Garda Commissioner Fahcthna Murphy said today that tackling dissident republicans will remain a key priority for gardaí.

Trevor Sargent has said he doesn't believe Fianna Fáil leaked the information which led to his resignation.

The Garda Commissioner and Justice Department officials have drawn up a plan to hit back if a strike ballot of rank and file gardai goes ahead.

A YOUNG man caught with an AK-47 assault rifle on a busy Dublin street was being questioned by gardaí last night.

A NEW deputy garda commissioner was appointed yesterday with the brief of driving reforms within the force.