Bopping his head happily to music on his headphones, a young man calmly cleans his arm, draws a syringe full of heroin and plunges the needle into his veins.

A medically supervised injection centre may be considered for Cork after a delegation from Cork City Council, the HSE and An Garda Síochána travelled to Lisbon to learn from the drug policy there.

Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man's body in Grattan Square in Dungarvan this morning. The body is understood to have been discovered by street cleaners at around 6am on a bench close to the intersection with Mary Street.

On one thing we can all agree. Much of the conflict and crime being carried out in the third decade of the 21st century is taking place online, and we will need the right kind of soldiers and law enforcers to combat it.

A Cork man, who claimed he was out scouting fields for rabbit hunting when he was caught with almost 10kg of cannabis after a Garda sting operation, has failed in a bid to overturn his conviction.

More than 235,000 days were lost to illness last year, the equivalent of 645 officers off sick on any given day, figures show

One man has been charged with a public order offence after tense confrontation and damage to asylum seeker camp

'I feel very unsafe now': Wilton residents speak of their shock after balaclava-clad man shot a father of three

Justice Minister Simon Harris said new law will not compel the Garda Commissioner to respond in a 'timely manner' to the new Police Ombudsman as it could interfere with his or her independence

The one-page typed letter sent to the minister of state is being considered as 'very serious' and 'sinister' by An Garda Síochána

The Policing Authority said resourcing problems are having 'very real consequences' for policing services and communities

The man’s body was quickly located but efforts to revive him proved fruitless

Despite the outpouring of support after the violent deaths of two gay men in Sligo, LGBT+ people tell Sorcha Crowley that, one year on, they see little positive change in attitudes here

Rank and file gardaí are suffering post-traumatic stress disorder due to toxic workplace cultures, the Garda Representative Association conference was told

The landmark Policing Bill begins committee stage in the Oireachtas today

A 'crisis of confidence' has emerged following the resignation of a senior investigator at Gsoc, who claimed he told colleagues he had attended a party with Gerard “The Monk” Hutch the night he walked free from court

The woman was taken to Ballymun Garda Station and later released without charge

Fights, self-harm, and alleged sexual assaults among the incidents reported at International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) facilities

Mourn gather to offer their condolences to the family of fourteen-year-old Kirsty Bohan 

Gardaí in Cork are "making enquiries" after a video appearing to show a dog being brought through a car wash at a service station was released online. A leading animal charity posted the short clip on social media this morning.

Councillors, gardaí, and HSE officials will visit the centres in Portugal to examine options for similar facilities in Cork

The attack is believed to have occurred sometime between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Easter Sunday evening

Mr Biden, who Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described as the "most Irish-American president since John F Kennedy", will visit Louth, Mayo and Dublin

The word means nothing to the people being warned off voting, particularly for Sinn Féin and People before Profit

Hundreds will be flocking to Listowel on June 24, as they prepare to break the world record for the largest gathering of people 'wearing a full head to-toe Dolly Parton costume'

Separate investigations have been launched by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and gardaí into an assault on a referee during a soccer match in Co Louth, which left him requiring hospital treatment

Set up by Northern Irish LGBT+ charity The Rainbow Project and LGBT Ireland, the forum aims to grow links and connections between those north and south of the border

Gardaí confirmed that detectives from the PSNI Serious Crime branch have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murder

It seems that while Mr Harris and the AGSI are reading from the same hymn sheet on many issues, they are also butting heads on several others, and questions need to be asked as to why

A national operation has been set up to receive complaints from serving or retired Defence Force members of rape and sexual assault

The ASGI general secretary said individual members have indicated their withdrawal of labour on a particular day if a resolution is not found, and the dispute continues to escalate

The high-flying detective owes an apology to the innocent Joanne Hayes — and to Baby John — for wasting time and effort that could have been spent investigating the child’s murder

Gardaí found the drugs during the search of a residence in the St Mary's Park area of the city

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy reveals that the health watchdog received the reports of concern over the last three years

AGSI members want action on the issue of the roster introduced as a temporary measure at the height of the pandemic

A number of groups in Dublin have held discussions in the last few days about winding down the rallies, which have led to widespread traffic disturbances

Gardaí seized cannabis plants worth €432,800 during a search in the Killala area, yesterday evening

The man had videos of sex acts involving children, decapitations, and a stream of the New Zealand mosque attacks 

Government measures to address issues in the Defence Forces include legislation, internal and external oversight, and a programme of culture change 

The men were rushed by ambulance from the Thomondgate area, in the early hours of this morning

A man in his 60s and woman in her 50s were arrested in the Munster region 

Abusive behaviour

The incident occurred on the R345 road shortly before 5pm on Tuesday

The current work time arrangements are due to end in October