Up to 20 firearms, including an assault rifle and a submachine gun, have been seized in west Dublin.

Investigations are ongoing after a major firearm seizure in Dublin over the weekend.

Anti-gang Garda units confronted an armed crime boss when they thwarted an attempted robbery of a security van.

A man arrested in Spain for the gangland murder that ignited the bloody Hutch- Kinahan feud is expected to appear in court there today.

Gardaí have pledged further joint operations with foreign police after hailing the seizures and arrest made in yesterday’s co-ordinated raids as very significant.

A senior garda has described the level of murderous violence in the Kinahan-Hutch feud as “quite staggering”.

Gardai are unable to pursue prosecutions for the sale and possession of some ‘legal highs’ even if they have been linked deaths, according to a senior Garda in the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Some 45 successful candidates for promotion to senior ranks in the Garda Síochána have been officially notified.

Samoan rugby star Alesana Tuilagi has been spared a jail term and a criminal record after he pleaded guilty to a drink-fuelled attack on a man in Dublin three years ago.

Samoan rugby star Alesana Tuilagi has been spared a jail term and a criminal record after he pleaded guilty to a drink-fuelled attack on a man in Dublin three years ago.

Gunmen fired at least 14 bullets at their victim before reversing a car over him as they made their getaway, an inquest heard.

Jaytee Hellcat put his name in the mix for outright honours in the Kerry AgriBusiness St Leger when proving far too strong for his rivals in Saturday’s second quarter-final at Limerick.

THE final of the Hewitt College A3 Stakes at Curraheen Park is up for grabs with only half a length separating the two semi-final winners on Saturday night.