Five Donegal gardaí transferred to Dublin after they were criticised in the Morris Tribunal report won't be put back on the beat, it was claimed tonight.

GARDAÍ in many of the country’s busiest districts were under orders only to arrest people as a last resort in Thursday’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

A THIRD of all shootings in the country occur in Limerick city, a garda chief revealed yesterday.

A DRAMATIC drop in the number of road fatalities following the introduction of penalty points has saved the State an estimated €74 million.

More than 30 people become victims of alcohol-related assaults in Ireland every day, according to figures released by gardai.