Latest: Rank and file Gardaí are rejecting claims by the Justice Minister that the force is adequately resourced.

An Garda Siochána has just 24 hours to confirm it is tax compliant to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee amid an ongoing Revenue examination of its accounts in response to the Garda College financial scandal.

Many teenagers look to older folk as mentors to guide and assist them in becoming mature adults. The winners of the West Cork Garda Youth Awards do things the other way around, advising, helping and inspiring people of all ages.

Contingency plans are being prepared in case ongoing talks fail to prevent next week's unprecedented Garda strikes.

The Government is under intense pressure to explain how details came to light that phone calls in and out of Garda stations were being recorded, after it emerged that the attorney general was informed of the practice last November.

The organisers of a loyalist march in Dublin have said that they are working with gardaí to identify a new date for their event.

A former IRA commander involved in the ambush and killing of two senior RUC officers has been questioned by a tribunal probing allegations of garda collusion in the murders.

Two men have been arrested following a Garda drugs raid in Dublin overnight.

AN ICE-CREAM van which travelled to festivals around the country was used to launder drug money, Limerick District Court heard yesterday.

DRINK driving, speeding, seat belt compliance and pedestrians safety will be the primary targets of the garda Christmas campaign which will operate for a six week period from November 27.

Legal teams at the Donegal garda corruption probe are facing new rules to speed up the inquiry, it emerged today.

OVERALL serious crime has fallen this year - but the numbers of shootings, rapes and burglaries have jumped, according to new figures.

Gardaí are due to set up extra checkpoints on Ireland's roads this weekend in an effort to prevent the now traditional Bank Holiday weekend carnage.

The Garda Complaints Board is to invoke special legislation to investigate claims of Garda violence during May Day protests in Dublin.