Man charged over possession of pistol

A man is being questioned by gardaí in Cork city after he was stopped and searched at lunchtime yesterday and found to be in possession of €12,000 of cocaine and a weighing scales.

Gardaí believe they have foiled an attempted 'hit' in Cork city following a tip-off from an alert member of the public.

The Dublin park said it wanted to help the public visualise better the two metres required.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information on the whereabouts of Tina Satchwell ahead of the third anniversary of her disappearance.

The biggest seizure of heroin ever made in Cork — a €350,000 stash — resulted in the accused man confessing to the crime yesterday.

The sentencing of a man to 21 months for the new offence – which was enacted into law a year ago – comes as gardai reveal they are investigating 35 such incidents.

Four people have been arrested in the investigation into the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.

Gardaí are extending speed cameras to more than 900 extra roads after research showed that three out of four fatalities are occurring in these zones.

Gardaí are extending speed cameras to more than 900 extra roads after research showed that three out of four fatalities were occurring in these zones.

Gardaí in Ennis are investigating the discovery of a woman’s body in the town early today.

There has been a 4% increase in road deaths.

Police in Northern Ireland have been warned to check those they have restrained are not having breathing difficulties.

As gardaí follow more than 300 lines of inquiry over the gruesome killing of Frankie Dunne, his family has said they are “numb and in shock” after his death.

Gardaí investigating the gruesome killing of another homeless man in Cork, whose head and arms were apparently cut off, have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

A screen is to be erected to prevent a tragedy because drivers are ‘rubbernecking’ at a fire-damaged shopping centre in Cork City.

A woman was knocked to the ground and was assaulted in a West Cork town over the weekend with the attack ending when the assailant was interrupted by three passers-by.

The man was found at a residence off the Navan Road on Wednesday morning.

The comment from Supt Tom Murphy came after Aviva revealed that more than 10,000 motor insurance policies have been taken out by so called ‘ghost brokers’. The company said it is dealing with up to 1,500 policies that were taken out fraudulently.

A man in his 30s has died following a collision in Tipperary.

Gardaí are trying to track the movements of a car used by gangsters to murder a rival drug dealer.

A banner against a Sinn Fein election candidate and his family has been taken down in North Belfast.

Gardaí believe a 16-year old boy who died Sunday after he was struck by a vehicle, had been walking home from a house party.

Gardaí are questioning a man in his 30s after seizing €350,000 worth of heroin in the city centre.

Garda Nicholas Keogh is giving evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal, where counsel for An Garda Síochána are cross-examining him.

Gardaí believe that a man who died in June 2018, five years after he was shot, was a victim of mistaken identity.

A Garda whistleblower raised concerns about a colleague he accused of colluding with an Athlone heroin dealer having access to guns, The Disclosures Tribunal has heard.

Crimestoppers has launched an appeal for information about the murder of a man who was shot in the face in 2013.

Gardaí investigating the murder of small business owner Peter Murphy at Shanavoher, Bweeng Co Cork four years ago have released without charge two men in their twenties arrested in connection with the death.

Gardaí investigating the death of man in north Cork almost five years ago have arrested two men.

More homeless people will die unless the Government increases its efforts to tackle the crisis, a frontline charity worker has warned.

Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless man in Cork city this morning have called on any witnesses to come forward, and say there may have been a disturbance at the scene of the attack in the hours leading up to the fatal assault.

As a multi-agency search operation continues in Dunmanus Bay, Schull, Co Cork, members of the public are being asked not to risk their own safety.

Lorenzo may have passed, but the public has been cautioned the tail-end of the storm conditions continue to pose dangers, and those in coastal areas have been urged to remain vigilant.

Kevin Lunney, 50, was abducted and “brutally” beaten and dumped 22 miles away before he was rescued by a passerby who called emergency services.