The son of murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier says he hopes [url=https://www. irishexaminer. com/news/munster/arid-40906850. html[/url]a full cold-case review of her murder will finally bring her killer to justice.

Frontline garda supervisors have reacted strongly to requests from Garda HQ for legal powers to conduct undercover operations to test gardaí for corruption.

Commissioner and Policing Authority publish strategy and policing plans

A boat landing to the tune of bagpipes at Kinsale Pier was how gardaí today commemorated the centenary of the Cork West Garda Division.

A garda inspector successfully challenged the refusal to backdate a promotion which was delayed because he was the subject of false and baseless allegations.

The revelation that specialist Garda units established to investigate domestic abuse and sexual crimes are so overburdened that they are limited by what they can investigate will send a shiver down the spine of many.

Garda use of spy powers has plummeted by 80% in the last three years, following a landmark High Court ruling that the laws could not be used in investigating serious crime.

Serious assaults and cases of harassment recorded by gardaí have increased significantly over the last year. The trend was most pronounced in the final quarter of 2021, with particularly sharp increases in assaults involving male victims.

Garda sources have expressed serious concern that a loaded firearm, along with spare ammunition, was used in the robbery of a taxi driver.

Garda experts are trawling through 60,000 messages from the Conti gang, the group responsible for the disabling ransomware attacks on Ireland in May 2021.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission have been asked to examine a reported operation by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) of selective passport checks on buses that cross the border, specifically concerning racial profiling. 

89 gardaí are currently on suspension from the force, with two out of work since 2016

Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority also warn people to take precautions to avoid traffic accidents ahead of an anticipated increase in traffic on Irish roads as more people head on staycations.

In recent days two significant public appointments were announced while a third, and the terms attached to it, provoked some discussion, not all laudatory.  Anne Marie McMahon and Shawna Coxon were named Garda deputy commissioners.

Government needs to step up and show leadership in education

If, as conventional wisdom suggests, nature abhors a vacuum, then social media thrives on one, as the thousands of DIY professors of epidemiology offering free consultations — and that’s more than they are worth usually — on Covid-19 confirm.

Average of 16 gardaí were off sick from work every month during 2020 due to mental health issues, new figures show

In this decade for commemorating events of a century ago there has been much media attention for the high-profile deaths of men in uniform at Soloheadbeg and the innocents of Bloody Sunday, but little mention of hundreds of other civilian casualties ...

There will be repercussions for people defying the restrictions, warns justice minister

Garda Horkan, originally from Charlestown in Co. Mayo, was shot dead in the town of Castlerea shortly before midnight on Wednesday, June 17. The weeks following his death have been "very tough" for his family, according to his brother Dermot.

Stephen Corrigan, considered a missing person since 2011, was identified using DNA from his mother who has since passed away.

Unexplained delays in notifying Gardaí about suspected child abuse and an absence of evidence of Garda vetting for staff have been highlighted in inspections of child protection services in Cavan/Monaghan and Kerry.

An expert is warning that repeatedly imposing, lifting and bringing Covid restrictions back in could be a dangerous gamble.

A criminal case relating to alleged online abuse of Clare GAA secretary Pat Fitzgerald and other county officials is at an advanced stage.

A retired chief superintendent has told the High Court he is concerned that a “major miscarriage of justice” is happening in the criminal investigation into a serving garda superintendent.

Gerry Mahon and Eamon O’Neill met in the Zest coffee shop in Limerick on February 6 last.

Gardaí will begin inspecting bars and restaurants in order to ensure compliance with Covid-19 guidelines this weekend.

An Garda Síochána this week sent a clear message to crime cartel boss Daniel Kinahan that his downfall is imminent, writes Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keefe

Gardaí will start to check pubs this evening to make sure they are complying with Covid-19 guidelines.

A top-secret spying operation by a European police team has sent “shockwaves” through organised crime, including Irish gangs.

Aaron Brady denied to gardaí that he confessed to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in front of his friend's partner in a New York apartment, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

A 41-year-old man swallowed 10 to 12 deals of heroin before knocking a garda to the ground and running from the scene in Cork city, it was alleged today.

The email tells the person they have been selected to participate in a court proceeding, and they need to register their information.

The man, 38, is currently being detained at Navan Garda Station.

The latest report from the Garda Commissioner to the Policing Authority shows that the greatest increases were in the use of incapacitant sprays and batons.

Gardaí say they have only used the Covid-19 regulations 313 times in a million encounters with the public and just once in the past week.

A man accused of the capital murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe told a bartender on three separate occasions that he shot a garda, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Barbara Walsh was 33 years old when she went missing in 1985 from her home in Carna.

A giant of a man like no other was laid to rest before his time.

They were the simple symbols of an extraordinary life, tokens of a man who touched so many, but was taken too soon.

Gardaí around country turn out in force to lead somber tribute to colleague killed in line of duty

How a society reacts to an outrage, or even how a society judges an event an outrage, is revealing.

As the heavens opened and rain poured down on the streets of Castlerea, Superintendent Sheridan said: “We are devastated at the death of our friend and colleague Colm.”

Detective Garda Colm Horkan was a music-loving sports fan who had a wide circle of friends in Mayo where he lived and Roscommon where he worked.