A 52-year-old Detective Garda hero was “ferociously and viciously” attacked by two pit bull terriers that were released against gardaí as they searched for drugs, a judge was told yesterday.

A Monaghan man appearing at an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin tonight has been charged with IRA membership.

A Garda and his wife were forced to leave behind their life in west Clare after receiving a severed pig’s head in the post.

A 19-year-old has told a court he was assaulted by two off-duty gardaí who were looking for prostitutes during a Christmas night out in Limerick.

A garda who admitted breaching rules on handling informants has brought a High Court action aimed at preventing his possible dismissal from the force.

A former Dublin football player accused of breaking an off-duty garda’s jaw during a football match has said he was reacting to his opponent hitting him in his testicles first.

A young garda has been jailed for a year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today for a €10,000 insurance fraud involving his sports car.

A garda convicted of insurance fraud is to be sentenced next week at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A Dublin doorman has been jailed for three years for stealing almost €60,000 from Woodies DIY during an “inside job” robbery.

The constant jangling of wind chimes in a neighbour’s back garden was described by 83-year-old pensioner Mary McBride as a deliberate act of cruelty against her and her husband Eddie.

A footballer’s scrotum was torn open during a GAA minor championship match in Co Meath three years ago, a court heard yesterday.

A Ballymun drug addict described as having "little victim empathy" has been jailed for three years for burglary and handling stolen goods.

A Ballymun couple have had their sentences for burglary and handling stolen goods adjourned by Judge Frank O’Donnell at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A total of 20 years in consecutive sentences has been imposed on a drug addict who committed seven robberies to pay back a €25,000 debt to "people you don’t want to mess with".

Two members of An Garda Siochana have been found not guilty by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of assaulting a "Reclaim the Streets" protestor in May 2002.

A garda inspector has told the trial of three gardaí charged with beating a ‘Reclaim the Streets’ protestor on the head with their batons in May 2002 that, as far as he knew, no order was given that day for the use of batons.

A witness in the trial of a garda accused of assaulting a protester at the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ march in Dublin has claimed that the battery of his video camera was ripped out by a garda.

A detective has told a jury that aerial footage of the 2002 ‘Reclaim the Streets’ protest in Dublin appears to show Garda Paul Tallon striking out at a protester three times with a baton.

A man who claims he was assaulted by a garda when he attended the 2002 "Reclaim the Streets" march in Dublin has identified himself on camera footage of the event.

A former prison governor who indecently assaulted a young girl over a seven-year period has been jailed for three years by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A FIANNA FÁIL councillor has been criticised by the Flood Tribunal yesterday over his failure to make a full discovery of documents relating to the inquiry’s investigation into alleged planning corruption.