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The Garda cold case unit, which investigates unsolved homicides and high-profile missing person cases, has had its staffing cut by almost 50% in the past two years.

IT IS alarming to note that the number of gardaí working on so-called cold cases has been halved. A special unit formed to investigate unsolved homicides and high-profile missing person cases, it has brought hope to many families up and down the country.

Ireland needs a family justice centre to protect victims of domestic violence and ultimately save lives, a conference heard yesterday.

A vigil has been held to remember the 174 women who were violently murdered in the past 16 years.

A vigil was being held today to remember the 174 women who were violently murdered in the last 16 years.

THE sister of a woman stabbed to death in her Dundalk home believes more than one person was behind the murder.

The sister of a woman stabbed to death in her Dundalk home believes more than one person was behind the murder.

Murderers should serve at least 25 years in prison, a leading victims' group claimed today.

A taskforce and more specially trained gardaí are needed to tackle domestic violence in homes across Ireland, it was claimed today.

BROKEN families united outside the Dáil yesterday to observe a minute’s silence in memory of women across Ireland who have been murdered.

Broken families united today to remember women across Ireland who have been murdered at the hands of brutal killers.

THE conviction of Joe O’Reilly for the brutal murder of his wife has given new hope to the relatives of those whose killers have never been jailed.

As Joe O’Reilly woke up on the first morning of a life sentence in Mountjoy prison the families of those whose killers have never been caught were given new hope.

THE grieving families of women who died violently over the last decade gathered for an emotional vigil in Dundalk, Co Louth, yesterday.

The Government is being asked to strengthen the law regarding violence against women.

A MOTHER who was brutally murdered in her Dundalk home will be remembered in a special memorial to mark the second anniversary of her death.

A mother who was brutally murdered in her Dundalk home will be remembered in a special memorial to mark the second anniversary of her death.

GARDAÍ believe that people with inside knowledge of the murder of Dundalk mother Irene White could hold the key to finally solving the crime and bringing the culprit to justice.

Gardaí have released the two men arrested earlier this week in connection with the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White.

Two men are still in garda custody this morning in connection with the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White last year.

Two men were being questioned by gardaí today in connection with the murder of a mother-of-three in Co Louth.

Gardaí in Co Louth have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a mother-of-three in Dundalk last year.

A €10,000 reward has been offered for information about the murder of a mother of three just over a month ago.

Crimestoppers is offering a €10,000 reward for information on the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White last month.

THE mother and daughter of a woman murdered in her home last week were granted an injunction by the High Court yesterday preventing the husband of the deceased selling the family home worth nearly €1 million.

GARDAÍ investigating the brutal stabbing of a mother-of-three yesterday began checking the whereabouts of key people at the time of the knife attack.

Gardaí were tonight searching for the murder weapon used to kill a mother-of-three in Louth.

Gardai today appealed for information after a mother-of-three was found stabbed to death in her kitchen.

The 43-year-old woman whose body was found in her home in Dundalk, Co Louth, yesterday is believed to have been stabbed to death.