Only a third of the country’s network of more than 560 garda stations has experienced an increase in staffing levels in the past five years, despite almost 2,800 extra gardaí joining the force over the period.

Only a third of the country’s network of over 560 Garda stations has experienced an increase in staffing levels in the past five years, despite almost 2,800 extra gardaí joining the force over the period.

Students Abbey Hehir, Rebecca Murphy and Ryely Cantrell from Co Clare were the overall winners of the ABP Farm Safety Award at the 2020 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) with their innovative Slurry Pit Saver project.

John Uwhumiakpor is running as a People Before Profit candidate in the Dublin Fingal constituency.

The Green Party expects to secure a sizeable chunk of the vote in the upcoming poll, says Elaine Loughlin.

Drugs worth an estimated €16,000 have been seized at a house in Dublin.

Gardaí are warning businesses in north county Dublin to be vigilant after a recent increase in credit card related fraud.

Peter Butterly, a 35-year-old father of three, was shot dead on March 6, 2013 outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, Co Meath. He died from gun shots wounds to his neck and upper back.

The incidents allegedly took place in two separate areas of Balbriggan on September 11 and 17.

Chantelle Doyle was last seen in Lucan village around 6pm on Thursday August, 29, according to the gardaí.

Gardaí are appealing to the public for help in finding a missing teenage girl in Dublin.

Anyone who has seen The Birds, the 1963 horror-thriller film directed Alfred Hitchcock, will have some sympathy for the residents of Balbriggan, Howth, and Skerries in north Co Dublin, where an infestation of seagulls is making life miserable for locals.

A judge has directed that the facts relating to a personal injuries claim by a taxi driver be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions Claire Loftus for her consideration.

Cork City have been warned by Pat Devlin that they’ll face a tough task to rescue their season with a FAI Cup run.

A Co Meath garda whose legs were crushed in a brutal repeated assault in August 2015 has been awarded €975,000 compensation by the High Court.

Gardaí have released the man who was arrested during a search this morning by the Criminal Assets Bureau in Co. Wexford.

House prices in Dublin have fallen by an average of €4,500 in the past three months.

A garda recreation club restaurant in Dublin was ordered to close for a day last month after health inspectors found rodent droppings in the bar, kitchen and carvery areas.

A Garda recreation club restaurant in Dublin was ordered to close for a day last month after health inspectors found rodent droppings in the bar, kitchen and carvery areas.

The Irish woman who died in a bus crash in Dubai has been named as Fiona Geraghty from North County Dublin.

Permanent remediation works on 22 schools will begin over the summer, with representatives from the schools affected asked to attend the Department of Education offices in Tullamore and Dublin next month for an ‘information session’ on the planned remediation programme.

Nicholas Keane said he "wanted to get money together to give my kids a good Christmas".

The Taoiseach has defended the resourcing of gardaí after two pals were gunned down just hours apart in brutal gangland-style executions in Dublin.

Gardaí investigating the murder of two men in Dublin - within 24 hours of each other - are trying to establish a motive for the attacks.

Gardaí are investigating two gangland murders, both involving young men, in north Dublin in less than a day.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in relation to the shooting dead of a young father in Dublin this afternoon.

The body of a man who was shot in Rowans Little, Walshestown in Balbriggan has been removed from the scene.

The reality of knife crime and arranged fights between gangs of teens is laid bare in this Garda photograph.

Chantelle Doyle, who is missing from Mullingar, was last seen on Sunday, May 12 at 3.30pm on O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1.

Gardaí are looking for a 13-year-old girl who is missing from Enfield, Co. Kildare.

The Department of Education and Skills is suing a company over alleged defects in a €5m "rapid build" school which had to be closed for part of a term last year to allow temporary remedial works costing €1m to be carried out.

An infestation of seagulls in three towns has forced the local council to conduct a survey of nests and eggs using drones.

The local chamber of tourism and commerce yesterday organised a “mountain meithal” to try to repel the relentless invasion of rhododendrons choking Killarney’s neglected national park.

Balbriggan is suffering from a serious seagull problem but residents are fighting back, writes Michael Clifford.

If ever a trainer fit the handle of this column, it is Damien English, the Balbriggan native operating out of Grougha Stables in Naul.

Gardaí have renewed their appeal for the mother of a newborn baby found dead on a beach to seek help.

Gardaí are looking for help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy from Navan, Co. Meath.

Update: Aleksejs Snitko has been found safe and well this evening.

Five more schools built by Western Building Systems require remedial work, bringing the total number of schools with structural issues to 23, the Department of Education has confirmed.

The number of schools that require protective works prior to reopening after the midterm break has risen to 17, while question marks remain over a further 13.

Plans to tell all parents affected by the schools safety crisis if the facility their child has serious fire and structural flaws have been delayed a "day or two" amid ongoing concerns over the true scale of the scandal.

Two Dublin schools have shut with immediate effect after problems were discovered during structural checks being carried out at 30 schools built by Western Building Systems.

Up to 200 students at a school in Balbriggan in Dublin will be taking classes elsewhere this morning.

A teenager arrested in relation to “prank” death threats against teachers at his school will be considered for inclusion in the Juvenile Diversion Programme.