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

An Garda Síochána is going through what is thought to be the biggest clear-out of senior officers in its history.

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.

Garda Nigel Desmond risked his own life to help the man who was seen entering the southern channel of the river at Lancaster Quay just before 1pm.

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

Gardaí believe 'smiley faces' on speed detector signs are just as good, if not even more effective at slowing down drivers than GoSafe vans.

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.

An interdepartmental group on national security expressed concern at the Government’s decision in 1989 to sell a terrace of Georgian houses in Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, because of the potential for snipers to access them to target politicians in Government Buildings on the other side of the road.

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

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.

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.

Two of three men who drowned on a sea fishing trip in south Kerry a year ago had high levels of alcohol, the inquest into their death in Killarney has heard.

Children as young as six from visiting Traveller families are allowed to “run riot” through the streets of Rathkeale during the Christmas/New Year holiday period, a meeting of the town’s joint policing committee heard.

A Garda Chief Superintendent has accused a whistleblower of an orchestrated campaign designed to prevent his promotion and of character assassination by politicians, a tribunal has heard.

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.

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

Almost 170 people in Northern Ireland were faced with blackmail over intimate images in the last year, according to police figures.

In an interview on radio, Quinn condemned the 'barbaric attack', but took one minute and 40 seconds to cast himself and his family as victims, writes Daniel McConnell

The Donegal-based Garda, who was strongly criticised in the tribunal's interim reports, brought proceedings that centred over an alleged prior professional interaction between the tribunal chair Mr Justice Peter Charleton and a witness Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn

The president of the Garda Superintendents Association (GSA) Noel Cunningham said he awaits the full details of the proposed reforms, to see “the mechanics of how it will work.”

A revamp of senior garda ranks is expected tomorrow with Commissioner Drew Harris to announce appointments and a management reshuffle.

Family members have paid tribute to the “little angel” whose death in Cork on Friday is the focus of a murder probe as detectives build a picture of what happened in the hours before the alarm was raised.

The men and women of An Garda Síochána are tasked with managing the behind-the-scenes mammoth security operation surrounding President Trump’s visit.

Findings against Garda Keith Harrison by the Disclosures Tribunal should be quashed because of an alleged prior professional interaction between Mr Justice Peter Charleton and a witness, it has been claimed.

Gardaí have met with Muslim leaders in Limerick as fears spread through the local migrant community following a number of suspected racially motivated attacks in the city.

The comment comes after the Chief Superintendent of the Louth division said the country was "loaded" with the drug.

A post-mortem is due to be carried out on the body of a man stabbed to death in Dublin.

Local Garda bosses say threats from dissidents to murder people who talk to the police must be met “head-on” and warned that the paramilitaries must not be allowed “take control”.

Speaking against the background of violent criminal feuds in Drogheda, Co Louth, and Corduff and Finglas in west Dublin, the country’s superintendents said the drugs trade had “permeated” towns and villages nationwide.

Gardaí have said it is possible for mouthwash to trigger a positive roadside breath test.

A garda investigation is ongoing into allegations of serious online abuse and harassment of Munster Rugby players.

The target, Lee Boylan, is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot three times in the upper body as he sat in his car at traffic lights.

A senior garda says the era of leaving car doors unlocked at night — even in country areas — is over after a weekend spree saw as many as four cars stolen and items taken from 35 vehicles.

Gardaí investigating the fatal shooting of a young man and the wounding of another in north county Dublin do not believe the incident is linked to the Kinahan-Hutch feud.