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
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
A woman aged in her 70s has died after she and a second pedestrian were crashed with a car in Sligo town yesterday afternoon. The woman was killed following the incident at the junction of Castle Street and Market Street in the town at 4 pm. A garda spokesperson said that the scene is currently … Read more
Gardai have called for two men who apparently suffered a violent attack from a landlord to make contact. The request has been made by gardaí in County Tipperary, after a video circulated on social media in recent days showing the men, who appear to be from Eastern Europe, being subjected to the attack. The video, … Read more
An English tourist remains in a critical condition in hospital after being punched in the head in Dublin’s city centre over the weekend. A man in his 30s will appear in court today in relation to the incident which happened on D’Olier Street about 2.30am yesterday. The 24-year-old victim had been socialising with friends in the … Read more
A 48-year-old man died in hospital after an assault happened outside Colbert Train Station in Limerick on Friday night. The dead man was named Alan Bourke (48) from St Mary’s Park in the city. A talented footballer in his youth, he was a former Ireland youth soccer international who played with Mungret Regional Football Club … Read more
A man aged in his 60s has been arrested in relation to an alleged offence of criminal damage. Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the fatal house fire that occurred yesterday in the Doochary area of Co Donegal. The fire broke out this afternoon at a house in the Doochary area of Donegal and … Read more
Fraud crimes in Ireland increased by 116% in the last quarter as gardaí continued to warn the public to watch out for con artists. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the latest Recorded Crime statistics, which cover Quarter 4 (Q4) 2021 and the full-year results. Commenting on the release, Jim Dalton, Statistician, said: “Recorded Crime statistics … Read more
Gardaí arrested a total of 434 people in the capital over the St Patrick’s Day festival. The vast majority of these arrests were for public order incidents while a smaller percentage are for drugs and theft offences. The numbers cover all districts within the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) from 16 to 20 March. In DMR … Read more
Two men have been arrested and questioned by gardaí in recent days in connection with an alleged €450,000 fraud at the University of Limerick. The men, both aged in their 60s, were held for 24 hours at Henry Street Garda Station. “On the morning of Wednesday, 9th March 2022, Detectives from the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Unit … Read more
A motorcyclist in his 20s has died following a road traffic collision in Galway city. The incident happened on Monday at 7.30pm on Bóthar na dTreabh. The man, who was driving a motorcycle, pronounced dead at the scene. The site of the crash remains closed for a garda forensic examination and local diversions will remain … Read more
Three men have been injured and one man has been arrested following a caustic soda attack in Co Cork yesterday. Gardaí were alerted to the incident at around 8.40 pm on Connolly Road in Ballyphehane. It is understood that the substance used in the attack was caustic soda, otherwise known as sodium hydroxide. This is … Read more
A uniformed member of An Garda Síochána was assaulted in the early hours of Monday morning, near Blacklion, Co Cavan. The incident occurred at about 2 am when the garda was on patrol in a garda car in the Loughan area. Garda is being treated in hospital after the serious assault, during which a gun … Read more
The garda watch dog are investigating the death of a man in custody in recent days. The man, who was in his 40s, had been arrested for a public order offense in County Limerick on Wednesday. According to the sources, the man was being transferred from Newcastlewest to a custody suite in a garda station … Read more