The man's blood was found in a bedroom of a house that had been burgled in 2010 and a swab taken.
Fri, 01 Nov, 2019
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.
Mon, 23 Sep, 2019
The State’s forensic science laboratory is seeing a “continuous upward trend” of sexual assault cases, with a 30% rise so far this year.
Wed, 10 Apr, 2019
The State's forensic science laboratory has seen a 30% rise in sexual assault cases so far this year.
Tue, 09 Apr, 2019
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.
Thu, 24 May, 2018
Gardaí have been given leads in 350 burglaries, 52 robberies, 10 assaults, six murders, and five sexual assaults thanks to the new DNA database.
Thu, 18 May, 2017
One in five crimes will now be solvable as a result of the DNA database, which is managed by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
Wed, 10 May, 2017
“Uncharted waters” is how one senior garda described the situation facing the authorities in responding to Tuam.
Tue, 07 Mar, 2017
Taxi drivers in Dublin are being asked to provide DNA samples as part of an investigation into an alleged rape.
Wed, 28 Dec, 2016
The DNA database has linked more than 530 crimes to particular individuals in its first year of operation, official figures show.
Sat, 10 Dec, 2016
Fri, 28 Oct, 2016
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.
Wed, 12 Oct, 2016
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald is exploring funding options which could bring forward the construction of a new facility for the State’s forensic science service.
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016
A total of 215 previously outstanding crimes have been solved in the first six months of the operation of the DNA database.
Sat, 11 Jun, 2016
The State’s forensic science chief has described as cynical the Government’s decision to delay funding for a much-needed forensic laboratory until 2019.
Tue, 05 Apr, 2016
Ireland’s forensic science chief has warned the Government that the State faces the risk of “very large expense and untold reputational damage” from the collapse of a court case due to contamination of DNA samples caused by poor laboratory conditions.
Mon, 04 Apr, 2016
Authorities cannot say they were unaware of the potential for catastrophe in forensic science as
Tue, 19 Jan, 2016
The head of Forensic Science Ireland has said she is “not overly impressed” by the four-year wait for a much-promised new building.
Wed, 06 Jan, 2016
Thu, 12 Nov, 2015
A DNA database — promised more than eight years ago —will be up and running in the coming weeks, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said.
Wed, 14 Oct, 2015
The State’s forensic science agency is in “crisis” in terms of its staffing and facilities, the head of the body has told an Oireachtas committee.
Thu, 26 Mar, 2015
DNA profiles from two women killed in Grangegorman nearly 20 years ago were found on a jacket belonging to murder accused Mark Nash in 2009, a jury has heard.
Fri, 20 Mar, 2015
A crackdown on market abuse by Britain’s financial watchdog that this week claimed a big name banker has sent a shudder through the City of London.
Thu, 05 Apr, 2012
IN HIS dying days as Taoiseach Brian Cowen raised the prospect of 7,0000 new green-based jobs sprouting up in the IFSC within five years.
Sat, 29 Jan, 2011
GREEN financial services has the potential to create at least 7,000 jobs within five years, Taoiseach Brian Cowen said yesterday.
Fri, 28 Jan, 2011
IBEC and the IFSC have both weighed in on the debate over the prospect of Ireland having to raise its corporate tax rate in return for a bailout agreement, saying such a move would be “counter-productive” and “against basic EU policy”.
Fri, 19 Nov, 2010
THE head of Germany’s Central Bank has expressed serious doubt over the potential effectiveness of the proposed European Stabilisation Fund, which is aimed at reducing future failings in the international banking sector.
Thu, 11 Mar, 2010
Financial Services Ireland (FSI), the IBEC group that represents the financial services industry, today welcomed the changes announced by the Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, to the duties payable on all bank cards and cheques.
Wed, 05 Dec, 2007
Financical Services Ireland (FSI), the IBEC affiliated group which represents the financial services industry has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Finance Brian Cowen to appoint Pádraig Ó Ríordáin — managing partner at solicitors firm Arthur Cox — to lead the reform of Irish financial law.
Sat, 28 Apr, 2007
Financial Services Ireland (FSI), the national financial services industry body, has today warmly welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, to reform migration procedures.
Wed, 24 Jan, 2007
Ireland’s immigration rules need radical reform to fast-track visa applications for overseas finance workers, it was claimed today.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2006
FINANCIAL SERVICES IRELAND (FSI) yesterday called for the Government to put in place special migration policy measures for the financial services sector to allow non-EU nationals to enter the Irish labour market.
INTERNATIONAL financial services contribute €1 in €8 of corporation tax in Ireland, but complacency is threatening its growth.
Fri, 03 Mar, 2006
INFLATION across the eurozone is unlikely to fall below the European Central Bank’s target rate of 2% this year, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said in Dublin last night.
Fri, 24 Sep, 2004
Dublin: Financial Services Ireland (FSI), the IBEC-backed lobby group for financial services companies, has called for greater transparency on the costs of IFSRA, the financial services regulator.
Mon, 23 Feb, 2004
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