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<p>South African forensic pathology personnel are assisted by community members to carry the body of a victim following a mass shooting in the Ziko area of KwaMakhutha, south of Durban on September 23, 2026. Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/ AFP via Getty Images</p>

world

South African house party shooting kills 11, injures three

The motive for the attack is not known, but police said "a feud between rival groupings cannot be ruled out".

<p>The Garda statement said the mobile laboratory was seized on June 23 'in a truck trailer along with equipment and chemicals used in the extraction process for cocaine' along with 74kg of cocaine and 32kg of cannabis. File picture</p>

court and crime

'Their empire hasn’t gone away,' say gardaí as Kinahan cartel mobile drug lab is seized

<p>Christy Kinahan and son Daniel. File picture</p>

news

Kinahan cartel among network of gangs using secret 'underground bank'

Cyber crime coding, malware hacker using laptop and phone. Hooded silhouette man.

news

Ireland ‘unable to freeze criminal assets’ due to failure to take part in international initiatives

Gerry Adams civil court case

politics

Sinn Féin TD unaware party MP was considered as legal representative for Daniel Kinahan

MV Matthew: Drug ship sold for $1 could have been worth €3.36m

munster

MV Matthew: Drug ship sold for $1 could have been worth €3.36m

Irish Cabinet meeting

New strategy means 'Ireland will not be a safe place to launder criminal proceeds', says Tánaiste

The strategy will include strengthening the supervision of financial institutions and improving the oversight of sectors such as gambling which are vulnerable to money laundering

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Policeman with uniform and text GUARDIA DI FINANZA that means Financial Police in italian language

Italy passes law allowing mafia children to get new life away from organised crime

About 400 children born into mafia families are expected to enter the programme each year

Thu, 16 Jul, 2026

Fresh appeal over murder of 20-year-old Dublin father 17 years ago

Fresh appeal over murder of 20-year-old Dublin father 17 years ago

Detectives believe people in the local community have evidence that could fill in the gaps and enable a fresh file to be sent to the DPP

Wed, 15 Jul, 2026

Criminal Assets Bureau office

Criminal Assets Bureau returned almost €15m to the exchequer last year

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is to bring CAB’s annual report to Cabinet this week

Mon, 13 Jul, 2026

Firearms seized

Gardaí seize 11 firearms including machine guns from Polish gang

Gang is suspected of offering 'services' to Irish gangs from selling firearms to collecting debts

Sun, 12 Jul, 2026

CC GARDA ASU UNIT

International hitman stayed in Limerick hotel while plotting murders

Gardaí have identified the hotel where Axel Liebsch Morales, 33, and an accomplice stayed

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026

Tánaiste: Middle Ireland facilitates gangland crime 'by snorting coke and popping pills'

Tánaiste: Middle Ireland facilitates gangland crime 'by snorting coke and popping pills'

Simon Harris has urged caution about decriminalising drug use as he raised concerns about those “facilitating” gangland crime

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Government report warns of growing concern over far-right extremism in Ireland

Government report warns of growing concern over far-right extremism in Ireland

National assessment highlights concerns over foreign influence, online radicalisation and extremist fundraising activities

Sat, 20 Jun, 2026

Two pensioners were the only people in Limerick home on hitman’s list

Two pensioners were the only people in Limerick home on hitman’s list

33-year-old Axel Liebsch Morales, who died in a road accident last Monday, was armed and wearing a balaclava when his accomplice drove into two other cars on the N21

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

Garda inscription on a police jacket from Ireland

Family in West Limerick help dead hitman's driver flee the area as gardaí continue search

The dead man has been named as Axel Liebsch Moranels, aged 33

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026

'Was it really worth it, Sean?': How Kinahan cartel lieutenant McGovern was brought to justice

'Was it really worth it, Sean?': How Kinahan cartel lieutenant McGovern was brought to justice

The pursuit of Sean McGovern — a key figure in the Kinahan cartel — spanned countries. Utilising technology as part of a years-long investigation, his landmark extradition and conviction stemmed from a feud-driven killing that shocked the country

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026

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Gardaí investigating fatal Limerick crash believe men had come from Sweden to carry out hit

The deceased was the passenger in the car while a man now on the run was the driver

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026

Kinahan gang boss winks at family after being handed 24-year jail term at Special Criminal Court

Kinahan gang boss winks at family after being handed 24-year jail term at Special Criminal Court

Convicted for directing Kinahan cartel activities, 40-year-old Sean McGovern winked as he calmly walked out of court in Dublin today, flanked by prison officers

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

14 million euro drug seizure

National security and oversight high on the agenda of new Garda deputy commissioner

Paul Cleary, who will take responsibility for security, strategy, and governance, had previously worked on gangland crime and cybercrime

Wed, 27 May, 2026

Deforestation in the Amazon

Drug cartels deforesting swathes of the Amazon

UN body warns of 'emerging pattern', where organised crime is converging with damaging illegal activities in other sectors

Tue, 26 May, 2026

Two charged in relation to international investigation into criminal networks

Two charged in relation to international investigation into criminal networks

The Ghost platform has been used by gangs to share encoded messages

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Justin Kelly press conference

Many guns used by criminals being stolen from licensed owners, garda boss says

Many of the guns used by criminals in Ireland were stolen from licensed gunowners, the garda commissioner has said. In Cork County alone, there were 23,500 firearm licence applications over a three-year cycle.

Sun, 03 May, 2026

'Prisoners are brazenly stockpiling contraband': Rising number of criminal gangs operating in prisons

'Prisoners are brazenly stockpiling contraband': Rising number of criminal gangs operating in prisons

Irish Prison Service identified 34 known criminal groups in prisons in 2025

Fri, 01 May, 2026

Kinahan cartel's Sean McGovern asks for credit for guilty plea and 'onerous' time in Dubai prison

Kinahan cartel's Sean McGovern asks for credit for guilty plea and 'onerous' time in Dubai prison

McGovern also admitted directing the activities of a criminal organisation in connection with the surveillance of James Gately

Fri, 01 May, 2026

'King Scum' Tony Felloni died after collapsing on toilet in rehab, inquest rules

'King Scum' Tony Felloni died after collapsing on toilet in rehab, inquest rules

Felloni was regarded as one of the key figures for the heroin epidemic which ravished poor inner city communities in Dublin during the 1980s and he was blamed for creating the first generation of heroin addicts in the capital

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

Sean McGovern involved in surveilling 'active target for assassination' for Kinahan gang, court hears

Sean McGovern involved in surveilling 'active target for assassination' for Kinahan gang, court hears

Sean McGovern, 39, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation

Mon, 27 Apr, 2026

UAE 'no safe haven for criminals' following Daniel Kinahan arrest

UAE 'no safe haven for criminals' following Daniel Kinahan arrest

It follows the arrest of the Kinahan Cartel boss in the UAE last week

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Gardaí 'in recovery' after years of policing bloody Kinahan-Hutch feud

Gardaí 'in recovery' after years of policing bloody Kinahan-Hutch feud

Detective Garda Niall Hodgins broke down in tears as he paid tribute to the late assistant commissioner John O’Driscoll

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Eamonn Harrison court case

Garda detective faces crime gang facilitation, bribery and firearms charges

His court appearance follows charges being levelled against retired Garda superintendent John Murphy and two other Dublin-based serving gardaí

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

Retired superintendent and serving officers face 184 corruption charges in Garda probe

Retired superintendent and serving officers face 184 corruption charges in Garda probe

Another garda and detective also appear in court following probe by National Bureau of Investigation

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

Teenage mental health stock

'Fagin’s Law' fails to stop gangs luring children

It is not clear how many convictions have been secured.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2026

Jason Hennessy FILE3

Court jails gang members who branded the word 'RAT' on victim's face and torso

The judge said the court had difficulty describing what happened as words like 'dreadful, horrendous and frightening are not sufficient to describe the horror'

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Stolen Credit Cards

Interpol: Fraud up by 70% and will escalate further due to AI

International police body predicts escalation in scams due to the proliferation of artificial intelligence and cloning tools

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Sarah Harte: What makes a criminal, and can it ever be 'one of us'?

Sarah Harte: What makes a criminal, and can it ever be 'one of us'?

Studies show systemic leniency towards white collar crime, even though it costs the Irish economy at least €2bn annually, writes Sarah Harte

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

two tax force police officers in duty near city duomo square and cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy Italy

Mafia accused of using Naples hospital for fraud and illegal transport of corpses

Italian police arrest four over alleged plot to infiltrate the hospital and fraud including staging fake crashes for insurance payouts

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Is Gerard Hutch being turned into a celebrity ahead of the Dublin Central by-election?

Is Gerard Hutch being turned into a celebrity ahead of the Dublin Central by-election?

Stage appearance blurs line between art and politics as Gerard Hutch prepares for another Dublin Central by-election battle

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Conor O Brien CCJ4

Man smuggled military-grade weapons for sale to 'Ireland's top criminals', court hears

Detective inspector tells court the man supplied pipe bombs and assault rifles to criminal gangs in Armagh, Derry, Dublin, and Limerick

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne

Platinum coffins and luxury cars: Vulgar displays of wealth by crime gangs eyed up by CAB

Platinum coffins, champagne, and luxury cars just some of the extravagances catalogued by gardaí

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era

The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era

Ten years after the Regency Hotel shooting, Cormac O'Keeffe examines how the Kinahan-Hutch feud reshaped Irish crime and policing

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Gerry Hutch court case

Kinahan cartel ‘no longer exists’ in Ireland, says gardaí, as Hutch gang remains active

Gardaí outline the current threat posed by the Hutch gang and the dismantling of the Kinahan cartel, a decade after the Regency attack

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Brian Grendon FILE CCJ3

Man arrested on return to country charged by gardaí with directing drug crime gang

Due to the nature of the charge, he could not apply for bail in the District Court, as the offence category requires a High Court decision

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Man believed to be leading figure in crime gang ‘The Family’ due in court

Man believed to be leading figure in crime gang ‘The Family’ due in court

The man was charged with offences in connection with organised crime activities

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Woman extradited from UK held on organised crime charge linked to 2017 gangland murder

Woman extradited from UK held on organised crime charge linked to 2017 gangland murder

The court heard that because the case related to a criminal organisation and a murder, bail in this matter could only be raised in the High Court

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

Cyber crime concept.

Gardaí want charges brought against ‘The Family’ drug gang

An Garda Síochána has sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking charges against the leaders of Ireland’s number one drug-trafficking network

Mon, 22 Dec, 2025

Boy in hoodie trespassing on private residential property

Disrupting gang recruiters reduces the 'malign influence' they have over children, say Irish researchers

Eoin O’Meara-Daly, assistant director of Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice, stressed the role of poverty and marginalisation in driving gang recruitment

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit to Ireland

Government pledges €300m for defence and anti-drone technology after Zelenskyy visit

Government ramps up defence spending, including €15m for anti-drone systems, after drones were detected near Zelenskyy’s flight

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

SPAIN-CRIME-DRUGS

'We must match drone and robot tech that criminals and terrorists are using' – Europol

Police forces, including An Garda Síochána, must adapt to fight technology-enabled crime amid the surge of illegal use of drones and robots, according to EU law enforcement agency

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Graduation Ceremony, Garda College, Templemore

Retired superintendent 'looked after' hundreds of summonses, court told

Received almost daily requests about such matters — including from Garda commissioners and elected TDs

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Human remains found in Dublin

Man admits helping to dispose of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Wood’s body parts

Sentencing has been adjourned to January 26

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025