According to new research, one in five properties in the capital has been targetted by burglars since 2009.

The range of incidents included suspected possession of child pornography, assault, burglary, theft, drugs, and immigration offences.

Gardaí have arrested five people following early morning raids at several unauthorised sites in Co Clare.

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 number of burglaries in homes across Ireland fell by 50% in the winter of 2018/2019 when compared to the same period four years earlier.

The Criminal Assets Bureau seized 10 vehicles, four Rolex watches, and more than €30,000 in cash in a series of early-morning raids targeting a Cork-based organised crime gang.

The Criminal Assets Bureau seized 10 vehicles, four Rolex watches and more than €30,000 in cash in a series of early morning raids targeting a Cork-based organised crime gang.

There have been more than 9,000 arrests and almost 11,000 charges made since Operation Thor was set up to tackle rural burglaries.

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

A hurley with a machete-like modification was among several weapons seized by gardaí during an operation in north Cork.

Women’s Aid has welcomed measures in the Garda Policing Plan 2018 aimed at addressing problems in the recording and investigation of domestic violence.

As customs officers approached a driver for not having VRT on his imported car, the driver sped through a major multi-agency checkpoint in Co Cork, glancing off a garda and being pursued for five miles before being arrested.

Gardaí will shortly put pictures online of the items of jewellery, estimated to be worth €100,000, that they seized following the arrest of two people in Dublin.

Gardaí have arrested three men in County Wicklow as part of Operation Thor.

The number of burglaries in Ireland fell by a quarter in the final two months of 2017, say the gardaí.

Latest: A senior Garda has expressed his delight after an attempted burglary of a 95-year-old man on the Kildysart Road near Ennis was foiled by Gardaí this afternoon

The Dáil has heard claims that rural crime has reached crisis levels.

A man has been arrested in County Meath following the discovery of €25,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.

Five men have been arrested after a spate of car break-ins and separate burglary incidents across Cork.

Garda HQ has recorded an “upsurge” in crimes in the last four months, particularly property crimes, assaults, criminal damage, and public order offences.

Garda HQ has recorded an “upsurge” in crimes in the last four months, particularly property crimes, assaults, criminal damage, and public order offences.

A total of 18 people were arrested yesterday in North Dublin during a day-long garda crime crackdown as part of Operation Thor, gardaí have revealed.

Thirteen people have been arrested by gardaí and drugs in excess of €32,000 seized as part of Operation Thor in Clare.

Four arrests have been made this morning, in the Wicklow district, as part of Operation Thor.

Gardaí have started a two-day crime crackdown in Co Meath as part of Operation Thor.

A drugs haul, worth nearly €1million euro, which was discovered in a house in Tipperary, is linked to the Collopy criminal gang in Limerick city, garda sources said.

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New figures show an increase in sexual offences, homicides and controlled drug offences.

Nine men have been arrested as part of Operation Thor in Waterford.

Gardaí investigating a vicious street assault which was captured on video have renewed their appeal for witnesses or for anyone with footage of the incident, to come forward.

Three out of 10 burglars gain access through the front door, and a quarter do through the back door.

Two men have been arrested by Gardaí in County Meath as part of Operation Thor.

More than €1m worth of cars and parts have been seized from a yard in West Cork. The discovery was made as part of the investigation into the theft of high-end vehicles across a number of counties and in the North.

Gardaí have seized drugs in a total of six raids carried out today in counties Kildare, Carlow and Dublin.

Thirty-five people have been arrested as part of an operation targeting crime in Dublin.

More than 50 people were arrested yesterday in a day-long swoop by over 140 gardaí aimed at crimes such as drug-dealing, forgery and burglary.

Gardaí mounted a massive assault on criminal activity in the Carlow/Kilkenny region yesterday, with a total of 64 people arrested during a “day of action” as part of Operation Thor.

The Garda Air Support Unit flew more than 1,500 hours last year, targeting crimes in progress and on one occasion locating a missing person who may not otherwise have survived the night.

Gardaí have released a photograph of a suspected stolen car car that rammed a patrol car and a woman's car this morning in Co Meath.

Gardaí have made 30 arrests following raids of 12 properties in Co. Carlow.

More than €90,000 worth of cannabis herb has been seized by gardaí as part of Operation Thor.