Person: Brendan Connolly

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Renewed appeal for information as missing man’s mother travels to Ireland from Brazil

Update, 10.40am, March 27: The body of Caique Trindade De Oliveira has been found.

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Gardaí question motive behind letter claiming missing Wicklow man Barry Corcoran was murdered

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Gang believed Michael Barr provided safe house

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Row over 5c to cost Dublin postman €20k

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Fresh appeal for information on man missing more than seven weeks

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Gardaí 'very concerned' for Wicklow man missing for more than six weeks

Call for specific hate crime law amid attacks

Current anti-racism laws are “not functioning” and the Government must introduce specific hate crime legislation, according to an immigrant support group.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

Gardaí continue appeals to mother

Gardaí have released photographs of baby ‘Maria’ in a bid to get her mother to come forward.

Wed, 20 May, 2015

Renewed appeal in baby Maria case

Gardaí are hopeful that forensic tests and technical examinations will glean some clues as to the identity of a mother who abandoned her newborn baby on a remote road in west Dublin, over a week ago.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Gardaí hopeful of clues on baby Maria

Gardaí are hoping an examination of blankets found wrapped around abandoned baby Maria could reveal crucial evidence leading to the identification of the newborn’s mother.

Wed, 13 May, 2015

Appeal to family of abandoned girl

Gardaí are urging family or friends of the mother who abandoned her newborn baby on a country road in Dublin on Friday to contact them.

Tue, 12 May, 2015

Gardaí appeal to mother of abandoned newborn to seek medical attention

Gardaí have urged the mother of a newborn baby abandoned in west Dublin to seek “immediate medical treatment”.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

Gardaí display Guns and Drugs seized this week at HQ

Gardaí today, displayed a significant haul of Guns and Drugs at Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Drug gang using army-style assault weapons

Gardaí in Dublin said they are surprised that criminals are using assault weapons – similar to those used by the Irish army.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Are you Games for a laugh?

Jonathan deBurca Butler compiles 10 things you never knew about the Olympics, from medals for art and ‘gold’ that was silver

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012

Special school to pay €4,000 for refusing Traveller

A CO Kerry school has been ordered to pay a Traveller family €4,000 in compensation for discrimination against a young boy with special needs.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2006

Reclaim Streets case garda given one-month sentence

A garda has been given a one-month suspended sentence for assaulting a school teacher in the 2002 May Day "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration, in Dublin city centre.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2005

Reclaim the Streets inspector 'ordered batons put away'

A garda inspector who was on duty at the "Reclaim the Streets" demonstration on May 6, 2002, told a jury he ordered gardaí to put their batons away when he saw them being used on the crowd.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Inspector didn't give order to use batons, court told

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.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2004

Reclaim the Streets gardaí identified on tape by superiors

Senior officers have identified each of the three gardaí on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004