Gardaí are very concerned for the welfare of a 42-year-old man missing in North Dublin and are appealing for help in finding him.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses, particularly motorists with dashcams, as they investigate a road traffic collision in which a horse was injured during an illegal sulky race in Co Limerick.

Gardaí investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a car crash in Cork City last Wednesday believe the driver of a white taxi may have information which could be vital to them.

Beatrice Coughlan was last seen in the Delgany area of Co Wicklow on Thursday, February 13.

Gardaí in Longford are appealing for witnesses following a shooting incident yesterday.

The sentencing of a man to 21 months for the new offence – which was enacted into law a year ago – comes as gardai reveal they are investigating 35 such incidents.

Garda Nigel Desmond risked his own life to help the man who was seen entering the southern channel of the river at Lancaster Quay just before 1pm.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Francis 'Frankie' Dunne have spoken to a man in Romania.

A 20-year-old student who was stabbed in the neck and died after he was attacked by a man who had gate-crashed a house party will be laid to rest on Sunday.

The young uniformed garda tried to get the driver to stop his car before being dragged by the vehicle and falling on the road.

Gardaí investigating the gruesome killing of another homeless man in Cork, whose head and arms were apparently cut off, have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

Gardaí said the car left the road and struck a lampost in the Templeogue area of south Dublin at around 1.30am on Tuesday.

A chief superintendent has denied he wrote that a whistleblower Garda made up a claim that an alleged heroin dealer, accused of colluding with drug gardaí, was driving around the whistleblower's midlands home.

Update December 26: The body of Bryan Keehan has been found.

Thomas Carton, 55, died Wednesday night at a house in Torc Terrace, Killarney.

Two men, in their 50s and 20s, and a teenager were arrested at the scene.

Gardaí are investigating a number of recent attacks on sex workers.

Seventeen-year-old Katie Blake has been missing from Callan, Co Kilkenny since yesterday.

A woman in her 30s has gone missing from her home in Dublin.

Gardaí investigating the death of man in north Cork almost five years ago have arrested two men.

More homeless people will die unless the Government increases its efforts to tackle the crisis, a frontline charity worker has warned.

Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless man in Cork city this morning have called on any witnesses to come forward, and say there may have been a disturbance at the scene of the attack in the hours leading up to the fatal assault.

People working on the frontline of Cork’s homeless crisis say lives will be saved after gardaí raided a ‘Polish poitín’ operation which was selling hundreds of litres of illicit alcohol to rough sleepers.

The men then left the scene, into Macroom Golf club and out onto the road at Sleeven Upper.

The man was walking when he was struck at Aughacasla, Castlegregory, Co Kerry at about 2.30am today.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a teenager in Co. Clare in 2006 have arrested a man.

Investigations are continuing after a man was shot a number of times in North Dublin.

The new National Forensic Mental Health facility will be equipped with 13 high-tech scanners at a cost of €750,000 to prevent drugs, weapons and other contraband being smuggled into serious offenders who have been deemed legally insane.

A young man remains in a critical condition in hospital this morning after the attack on Watergate Street in Navan.

Scott Kelly has been found safe and well.

Update: Gardaí are seeking mobile phone and dash cam footage in connection with the alleged assault of a teenager in south Dublin.

Internet scammers got more than they bargained for when they called a garda station instead of an unwitting member of the public.

UPDATE August 5: A body has been found in the search for Kathryn (Kate) Holmquist.

A man who threatened to kill gardaí and rape their children when he blitzed a Garda station with a series of abusive calls from Australia has been jailed for almost four years.

Gardaí are appealing for help to find a 40-year-old man who is missing from the Kilworth Road area of Drimnagh in Dublin 12 since Sunday.

Rachelle Ryan is missing from James Street North since June 14.