A teenage boy who barricaded himself into a home in Letterkenny for a number of days with access to firearms and ammunition is receiving medical assessment at a Garda station in Co Donegal.

Paula Farrell, 46, of Rathmullen Park in Drogheda, Co Louth, is accused of murdering Wayne McQuillan, 30, at her home on New Year’s morning in 2014.

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone and her department are to be severely criticised for handing back almost €60m in State funding last year when 6,000 children were not allocated a social worker, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

At least 70% of gardaí should receive specific domestic violence training, a national charity working in the area has said.

Staffing problems are hitting garda armed support units, the national fraud unit, divisional squads tasked with investigating sexual and domestic crimes, and regional cyber crime units.

UPDATE August 5: A body has been found in the search for Kathryn (Kate) Holmquist.

Fears have been raised that progress made on improving road safety has stalled after new figures showed a 7% increase in road deaths this year.

There's no doubt that Love island has gripped the nation.

A High Court Judge wants to be updated by An Garda Siochana over efforts to arrest and bring before the court a financial advisor to answer his alleged contempt.

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) conducted search operations in Co Louth and Co Dublin this morning.

A full garda investigation is underway now into allegations surrounding registration forms for the supplementary electoral register in County Kerry.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is being urged to conduct an “immediate” and full investigation into allegations surrounding registration forms for the supplementary electoral register in County Kerry.

A disgraced ex-garda who sexually assaulted a sleeping woman after a charity event has lost an appeal against the severity of his two year prison sentence.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal over the murder of Andrew Burns in Donegal.

Nóirín O’Sullivan was out through the gap yesterday afternoon, her three days of evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal completed, writes Michael Clifford.

GSOC has confirmed that it is conducting an examination into the suspected suicide of a man living under Garda protection who was due to give evidence in an upcoming trial linked to the Kinahan-Hutch feud.

"It's not about my feelings. It's about my professional reputation...The inference is made that we abused our power, and that is not the case."

Janusz’s family and An Garda Síochána are concerned for his welfare.

A serious issue has arisen over the continuation of Nóirín O’Sullivan as Garda Commissioner, writes Michael Clifford. Yes, the response to that might be what’s another issue?

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Today’s not guilty verdict in the eight week Jobstown protest trial has been warmly welcomed by many as a "victory for the right to protest"

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Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan was urged to tell the Justice Minister of financial irregularities at Templemore training college as early as the middle of July 2015, a committee has heard.

New legislation could be passed to direct Gardaí to appear before the Kingsmill inquest into an IRA massacre, a lawyer has said.

Gardaí have been carrying out door-to-door enquiries in the south of Wexford in relation to one of Ireland’s missing women, Fiona Sinnott.

A 10-year-old boy with severe disabilities was left without education provision for almost a year while a child protection investigation was ongoing in relation to alleged abuse in his school was carried out, according to a new report

Crisis-hit Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan has insisted she is "not privy to, nor would I approve, nor would I condone" any targeted campaign by officers to silence whistleblowers in the force, write Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

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A study, carried out by Millward Brown on behalf of Liberty Insurance, has revealed the enormous amounts of time we spend on our gadgets each day.

A legal expert has cast doubt on Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald’s claim that she is precluded from discussing the instruction given by Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan to her legal team during the O’Higgins Commission.

Bohemians have said they are disappointed after crowd disturbances during last night's derby against Shamrock Rovers at Dalymount Park.

Michael Clifford recommends a data access system similar to the UK, with notice to affected parties

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has warned that gardaí are taking part in “sinister” acts breaching private citizens’ rights after it emerged that the force has used covert surveillance and tapped journalists’ phones and computers.

INFORMATION technology has changed what it means to be human. 

A heavily pregnant mother of four, who was the centre of a major search by gardaí on Friday, has been traced and “has happily had her baby”, the High Court was told yesterday.

A Garda spokesman has said that criminal gangs from west Balkan countries are coming to Ireland to steal high-voltage power lines.

In the pioneering days of aviation, Ireland was the point of departure and arrival for all transatlantic air traffic. And although planes no longer refuel at Shannon, we are still prominent in the industry. Ryanair is the largest short haul airline in Europe and we are major players in airport retail and aircraft leasing, says Eoghan Corry