Investigations and prosecutions are too infrequent to act as a deterrent against fraudulent behaviour, Justice and Equality Minister Charlie Flanagan has said.

Banks, credit unions, cash businesses and professions can now report suspicious transactions more easily to specialist gardaí with a new secure online system.

Cold case detectives want to question two men who shared a taxi with a woman on the night a young mother was brutally murdered and dumped in the Dublin mountains.

Cold case detectives want to question two men who shared a taxi with a woman on the night a young mother was brutally murdered and dumped in the Dublin mountains.

A TOTAL of 22 Garda inspectors, including three women, have been promoted to the rank of superintendent and assigned to new stations.

The local crew of Liam McCarthy/Kieran Murphy (Toyota Corolla WRC) won the Fastnet Rally for a third time following their 55-second victory on the West Cork Hotel sponsored and Skibbereen based seven stage rally today.

A man who was 17 when he buggered his then 13-year-old brother and forced him to perform oral sex on him, has had his sentence adjourned to July 12 by Judge Desmond Hogan.

Over this morning’s first two stages of the second day in the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty, Kenny McKinstry has consolidated his lead position.

Andrew Nesbitt has clinched his second Irish Tarmac Championship on the Cork “20” International Rally.