Garda anti-gang units have delivered a blow to one of the country’s biggest drug traffickers

A man has been arrested following a drug seizure in Ballyfermot in Dublin.

The Garda Public Order Unit was sent to back up firefighters in the Cherry Orchard area of west Dublin last night.

A great man for the one-liners is our Micheál. As we prepared to quiz him about their TV encounter and Leo Varadkar’s car crash response to that illegal drug question (some cannabis in college but that was a long time ago) the Fianna Fáil leader was unexpectedly wreathed in smoke from a nearby ventilation system.

A housing estate was blocked with burning cars, a car was driven onto a bonfire and fire fighters came under attack during a series of Halloween call-outs in Dublin last night.

The Dublin Fire Brigade is responding to reports of two derelict houses set alight this evening in Cherry Orchard and Tallaght.

Half a dozen people who brought personal injury claims totalling €360,000 against an Allianz-insured driver have seen their cases end in five last-minute refusals and a dismissal.

There was a shocked reaction in the political world during the week when details of a protection racket emerged in court.

Sinn Féin TD, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, said clarity on the issues is necessary as he hit out at the Government's "limited" response to what has happened to date.

The Government has launched an independent investigation into revelations that Dublin City Council officials advised firms to pay over €500,000 in protection money to two criminals, amid growing questions over who knew about the scandal.

Dublin City Council has refused to clarify if its chief executive Owen Keegan or senior management knew that protection money was paid to criminals under the guise of ‘security’ at a housing development.

Former Minister for Justice Senator Michael McDowell has called on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to investigate any role played by his department in the payment of “protection money” on social housing building sites.

Demands have been made to clarify who knew what, and when, as concerns were raised over a potential unofficial policy to pay off criminals to ensure housing construction sites were not attacked.

The issue of taxpayers’ money being paid for the ‘protection’ services of known criminals around construction sites by Dublin City Council has been condemned in west Dublin as being “completely unacceptable”.

Applegreen said the video of a rat running along one of its deli counters falls well below its operating standards.

At both primary and secondary level, school places for special needs children are at a premium and parents are under huge pressure with the lack of supports, writes Noel Baker

Dublin City Council is drawing up plans to build up to 600 new social affordable housing units in the Docklands.

A man had his face “completely slashed” during a mass brawl involving around 50 people at a south west Dublin estate.

The Garda Armed Support Unit was called to the scene on Clifden Drive in Cherry Orchard at around 1pm today.

There were 86 admissions of children to adult psychiatric units in 2017, a jump of 28% on the previous year.

The State has withdrawn a charge of attempted murder against a 26-year-old man after it emerged the alleged victim has died.

A High Court judge has allowed the mother of three young children, who is “the innocent victim” of a dispute over possession of a Dublin property, to stay on in the house until February.

A High Court judge has allowed the mother of three young children, who is "the innocent victim" of a dispute over possession of a Dublin property, to stay on in the house until February.

Seventy more modular homes have been approved for Dublin.

Talks will take place today between the HSE and the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) in an effort to avert the closure of half the beds in the country’s newest inpatient unit for children with mental health disorders.

Here's hoping you find it, Jamal!.

A teenager died on Christmas morning after the scrambler bike he was riding was involved in a head on collision.

A man has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in Dublin earlier this month.

A man is due in court in Dublin this evening, charged in connection with the attempted murder of a man in Ballyfermot.

A man has been shot in west Dublin.

Dublin 6 — which includes Ranelagh and Rathgar — is the most expensive place to buy a home in Ireland.

There have been calls for a dedicated task force to clamp down on gangland violence in Dublin.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has renewed its appeal for care and vigilance on the roads after nine road deaths over the Christmas period.

A homeless charity says plans to introduce modular homes, while welcome, must not detract from the need to tackle the rent issue.