#Gangland Crime

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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

Limerick criminal's autopsy found he had severe heart disease and took cocaine just before he died
Limerick criminal's autopsy found he had severe heart disease and took cocaine just before he died
David 'Frog Eyes' Stanners was one of five people given life sentences for the murder of rival gang boss, Kieran Keane, on January 29, 2003

Wed, 19 Nov, 2025

Gardaí close to submitting file to DPP on leaders of 'The Family' drug gang
Gardaí close to submitting file to DPP on leaders of 'The Family' drug gang
‘The Family’ was hit again in a swoop on a distribution centre in Laois, with the seizure of 116kgs of cocaine

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Frosinone, Italy, 1 Sept 2024, Juve Stabia fans in the away section of the Benito Stirpe Stadium during the match between Frosin
Irish-linked Italian Serie B club placed under court control for mafia infiltration
People tied to the Camorra's D'Alessandro clan controlled club activities including ticketing, catering, cleaning, healthcare and even, until last year, travel services for the first team, prosecutors said

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

Richard Treacy JAILED CCJ2
Killer who used proceeds of crime for 'grandiose' renovations of his Limerick home is jailed
Richard Treacy, who had no history of employment and was in receipt of social welfare, had spent €100,000 renovating his 'modest' home

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Burglar
Gardaí using elite armed intervention squads to intercept organised burglary groups 
An Garda Síochána is adopting similar high-security response to organised burglary that it has to gangland killers 

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Man charged with murdering Lee Slattery in Limerick in 2010
Man charged with murdering Lee Slattery in Limerick in 2010
Kurt Ryan appeared before Limerick District Court

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

US-JUSTICE-WEAPONS
Ghost guns in Ireland: how criminals are using 3D printers to make untraceable weapons
Untraceable ghost guns, printed at home for a few hundred euro, are increasingly being seized by gardaí across Ireland

Sat, 13 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

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

Irish police
Co-operation with Poland leads to more than €8m worth of drugs seized in Ireland
Thirteen Polish nationals were arrested in Ireland during the course of the investigation

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Machinery drug smuggling court case
Kinahan crime boss ordered to pay back £1m or face more jail time
Kavanagh was sentenced in March 2022 to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to drugs and money laundering offences.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Close up Caucasian male hands arms holding mobile phone scrolling screen social media app unrecognizable man unknown businessman
Provisions to update 30-year-old phone interception laws due 'in months' 
Current legislation does not explicitly apply to more modern forms of communication such as emails and social media text and voice apps

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

'Ireland needs military-grade drones to fend off bombardment of drugs by cocaine cartels' 
'Ireland needs military-grade drones to fend off bombardment of drugs by cocaine cartels' 
In the wake of the Broadstrand drugs seizure and convictions following the MV Matthew case, security sources say Ireland must up its game to tackle drug trafficking

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Computer hacker silhouette of hooded man
'Fagin’s Law' offences by adults to groom children into criminality 'difficult to prove', review finds
Gardaí said that less than 10 charges/summonses have been issued under the (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Assets linked to alleged Kinahan associate deemed proceeds of crime by High Court
The orders related to assets linked to Ciaran O’Sullivan seized from some of his properties, including one on Adelaide Road in Glenageary

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

CC GARDA ASU UNIT
Gardaí used decommissioned firearms in sting operations to trap illegal gun buyers
Gardaí confirm use of decommissioned weapons in undercover operations as criticism mounts over the prosecution of a vulnerable man

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Gerry Hutch court case
Special 'gangland' powers have led to record number of arrests  
Gardaí made a total of 152 arrests in the year ending May 2025, a rise of 40 (36%) on the previous year 

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Funeral of David Byrne
Gardaí dangle '$15m reward' to turn Kinahan's cartel lieutenants
On Monday, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and deputy commissioner Justin Kelly called on cartel associates to have a 'really good think' about their future lives

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Kinahan cartel leaders 'should be worried' after extradition of senior lieutenant
Kinahan cartel leaders 'should be worried' after extradition of senior lieutenant
Drew Harris urged members, both junior and senior, in the cartel — who are either at large or in jail — to think about whether or not to help gardaí in their efforts to bring the leaders to justice

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

MV Matthew: How crime gang's ill-prepared crew fell afoul of Ireland's largest cocaine seizure
MV Matthew: How crime gang's ill-prepared crew fell afoul of Ireland's largest cocaine seizure
A poorly-prepared and desperate crew were directed from afar by a sophisticated international crime gang, writes Liz Dunphy

Sat, 07 Jun, 2025

Sean McGovern to challenge legality of his extradition from Dubai on gangland charges
Sean McGovern to challenge legality of his extradition from Dubai on gangland charges
He faces charges connected with the murders of Noel Kirwan and James Gately

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

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