Internal departmental records show how it expected to go up to €60m over budget in 2019 because of the rise in applications for international protection.

The Taoiseach and Justice Minister are to be briefed on the investigation into Keane Mulready Woods' murder today.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods are seeking the public's assistance in gathering information.

Gardaí have recovered further human remains, believed to be a decapitated head, in a burnt-out car found overnight.

Gardaí are gathering DNA samples to determine if dismembered body parts found in a Dublin suburb on Monday night are those of a teenager under threat from drug bosses.

Gardaí are looking into the possibility that the victim could be a teenager connected to a family involved in the Drogheda feud.

A post mortem on the remains, due to start soon, will also check for any identifying features, such as tattoos, birthmarks or scars, garda sources said.

The brother of an Irishman missing for 36 years has backed a Welsh police appeal for relatives of missing people to provide DNA samples.

Update: Police in Wales are looking for help identifying the bodies of seven people they think might be Irish.

The man's blood was found in a bedroom of a house that had been burgled in 2010 and a swab taken.

Gardaí are cautioning that it could take some time before the results of their forensic examination of the suspected torture site of company executive Kevin Lunney become known.

Criminal charges are being considered in relation to the death of a 39-year-old woman following a collision on the M50 in Dublin.

Around a quarter of gardaí surveyed are taking DNA samples without being properly trained — with many depending on a “how to” Garda video, an internal Garda inspection has found.

The remains of 'hugely missed' mother-of-four Margaret Glennon were discovered in a ditch by a digger driver. She was last seen 23 years before.

A scientist matched dog hairs taken from a car seat cover found at a murder accused's home to a bulldog belonging to a man whose car was stolen five months before the murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Gardaí will prepare an extensive file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after a major investigation into the murder of Marie Tierney almost 35 years ago.

Detectives investigating the murder of a woman 35 years ago have made a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a suspect for the crime.

Both boys accused of murdering Ana Kriegel lied to the gardaí investigating her disappearance in May last year, Brendan Grehan, prosecuting, said yesterday in his closing speech to the jury.

Semen stains containing the DNA of one of the boys accused of Anastasia Kriegel's murder was found on a vest top in the room where her body was discovered, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Blood matching that of Anastasia Kriegel was found on a backpack, mask, gloves and knee pads seized from the home of one of the two boys accused of her murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Blood patterns in the room where 14-year-old Anastasia Kriegel's body was found indicate she was struck several times with a weapon while she lay on the floor, a blood spatter analyst has told the trial of the two boys accused of her murder.

Official figures show that domestic burglaries have been cut in half over the last four years - a trend gardaí are attributing to a dedicated policing operation.

The State’s forensic science laboratory is seeing a “continuous upward trend” of sexual assault cases, with a 30% rise so far this year.

The State's forensic science laboratory has seen a 30% rise in sexual assault cases so far this year.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has tasked an assistant commissioner to coordinate investigations into reports that DNA samples of suspected criminals have gone missing.

A man on trial at the Special Criminal Court gave no reply when asked by gardaí to account for the presence of 150kg of explosives in a car in which he was a front seat passenger, the court has heard.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a post mortem showed a mother of two died from asphyxiation.

Gardaí hope to know in the coming days if DNA samples taken from the getaway vehicle used in the fatal Bray gun attack can identify the gunman.

Forensic Science Ireland is not only struggling with labs that are not fit for purpose but is also facing a casework load that “significantly” outweighs its capacity.

Garda figures show there was a 40% fall in reported burglaries between October and March, which Garda chiefs attribute to a policing initiative.

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Tina Satchwell have sealed off a woodland in East Cork which they will begin searching today.

Concerns have been expressed for the timeframe for the provision of a new forensic science laboratory after the Government confirmed tenders for its construction had been deferred.

The director of the lab responsible for the DNA breakthrough in the Kerry Babies investigation has explained how advancements in technology allowed scientists to build a complete DNA profile of Baby John from a sample taken 34 years ago.

DNA matching that of the man accused of murdering the manager of the Sunset House pub in Dublin was found on a baseball cap recovered from the alleged getaway car, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

DNA matching a murder accused was identified on a glove and wig found alongside the sub-machine gun alleged to have been used in an attack that left a 36-year-old dead, a trial heard today.

Gardaí have been given leads in 350 burglaries, 52 robberies, 10 assaults, six murders, and five sexual assaults thanks to the new DNA database.

One in five crimes will now be solvable as a result of the DNA database, which is managed by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

DNA on a screwdriver found at the scene of a fatal stabbing matched the deceased and one of the two men accused of his murder, a trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Identifying the remains of young children at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home would be technically very difficult and the prospect of establishing causes of death highly unlikely, according to forensic and Garda sources.

Latest: A forensic scientist has told a murder trial that the deceased's blood was found throughout a house and there was evidence that a clean-up had taken place.

Taxi drivers in Dublin are being asked to provide DNA samples as part of an investigation into an alleged rape.

The DNA database has linked more than 530 crimes to particular individuals in its first year of operation, official figures show.

THE figures showing how effective the (relatively) new national DNA database has been as a tool to fight crime begs an obvious question. Why did it take so very long — eight years of government prevarication — to put in place?

Gangs in Ireland are selling cocaine mixed with drugs to deworm cattle, anaesthetics and cancer-causing painkillers, research has found.

A sports top and gloves found near the home of a man accused of a fatal shooting had firearms residue on them, a trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Funding to boost staffing levels in An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service and to bring forward the construction of a new forensic science laboratory are contained in the Budget 2017 allocation to the Department of Justice.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said that “no one wants gardaí to take strike action” and that she was doing “everything possible” to avert the crisis.

Gardaí believe they have deprived a feuding gang of a “safehouse” used to store guns and large quantities of drugs.