Crime

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Drink-driving and violent offences surge while overall crime falls in latest CSO report
CSO figures show rising violent and public order crimes, with increases in sexual offences, attempted murders, and shootings despite overall declines

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Teen in 'critical condition' after being assaulted in Dublin
Teen in 'critical condition' after being assaulted in Dublin
The victim was taken to Mater Misericordiae University Hospital on Sunday night, according to a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Money mules laundered €9.4m over 12 months
Money mules laundered €9.4m over 12 months
BPFI warns young people of suspicious approaches to facilitate the transfer of cash through their accounts

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

'Sleep in peace, little Daniel': Donabate mourns child as his suspected remains exhumed
'Sleep in peace, little Daniel': Donabate mourns child as his suspected remains exhumed
As we wait for answers on what happened to Daniel Aruebose, messages left near where skeletal remains were found highlight the impact the case is having on the community, writes Alison O’Reilly

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Prison service considering use of body scanners to detect drugs following death of inmate 
Prison service considering use of body scanners to detect drugs following death of inmate 
Investigation concerns the death of a 32-year-old male prisoner, who died in Limerick Prison on November 15, 2020, during the covid lockdown

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Children's ombudsman calls to extend youth justice sanctions to adults under 24
Children's ombudsman calls to extend youth justice sanctions to adults under 24
In a call echoed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Niall Muldoon also recommended increasing the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

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Over €236,000 and nine passports seized in major Garda raid in Dublin
Gardaí seized cash, passports, and ID documents during a Lucan raid as part of a probe into large ATM withdrawals

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Hole in the wall
Gardaí arrest two and seize €90k after suspicious Cork and Dublin ATM withdrawals
Operation follows large cash withdrawals from ATMs in Dublin and Cork between August 11 and September 9

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael party think-in
Meta removes AI deepfake scam video of Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys
Meta has removed a fraudulent AI deepfake of Heather Humphreys promoting an investment scheme, as banks warn of rising election scams

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Clare man accused of posting intimate images of 15-year-old girl on Snapchat
Clare man accused of posting intimate images of 15-year-old girl on Snapchat
In the Coco’s Law prosecution, court heard the man put online a collage of four intimate images of the girl on November 15, 2022

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Prison service currently operating 'far beyond its limits', director general warns 
Prison service currently operating 'far beyond its limits', director general warns 
The Irish Prison Service warns inmate numbers are at record highs, with hundreds forced to sleep on cell floors

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Street prostitute of Eastern Europe
Gardaí arrest four in joint human trafficking operation with police from Brazil and Europol 
Gardaí searched four locations in Dublin on Wednesday morning, in conjunction with simultaneous searches taking place in Brazil

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Illegal weight-loss drugs among 400,000 units impounded by HPRA in six months
Illegal weight-loss drugs among 400,000 units impounded by HPRA in six months
Health Products Regulatory Authority warns that black market drugs — many of which are promoted with false claims on social media — can damage people's health

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

New initiative aims to reduce attacks on farmers and theft of farm machinery
New initiative aims to reduce attacks on farmers and theft of farm machinery
Diarmuid Cronin of Muintir na Tire said: 'It’s not all paradise down in the countryside.'

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Cabinet meeting - Dublin
Woman, 30s, arrested in connection with online threats to Simon Harris' children
She has since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Glowing DNA Helix (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) concept gene/genome isolated on black background.
DNA database assisted in 1,000 criminal cases during 2024
Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan is expected to tell Cabinet that there were 83,489 DNA profiles in the system at the end of last year, an increase of 12% on 2023 numbers

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Garda boss considering Taser stun guns for frontline members
Garda boss considering Taser stun guns for frontline members
The new Garda Commissioner said he sees reports regularly showing that frontline gardaí are under 'significant pressure' and that, on a 'weekly basis', members are being injured

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Gardaí to search area in Dublin as part of investigation into missing boy feared dead
Gardaí to search area in Dublin as part of investigation into missing boy feared dead
Gardaí believe an eight-year-old boy missing since toddlerhood is dead, as fresh searches take place in north Dublin

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

6/12/2012 Department of Social Welfares Offices
Department tenders for €250k 'cyber crime disruption' service to tackle scammers
The Department of Social Protection wants the service to have 'proactive phishing detection' and an ability to automatically identify fraudulent websites

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Garda probe underway as Simon Harris says threat against his children is 'cowardice'
Garda probe underway as Simon Harris says threat against his children is 'cowardice'
During previous incidents, masked men gathered outside his property and a bomb threat was directed at his house.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

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Gardaí arrest man, 20s, in connection with Temple Bar assault
The incident left a man, 40s, seriously injured and in critical condition at Beaumont Hospital

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

A young woman protects herself by exposing her hand in front of her
Knife attacks most likely to occur at home, new Garda data shows
Figures show most murders and manslaughters using a knife occur in residential locations rather than on the streets

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Hands typing on labtop keyboard.
Irish firms vulnerable to new generation of email fraud and cybertheft scams
National Cyber Security Centre says Irish SMEs may be vulnerable to fraudsters accurately impersonating legitimate business contacts

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Four arrested as gardaí seize e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers during day of action 
Four arrested as gardaí seize e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers during day of action 
Gardaí say the searches were executed as part of Operation Meacán

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

File Photo Garda Strike. Tomorrow Garda members will refuse to log on to the PULSE IT system or to engage in any PULSE-related a
'Active criminal probe' into alleged Russian agent
Garda statement contradicts claim in media report that politician had been exonerated

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Ireland stock
Reports of sexual offences increased in first half of year
Reports of rape are up 4% while sexual assault reports are up 7%

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

'Preferred bidder' found for MV Matthew berthed in Cork Harbour
'Preferred bidder' found for MV Matthew berthed in Cork Harbour
The MV Matthew, owned by a Dubai-based company, was boarded at gunpoint by Ireland’s elite army ranger wing in rough seas off the Cork coast in September 2023

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Man in uniform hands in steel handcuffs. Corruption in law enforcement, man caught breaking the law
Explaining crime 'hot spots': why a small number of places have a disproportionate amount of crime
The same culprits target the same victims in the same localities. In the US, 1% of people commit 63% of violent offences

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook
Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook
Facebook post falsely identified two men as ‘sick paedos’, offered a €1,000 reward, and stated that 'cable ties and baseball bats are at hand'

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Slash hooks used at violent break-in at Cork home
Slash hooks used at violent break-in at Cork home
Gardaí appeal for information after three men forced entry into Mayfield house and attacked occupants before fleeing

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Body of railway worker murdered in Tipperary to be cremated in Cork
Body of railway worker murdered in Tipperary to be cremated in Cork
Ian Walsh will lie in repose at Tom Hennessy’s Funeral Home in Johnstown, Waterford, today from 6pm to 8pm

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Government playing catch-up in bid to ease prison overcrowding
Government playing catch-up in bid to ease prison overcrowding
Ireland’s prisons are at 120% capacity, prompting a €495m plan for 1,500 new spaces and a revived Thornton Hall project

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Waterford trade unionist Pat Fitzgerald 'fought for justice', mourners hear
Waterford trade unionist Pat Fitzgerald 'fought for justice', mourners hear
Mr Fitzgerald, a father of three in his 70s, was found with injuries at a home in Waterford City on Friday. He died on Sunday

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Close-up shot of a thief wearing a black shirt and black gloves. He tried to open the car door and tried to break in. car theft
Calls from victims of theft to helpline surged 66% last year, new report finds
Most common reason for contacts to Crime Victims Helpline was assault, accounting for 623 contacts. Harassment and stalking accounted for 595 contacts to the service

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Inside Alcatraz Prison - Row of Bars and Cells
Cork Crime: People in County Cork have strong communities. All they need is local gardaí
Here we provide a station-by-station breakdown of Cork crime stats — and journalist Ann Murphy talks to gardaí, public representatives, and community activists about their concerns

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Pat Dalton says in the last year alone, his pharmacy in Cork City has experienced 'several incidents of theft and of verbal abuse' 

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Peep Hole in the door to a Prison Cell
Nearly 400 inmates at large in the last decade never returned to prison
Some 4,178 inmates were recorded as unlawfully at large between 2015 and 2024, of which 3,815 were returned to custody

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Trevor Laffan says many policing challenges now are just the same as in the 1980s when he was a garda — and he fillets recent legislation to suggest it is of little help in curbing crime

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Shoplifters are stealing expensive cuts of prime steaks and legs of lamb for sale on the black market

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

A prisoner serving life writes: ‘Why not help us instead of punishing us?’
A prisoner serving life writes: ‘Why not help us instead of punishing us?’
A book written by inmates in Mountjoy Prison highlights a project that shows many prisoners have the desire and potential to do so much good and stop the intergenerational cycles of violence and crime they experience

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Crime by offenders on bail rises 20% as prison overcrowding hits crisis levels
Crime by offenders on bail rises 20% as prison overcrowding hits crisis levels
Crime committed on bail has jumped 20% since 2022 — but overcrowded prisons are releasing offenders back onto streets

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Dublin garda stabbing sparked wave of online disinformation, says senior officer
Assistant Commissioner warns of agenda-driven disinformation following Dublin stabbing; Garda Representative Association highlights rising violence.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Medical Marijuana Edibles, Candies Infused with CBD HHC or THC Cannabis in food industry
Ireland finally bans HHC 'but we must be vigilant about new drugs’
HHC, widely available to children as vapes and edibles, has been linked to serious medical episodes and psychosis here in Ireland

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Despair
Diversion scheme for those caught in possession of drugs to be in place by November
Health intervention to operate on discretion of gardaí

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

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