A pedestrian in his 70s is in critical condition after a serious road traffic collision which took place in Galway City. The incident took place in the Prospect Hill area of Galway at around 10 am this morning. At about 10 am, Gardaí were alerted following a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian at … Read more
A man aged in his twenties has been arrested after gardaí seized more than €4.6 million worth of cocaine in Leopardstown in Dublin on Friday. As part of an ongoing investigation targeting serious organised criminal activity, officers stopped a vehicle in the Leopardstown and found 67 kilogrammes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of … Read more
A six-year-old boy has died following a “tragic accident” at a hotel swimming pool in Co Offaly. The child is believed to have gotten into difficulty at the pool in the Tullamore Court Hotel. The incident happened on Sunday and is being treated as a tragic accident by investigating gardai. A garda spokesperson said: “The … Read more
Gardaí have seized drugs worth around €1.4 million during searches carried out in Clare and Limerick over the past 24 hours. Cocaine worth an estimated €779,450 was seized during a search operation in counties Clare and Limerick Today. Yesterday, worth an estimated €643,000 were also discovered during a series of searches. Five people were arrested … Read more
A teenage girl has been seriously injured following a serious road traffic collision with a car in Co Waterford. At approximately 4 pm yesterday, Gardaí were alerted to a road traffic collision involving a car and a cyclist on Clonea Road, Dungarvan, Co Waterford. The cyclist, a girl in her teens, was taken to Cork … Read more
A female cyclist (19) is in a critical condition in hospital following a collision with a taxi car in Cork city. The incident took place at shortly before 2am this morning at the junction of Anglesea Street and Union Quay in Cork city. A garda spokesperson said: “The cyclist, a woman aged 19 years, was removed from the … Read more
A man in his 50s has died after being found with serious injuries in an apartment in Co Kerry. Gardai in Tralee are investigating the incident. Shortly after 7 pm on Sunday, Gardaí and emergency services attended an apartment in the Abbey Court apartment complex, Tralee, where a man in his 50s was discovered with … Read more
A total of 102 new gardaí have been sworn in as new members of the force at the nation’s Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary. This will bring the strength of An Garda Síochána to 14,396 sworn gardaí, 401 Garda reserves, 3,345 Garda staff, and 81 recruited gardaí currently in training. 38 of the new … Read more
A man in his 80s has died following an incident on a beach in Dublin this morning. He got into difficulty while swimming in the sea off Killiney beach, A man in his 80s has died following an incident on a beach in Dublin this morning. The old man received treatment at the scene and … Read more
A teenage boy has died following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Offaly. The incident occurred on Thursday night. The teenager had been driving a tractor that crashed into a deep drain at Black Castle Bog, Clonmore near Rhode. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene shortly after 11 pm and found … Read more
A man, aged in his 40s, has died following a fatal assault in Co Kilkenny. Gardai arrested a man in his 20s this afternoon after the fatal assault in Kilkenny. The man in his 40s was discovered with serious injuries on Hebron Road around 12.45 pm today. He was taken to St. Luke’s General Hospital, where … Read more
A man has died and two other people have been hospitalised after a two-vehicle crash in Donegal last night. The collision occurred at approximately 10.50 pm yesterday and involved two cars. It happened on Mountain Road between Buncrana and Carndonagh. The driver of one vehicle, a man aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at … Read more
Gardaí and emergency services have attended the scene of a fire at a shop in the square in Bettystown, Co Meath. The fire, which caused extensive damage to Pat’s Centra and the local post office, was reported at around 10.20 pm yesterday. Several units of the Drogheda fire service battled to contain the fire, which … Read more
Two men remain in custody after following the seizure of 100kg of cannabis in an operation targeting an organised crime gang.The drugs, with an estimated street value of €2 million, were discovered during an operation carried out by gardaí and Revenue in Drogheda, Co Louth. The seizure was part of ongoing investigations targeting suspects involved … Read more
More than 11,000 people have applied to become a garda in its latest recruitment competition, which saw an increase in the numbers from different ethnic backgrounds applying. The force has released figures on who applied to join. The competition, which closed for applications on March 16, 2022, received 11,075 applications up from 5,197 from the … Read more