Laws are being drafted to give State agencies legal powers to intercept encrypted communications.

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

A teenager has been arrested after hitting speeds of over 210km/hr while being chased by gardaí for 65km.

A former Garda sergeant who investigated a claim of child sexual abuse by two men, one associated with a Garda superintendent, is suing the Garda commissioner and State over an alleged campaign of bullying and harassment of him in which he alleges a different Garda superintendent played a prominent role.

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

Gardaí have been praised after they came to the aid of a critically injured man following a stabbing incident in Co Donegal.

The new Minister for Mental Health has called for new, urgent laws to control what is being said on Facebook and other social media platforms.

An IRA man who was secretly recorded assisting in IRA "interrogations” over leaks to gardaí has failed in an attempt to have his conviction overturned on appeal.

The most important discussions are sometimes the most difficult to have.

Direct provision, on the way out, appears to be leaving with a bang. The centre, opened in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, last March, illustrates much about what has rendered the system morally bankrupt.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized nearly €450,000 in cash together with a string of high-end vehicles and other luxury goods as part of a series of raids in Leinster this morning.

A man has been arrested after a supermarket security guard was stabbed in Co Kildare and a Garda injured in a subsequent assault.

The night shift at Castlerea Garda Station began like so many others on Wednesday, June 17. For Detective Garda Colm Horkan there was nothing particularly unusual about the night. A few short hours later he was dead

The message to "park smart" has been reinforced as people emerge from the lifting of strict lockdown measures, with local beauty spots and parks becoming far busier in June as fears over Covid-19 ease.

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

Garda Headquarters is finalising detailed arrangements for the State funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.

Ballaghaderreen stood in silent tribute this afternoon as the remains of the late Garda Colm Horkan were brought through the town on route to Charlestown.

A father and son who died in a drowning tragedy in Co Donegal yesterday were here renovating their holiday home.

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.”

A man continues to be questioned in connection with the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.

The “beloved” Mayo man was gunned down on a quiet Roscommon street shortly before midnight on Wednesday – the third garda to be shot dead in the last seven years.

Investigators are seeking footage and witnesses in a bid to determine the circumstances behind the brutal killing of Detective Garda Colm Horkan.

"Colm served the communities he worked in with distinction and pride during his 24 years as a member of An Garda Síochána."

"I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the Garda who has died in the course of their duties," Mr Varadkar said.

The garda shot dead in Roscommon last night had only just become a detective.

GAA players found trespassing on the pitch of Cork club Redmonds will be reported to the Gardaí, the club has warned.

A young man from Limerick city is recovering in hospital in Dublin after sustaining serious facial injuries in a suspected acid attack.

Garda detectives want to speak with a man seen in the Sandycove area on Dublin's southside on the night a woman was seriously assaulted late last month.

Frontline gardaí have described as “worrying” the lack of specific targets on garda recruitment in the Programme for Government.

The Programme for Government backs ongoing recruitment of gardaí - but has removed previous targets set by the two big parties.

Gardaí investigating an armed hijacking of a van carrying a large sum of cash and valuable car parts last year, are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions following the arrest of a number of suspects.

Local leaders urge fight fans to shun Kinahan bout

NOW that the threat from the Coronavirus appears to be receding, we need to exhibit greater awareness of another, no less dangerous menace within our midst.

America's police forces, or at least significant elements of those myriad agencies, are being scrutinised in an unprecedented way.

Smarttech247 says it is one of the biggest risks of 2020 as it is quite a lucrative business for cybercriminals.

The latest initiative has seen members of the gardaí joining Ballydehob Community Alert Group to give care packs to up to 200 elderly residents.

An investigation has been launched and officers are appealing for information.

The mother of the 17-year-old boy said that they had experienced "every parent's nightmare".

A major anti-racism protest has been cancelled over fears the organisers will face prosecution.

Emergency legislation is being urgently demanded to help gardaí tackle lockdown house parties amid fears they could trigger a new wave of Covid-19 cases.

Gardaí are following “a definite line of enquiry” in relation to a seizure of €8,000 of suspected cannabis plants, which were being cultivated in a polytunnel at the rear of a house in Co. Tipperary, yesterday.

A retired Garda detective inspector, who investigated some of Ireland’s most infamous crimes, has called for cold case units to be installed in every Garda jurisdiction in the country.

Sport Ireland’s anti-doping unit hope to return to the regular testing programme on Monday week but insist they have remained vigilant during the lockdown.