A man who told Gardaí he was trying to harm himself after he fired shots at the home of a mother of three has been jailed for two years. Paul Byrne (36) discharged a number of shots from a sawn-off, double-barrelled shotgun outside the young woman’s home at Cushlawn Park, Tallaght, Dublin on the night … Read more
A jury has acquitted a former garda of raping his wife at their family home nearly four years ago. The 60-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. Neither the defendant nor the complainant can be identified in … Read more
A man is in serious condition in hospital following a shooting in a rural area outside Tallaght, Dublin, this afternoon. The incident happened on lands in Lugmore in the Mount Seskin area, a rural part of southwest Dublin at around 1 pm. The area is off the Blessington Road and is used for farming. He … Read more
Two girls, both aged in their 20s, have been hospitalised with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Co Louth last night. The single-vehicle crash occurred after the car hit a tree on the N53 in Rassan, Dundalk at 8:30 pm. Two of the car’s backseat passengers – women aged 21 and 23 – … Read more
A woman in her 70s has been killed after being hit by a truck in Dun Laoghaire earlier this morning. The fatal accident happened at approximately 10 am at the junction of George’s Street Lower and Convent Lane in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. The male driver in his late 30s and his male passenger, late … Read more
Gardaí seized about 80 electric scooters and bicycles, believed to be stolen, during a series of searches in south Dublin in connection with an ongoing investigation. Over thirty of the electric scooters and bicycles have been identified and returned to their owners. Gardaí are now looking for the public’s help to reunite the rest with … Read more
A man in his 60s has died following a single-vehicle collision in Co Meath in the early hours of this morning. The collision occurred at around 12:25 am today at Robertstown in Kilmainhamwood. He was pronounced dead at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan. A post-mortem will be conducted at a later date. The road at … Read more
Members of the Oireachtas are to receive briefings on security measures from an Garda Síochána amid increasing fears for politicians’ safety in recent years. TDs, senators and Ministers have been invited to attend the safety and security briefings on 16 and 23 February. An official from the Oireachtas is also engaging with social media companies about the … Read more
A 12-year-old boy has been killed in an overnight road crash in Co Limerick. He was driving a car that was in collision with a lorry on the N21 at Rineroe. It happened just before 2 am this morning at Rineroe near Adare. Gardaí says the driver of the car was the sole occupant of … Read more
A new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána has been launched by Justice Minister Helen McEntee as the force celebrates its centenary year. McEntee has urged members of new Irish communities, women and people from minority groups to apply. Budget 2022 has granted for the recruitment of up to 800 gardaí and 400 Garda staff … Read more
Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault on a teenage girl that happened yesterday in Fermoy. The victim, 16, is believed to have been out walking in the Chapel Sq area of the town at around 1.20 pm when she was allegedly attacked. The girl did not suffer any serious injuries during the incident but is … Read more
An anti-covid vaccination activist Antonio Mureddu has been arrested by gardaí in Co Donegal. According to the reports, the arrest relates to an incident at Letterkenny University Hospital when a seriously ill Covid-19 patient was assisted in leaving the hospital on September 14, 2021. The man, 68-year-old Joe McCarron, died a couple of days later in the … Read more
A man has died following a road traffic accident in West Cork this afternoon. The accident between a motorcycle and a car occurred in the village of Ballineen today, at around 1.45 pm. The driver of the motorcycle, a man aged in his 50s, was fatally injured during the collision. He was pronounced dead at … Read more
Two gardai in hospital following an accident took place during a pursuit. The incident happened in the early morning today where a gardai patrol car encountered another vehicle which was in reckless driving. According to gardai, the driver of the vehicle refused to stop when asked and the patrol car started pursuit. But it ended … Read more
A man in his 60s has died and another man has been injured following a two-van crash in Moyvalley, Co Kildare, in the early hours of this morning. The collision happened on the N4 shortly after 2 am. The man in his 60s, who was the driver of one of the vans, was pronounced dead … Read more