged with Mr Kennelly’s murder on Thursday

Sun, 03 Nov, 2024

Irish police
Four arrests after 10 properties searched in feud probe
Drugs, weapons, and four stolen caravans were seized after properties in Clare were searched by gardaí

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Manhunt in Cork after delivery driver's motorbike rammed by stolen car
Manhunt in Cork after delivery driver's motorbike rammed by stolen car
Motorcyclist hospitalised after his bike was rammed in Beaumont by a car that later rammed a garda car on the northside of Cork City

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Woman, 30s, appears in court in connection with murder of man in Carlow
Woman, 30s, appears in court in connection with murder of man in Carlow
Sabrina Kehoe was remanded in custody to appear before Carlow District Court on Friday

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

FILE PHOTO Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm has been released from prison. In 2018, he was sentenced to six years in pris
Bank worker jailed for money laundering and assisting organised crime
Offences relate to an international criminal organisation called ‘The Black Axe’

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Latin hispanic woman checking digital wallet on smartphone
Customers conned out of €8k in new direct debit scam
Victims are persuaded into transferring their money to a so-called ‘safe account’ in order to protect it

Wed, 23 Oct, 2024

Group's campaign identifying sex workers 'a cause of concern' to gardaí
Group's campaign identifying sex workers 'a cause of concern' to gardaí
A representative group, Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland, says the campaign is opening sex workers up to blackmail

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Helen McEntee in Abu Dhabi to sign bilateral extradition treaty with UAE
Helen McEntee in Abu Dhabi to sign bilateral extradition treaty with UAE
Following the signing in Abu Dhabi, Ms McEntee will be required to seek Dáil approval before the measures formally come into effect

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Gardaí disrupt Islamist fundraising drive in Ireland
Gardaí disrupt Islamist fundraising drive in Ireland
Operation was led by the Garda Special Detective Unit (SDU) and assisted in their searches last Friday by officers from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB)

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

Garda sign and blue lights on a Garda car.
Man suffers slash wounds in Cork as partner held down and beaten in 'brutal' gang attack
Senior gardaí have described as 'significant and brutal' the level of physical violence inflicted on the pair by two masked suspects

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Body of man found onMadison Road, Kilmainham
Man arrested after two assaulted and vehicles stolen in aggravated burglary
Gardaí from Swords, Coolock and Malahide responded to the incident and carried out searches of the area

Thu, 17 Oct, 2024

Life Sentences Bill 2024
Justice Minister insists she wants shelved parts of hate crime bill to be progressed later
Helen McEntee said passing an amended version of the bill still 'sends a very clear message that hatred and violence are not tolerated in our society'

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Kerry woman gets eFlow fines despite never driving on M50
Kerry woman gets eFlow fines despite never driving on M50
The letters contained a photograph of a car, which closely resembled Ms O’Sullivan’s vehicle, and detailed five separate journeys taken on the M50

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Garda Sign/Lantern Naas Garda Station
Gardaí investigate assault and endangerment incident that left man in hospital
The incident occurred on the Blessington Road in Naas at around 4pm on Monday

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Public warned of bogus QR codes on car parking payment machines
Public warned of bogus QR codes on car parking payment machines
The sticker would be placed over the legitimate code that is issued by the machine operator to allow for online payment

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Garda Headquarters
Man, 20s, due in court over criminal damage and motorbike hit-and-run incidents in Cork
The incidents in question occurred in the Shanakiel area of Cork City on August 23

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Kerry man pleads guilty to killing a father and five-year old daughter
Kerry man pleads guilty to killing a father and five-year old daughter
A father and his five-year-old daughter, Anthony and Nadine O'Brien, died during a house fire in Tralee in 2012

Mon, 14 Oct, 2024

Caherciveen killer back behind bars after attacking woman three weeks after his release
Caherciveen killer back behind bars after attacking woman three weeks after his release
Activating part of the man's suspended sentence, the judge said he 'was given an allowance to show he could do well in the community, and he has fallen short on every aspect'

Mon, 14 Oct, 2024

Garda Sign/Lantern Naas Garda Station
Fourteen due in court in connection with string of Dublin burglaries
A young girl has also been referred to the Garda National Youth Diversion Programme

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Mental health stock
Violence preventable with right supports, Oireachtas committee told
Stress a core driver of violence so removing environmental stressors and better supporting vulnerable children is key to reducing societal violence, says UCC lecturer

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

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Pilot project to tackle anti-social behaviour on Dublin buses begins today
The Safer Journeys Teams will also help with crowd control as well as helping the revenue protection unit to monitor fare evasion

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Garda stock
Fears up to 2,000 gardaí will reach retirement eligibility in next five years
Gardaí can retire on full pension after 30 years of service, with a glut of retirements possible within the coming years

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Back view of man sitting on floor, holding head, feeling distressed, frustrated and hopeless
Watchdog finds huge rise in sexual extortion and online child abuse material
Hotline.ie said 274 people contacted it in 2023, saying they were victims of sexual extortion scams — compared to 88 cases in 2022

Thu, 03 Oct, 2024

Prison Report Released - Chelmsford Prison
More than 40% of people released from prison reoffend within a year, figures show
Individuals released from custodial sentences relating to burglary (61%), public order (58%), or robbery (57%) had the highest rate of reoffending within a year of being released, CSO data reveals

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

FILE PHOTO The Mater Hospital has asked members of the public to avoid its Emergency Department where possible, due to extreme p
Woman left with burns as seven men and a juvenile arrested on suspicion of torturing her
Sources have said it could have been even worse as a team of gardaí from Kevin Street Drugs Unit happened to be conducting a drugs operation in the complex when the came across the crime

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Crimes of theft, robbery, extortion, and hijacking in Ireland all rising, CSO figures show
Crimes of theft, robbery, extortion, and hijacking in Ireland all rising, CSO figures show
Crime trends report also found fall in number of homicide, sexual assault and drug offences

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

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