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'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
'He was the best we ever had': Community left shocked after man, 70s, dies in Waterford assault
The man was discovered at the scene with injuries and in an unresponsive condition. 

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Trevor Laffan says many policing challenges now are just the same as in the 1980s when he was a garda — and he fillets recent legislation to suggest it is of little help in curbing crime

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Man found dead in Tipperary named locally as garda probe launched
The body was discovered in a house in Carrick-On-Suir on Monday morning

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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E-scooter driver, 30s, killed in Dublin crash 
Gardaí and emergency services personnel attended the scene of the collision, which happened on the Old Navan Road in Blanchardstown

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

File Pics Garda Chief Superintendent denies claims of a shortage of garda
Traffic gardaí 'letting their colleagues down' if they aren't 'doing their jobs', says Tánaiste
Simon Harris also confirmed that he will meet with the mother of Pte Sean Rooney who was killed while on UN peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in 2022

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Vanessa Whyte and children service of removal
Jennifer Horgan: Bereaved families want to discuss domestic homicide — we owe it to them to talk about it
Being 'shocked' at domestic homicides is not good enough. They happen all the time, everywhere, in all kinds of settings, and we need to talk about them

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Three injured in two-vehicle crash in Killarney
Three injured in two-vehicle crash in Killarney
A passenger in one of the vehicles, a female in her 60s, was conveyed by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital (CUH) for treatment

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Taoiseach’s Cork office vandalised again in overnight graffiti attack
Taoiseach’s Cork office vandalised again in overnight graffiti attack
For the fourth time, Micheál Martin’s Turner's Cross office has been targeted with abusive, politically charged graffiti

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Fiona Sinnott case: Land to be searched in Wexford 27 years after young mother vanished
Investigators launch a forensic search of open ground as part of the decades-old case into Fiona Sinnott’s suspected murder

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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Young motorcyclist dies in late-night crash in Waterford
Gardaí appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage after fatal single-vehicle collision on R675 near Bunmahon

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: YouTube ban a challenge to platforms
From the scraping of personal data to exposing the vulnerable to bullying on a scale never seen before, these platforms have inflicted havoc on young people and children for years

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Garda chief to meet media regulator over disinformation following Dublin City attack
Garda chief to meet media regulator over disinformation following Dublin City attack
Assistant commissioner Paul Cleary said he was very concerned about social media posts and gardaí had to be on the lookout for any follow-on violence or harassment

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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Drug searches in Ireland fall by 7,000 amid garda staffing crisis
Drug searches fell by 15% last year, with garda unions warning of staff shortages and 1,900 possible retirements by 2028

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Capel St stabbing: How misinformation spread across social media 
Capel St stabbing: How misinformation spread across social media 
Within minutes, misinformation regarding the attacker, who is an Irish citizen, had begun to spread on various social media platforms

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Intelligence service assisting local detectives in establishing motive for garda stabbing
Intelligence service assisting local detectives in establishing motive for garda stabbing
The Garda National Crime and Security Intelligence Service has been brought in to support investigators in establishing the motive

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

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Man dies and one arrested after M50 crash in early hours of the morning
Gardaí appeal for witnesses and footage after a fatal collision near Junction 5 leaves one dead and one seriously injured

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Assistant Commissioner warns of agenda-driven disinformation following Dublin stabbing; Garda Representative Association highlights rising violence.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

The new Garda Commissioner's wish list and two issues that will distract him from it
The new Garda Commissioner's wish list and two issues that will distract him from it
Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe takes a quick look at what awaits the new commissioner Justin Kelly

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Man, 20s, arrested as garda stabbed in Dublin city
Man, 20s, arrested as garda stabbed in Dublin city
The garda was attacked while on a high-visibility patrol on Capel Street just after 6pm

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

New Garda Commissioner
ieExplains: Who is new Garda commissioner Justin Kelly?
Mr Kelly first joined the gardaí in 1992

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

New Garda Commissioner
Justin Kelly to succeed Drew Harris as new Garda Commissioner
Justin Kelly has been Deputy Commissioner for Security, Strategy and Governance since October 2024

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Despair
Diversion scheme for those caught in possession of drugs to be in place by November
Health intervention to operate on discretion of gardaí

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Healy-Rae to make complaint against garda over 'shoving' incident on All-Ireland final day 
Healy-Rae to make complaint against garda over 'shoving' incident on All-Ireland final day 
Kerry TD said: 'I was walking here, minding my own business and the next thing this garda shoved me and he shouldered me'

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

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Woman, 60s, critical in hospital after two-car crash in Co Donegal
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information on the incident to come forward

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Vicious attack on Indian man a 'possible hate crime'
Vicious attack on Indian man a 'possible hate crime'
The victim, aged in his 40s, was seriously assaulted at around 6pm on Saturday

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Gardaí investigate whether attack on man in Dublin was hate crime
Gardaí investigate whether attack on man in Dublin was hate crime
A man in his 40s was hospitalised after the attack at around 6pm on Saturday

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Man arrested after €1.6m cannabis haul found in van during Wexford drug sting
Man arrested after €1.6m cannabis haul found in van during Wexford drug sting
Gardaí and Revenue officers seized 80kg of herbal cannabis after intercepting the vehicle in Ballycarney on Friday

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Gardaí cancel more than 900 speeding fines on stretch of N25 due to ‘human error’
Gardaí cancel more than 900 speeding fines on stretch of N25 due to ‘human error’
Incorrect location on penalty notices prompts Garda apology and refunds; additional oversight to be introduced in future

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Woman, 70s, dies in hospital after she was struck by a car in Dalkey
Woman, 70s, dies in hospital after she was struck by a car in Dalkey
The woman was sent to St Vincent's Hospital after the incident on the Castle Villas street at around 4.30pm

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Appeals by Waterford-based garda who had sex in station overturned by Supreme Court
Appeals by Waterford-based garda who had sex in station overturned by Supreme Court
Garda Commissioner had brought appeals over the earlier decisions by both the High Court and the Court of Appeal

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

New garda commissioner: Two deputy bosses ‘battle it out’ for top job
New garda commissioner: Two deputy bosses ‘battle it out’ for top job
Final round of interviews to take place next week

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

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Teen injured in Galway crash dies in hospital
The collision happened on the Ballygaddy Road in Tuam at approximately 6.05pm last Sunday, July 13

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Gardaí ask anyone who has information about man murdered in 2009 to come forward
Gardaí ask anyone who has information about man murdered in 2009 to come forward
20-year-old Paul ‘Frank’ Byrne was last seen with other men on July 15, 2009, and his remains were found just a year later

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’
Number of sex offenders in Irish jails up 16% amid ‘epidemic of violence against women’
MEP calls for suite of reforms including a review of sentencing for such crimes, and advanced training for circuit and district court judges

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Gardaí inspect 92 brothels as part of major operation targeting human trafficking 
Gardaí inspect 92 brothels as part of major operation targeting human trafficking 
Also, As part of the major operation, 37 flights were monitored at Dublin Airport

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

'Really lovely' man, 70s, who died after Limerick assault named locally 
'Really lovely' man, 70s, who died after Limerick assault named locally 
The victim was rushed to University Hospital Limerick with life-threatening injuries following the incident. Gardaí confirmed on Friday that the man died in hospital

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Nine arrested in connection with three serious assaults in Wicklow
Nine arrested in connection with three serious assaults in Wicklow
One of the men charged is to appear at a special court sitting on Friday

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Motorcyclist, 50s, dies after Waterford crash
A man in his 60s arrested at the scene has been charged in connection with the crash. He is due to appear before a special sitting of Waterford District Court on Friday 

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Man, 70s, dies in single-vehicle Meath crash
The driver of the truck, a man aged in his 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Renewed appeal for information on murder of Antoinette Smith
Renewed appeal for information on murder of Antoinette Smith
The remains of Antoinette Smith, 27, were discovered on Glendoo Mountain in Co Wicklow on April 3 1988.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Fifth man arrested in connection with Arklow stabbings
A man in his 30s was sent to St Vincent’s Hospital for treatment of injuries believed to be non-life-threatening

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Limerick shop manager punched and bitten by woman 'under the influence'
Limerick shop manager punched and bitten by woman 'under the influence'
'I tried to deal with it myself because it's just very hard to keep staff. Most of my staff are very good, so it's just important that I try and deal with it myself'

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

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Cork could lose 550 gardaí by end of 2028 as numbers reaching pension age set to rise
With numbers of new recruits falling, this could become a major issue over the next few years, according to the figures

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Man arrested, woman hospitalised after serious crash in Wicklow
Man arrested, woman hospitalised after serious crash in Wicklow
The crash, involving a car, occurred at approximately 6.25pm on Wednesday in the Grange Beg area

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

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