# Garda

This year

2023

# Garda

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after female pedestrian (50s) hit by car in Tallaght

The woman is being treated in hospital for serious injuries.

14.9k

May 5th 2023, 1:20 PM

# armed gardaí

Detective Garda who came under fire says all gardaí should have tactical training

Detective Garda Padraig Harrington, who is stationed in the Bridewell in Cork City, made the appeal at the Gard Representative conference in Mayo.

11.4k

Apr 26th 2023, 2:43 PM

# Crime

Renewed appeal after deadly attack on Cork pensioner

Florence O’Sullivan (68) was attacked at Glentrasna Court in Cork city on 11 March and later died in Cork University Hospital.

14.5k

Apr 24th 2023, 10:32 AM

# Arrest

Serving garda arrested at Dublin Airport for alleged possession of drugs

The woman, aged in her 30s, is a serving member in the Dublin region.

46.9k

Apr 20th 2023, 11:08 PM

# Organised Crime

Trafficked sex workers are being forced to pay over €5,000 a month to crime gangs

Detectives are investigating a number of property owners who are providing apartments to organised crime groups.

23.1k

Apr 18th 2023, 12:05 AM

# agsi

Middle-ranking gardaí vote to 'withdraw their labour' but will work Biden visit 'under protest'

The four days of action will take place once a month from May to August.

18.4k

Updated

Apr 4th 2023, 4:00 PM

# agsi conference

Garda management withdraw gender identity directive pending more training

The move follows an intervention by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors.

11.3k

Apr 4th 2023, 3:43 PM

# bike safe

'Don't get smashed up': Surgeon encourages bikers to get training from motorbike gardaí

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has officially launched the BikeSafe programme, which aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries among motorcyclists.

16.9k

Mar 28th 2023, 4:37 PM

# The Job

The Irish diaspora and minority groups here to be key focus of new garda recruitment drive

The Government has set a target of 15,000 gardaí.

14.2k

Mar 24th 2023, 6:30 AM

# The Job

New garda recruitment campaign to be launched this Friday

Minister for Justice Simon Harris will bring proposal to the Government today with the plan to run the campaign for three weeks.

23.4k

Updated

Mar 21st 2023, 3:46 PM

# Dublin

Man taken to hospital as car crashes into front of Rathmines Aldi Store

A garda spokesperson confirmed that gardaí and other emergency services were called to the scene of the incident at the Aldi Store in Rathmines, Dublin at 7.30am this morning.

28.8k

Mar 20th 2023, 11:21 AM

# Dublin

Detectives probe if gardaí passed secret information to murderous crime gang

Detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation are probing links between gardaí and the Hutch Organised Crime Group.

26.0k

Mar 18th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Cork

Cork murder trial hears how man searching for cat discovered dismembered body of victim

Cosmin Nicholescu, with an address in Romania, is charged with the murder of Francis Dunne on a date unknown between December 27 and December 28 2019.

22.0k

Mar 13th 2023, 4:20 PM

# Fermoy

'I thought I was going to die': Woman speaks of moment she was sexually assaulted in park

The woman was attacked in St Colman’s Park in Fermoy.

31.6k

Mar 13th 2023, 1:00 PM

# Cavan

Gardaí no longer suspect foul play in death of man found in Cavan apartment

The dead man has been named locally as Dennis Neary who had recently moved into the area.

22.8k

Updated

Mar 10th 2023, 5:35 PM

# Operation Thor

40 alleged burglary suspects and repeat offenders targeted in a garda blitz across north Dublin

The operation was part of the Winter Phase of Operation Thor which targets burglaries and other serious crime in winter months.

17.4k

Mar 9th 2023, 10:52 AM

# recruitment crisis

Increasing Garda retirement age to 62 under consideration, says Taoiseach

Varadkar has spoken to the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris about the measure.

21.1k

Mar 8th 2023, 4:38 PM

# agsi

Garda sergeants and inspectors to hold 'day of action' next week over rosters dispute

Both the AGSI and the GRA had voted against accepting new working time arrangements for gardaí.

14.6k

Mar 6th 2023, 1:49 PM

# Coco's Law

Intimate videos and hidden cameras: Gardaí launch major campaign to help victims of sextortion

Sextortion is a form of cyber extortion which involves a threat or blackmail of having intimate information, images or clips shared without consent.

11.0k

Feb 28th 2023, 9:45 AM

# Dublin

Teenager dies days after alleged stabbing in Dublin suburb

Marius Mamaliga (19) was allegedly stabbed at Forest Court, Swords, on Thursday evening.

48.1k

Feb 26th 2023, 7:15 PM

# North Face

Grafton Street manager pleads for garda help as North Face suffers fourth attack since December

The North Face shop on Grafton Street suffered its fourth attack in the last three months.

62.6k

Updated

Feb 22nd 2023, 1:28 PM

# Dublin

Ballyfermot violence: Garda injured as he tried to help woman 'knocked down' by motorbike

One of the gardaí was hospitalised when a crowd of young people watching several motorbikes performing stunts in the centre of the Dublin suburb turned on the officers.

30.2k

Feb 21st 2023, 2:35 PM

# european unions

Public service staffing crisis not just an Irish problem but 'a Europe-wide issue'

European and Irish public services employees met in Dublin this week to discuss how to future-proof the sector amid a retention crisis.

26.5k

Feb 18th 2023, 8:30 PM

# George Nkencho

Shooting of George Nkencho: GSOC probe completed ahead of decision on sending report to DPP

George Nkencho died after he was shot during an interaction with gardaí in December 2020.

The 27-year-old died outside his Dublin home in December 2020 after being shot multiple times by members of a Garda Armed Support Unit.

GSOC's role is to act as an independent agency to investigate when someone suffers a serious injury or dies when interacting with gardaí.

There has been repeated criticisms of the delay in the investigation.

16.5k

Feb 17th 2023, 12:03 AM

# Limerick

Gardaí launch series of searches as fears mount that Dundon gang are back in business

A large quantity of white powder was found along with a cocaine packaging press.

22.5k

Feb 16th 2023, 2:20 PM

# kinahan gang

Kinahan gang's supply chain decimated as gardaí continue to dismantle criminal empire

The gang has suffered significant blows in the last 12 months.

16.6k

Feb 15th 2023, 3:19 PM

# Public order policing

Public order: how gardaí are responding to current waves of protests

In recent years, the garda organisation has made efforts to formalise and professionalise their methods in protest management.

Protesters focused their ire on Finglas Garda Station this week.

Protest groups contain some people with criminal connections, according to sources.

22.1k

Feb 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM

# Criminal Assets Bureau

Man arrested after CAB seizes cash, luxury watches and designer handbags

Raid were carried out at 15 locations today.

22.0k

Jan 31st 2023, 6:10 PM

# Tony Gallagher

Ex-Inspector says target focused leadership and 'stats' has left Garda morale on the floor

Tony Gallagher retired last year after a career which saw him decorated with a Scott medal for bravery.

23.5k

Jan 28th 2023, 8:00 AM

# appeal

Appeal after shots fired at entrance to Longford housing estate

The incident happened just outside the Dundarragh estate at around 3.30pm this afternoon.

15.7k

Jan 24th 2023, 10:15 PM

# special taskforce

Garda body demands 'special taskforce' be set up to protect members from violent attacks

There have been several serious incidents involving gardaí in recent months.

12.0k

Jan 24th 2023, 9:42 PM

# Offaly

Man in serious condition following crash in Offaly

The crash happened on the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure.

20.5k

Jan 23rd 2023, 10:12 PM

# Castleisland

Male motorcyclist (20s) killed in crash with car in Kerry

The incident occurred at approximately 7.50pm yesterday.

17.2k

Jan 23rd 2023, 9:07 AM

# Bullying

Internal garda 'process' underway into serious bullying allegation

Sources said a colleague made allegations against the senior official.

23.0k

Jan 20th 2023, 5:57 PM

# anti-corruption

Garda detective arrested on suspicion of passing information to criminal group

A garda spokesperson said that the detective, based in the Dublin area, was arrested earlier this week and questioned.

80.3k

Jan 20th 2023, 4:34 PM

# fitness test

Gardaí say standards 'must be maintained' in fitness tests in wake of criticism from TD

Fianna Fáil Justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan has suggested that the standards were too onerous for candidates.

24.5k

Jan 18th 2023, 5:00 PM

# Galway

Cyclist in serious condition after crash with articulated lorry in Galway

The incident happened at around 6pm in the Renmore area.

18.1k

Jan 17th 2023, 10:44 PM

# road policing

'Hundreds of drug driving prosecutions' in limbo as gardaí await critical High Court case

The Journal has learned that dozens of drug driving cases have been adjourned awaiting an answer as to the validity of the garda arrests.

38.4k

Jan 16th 2023, 12:05 AM

# community policing

Justice Minister to meet with gardaí to discuss ban on community use of Templemore college pool

In November, then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin had given assurances that the local community in Templemore would get access to the garda college pool.

15.7k

Jan 11th 2023, 1:31 PM

# Corruption

Two arrested as part of investigation into conduct of former Garda staff employee

A female in her 20s and a male in his 30s will appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court today.

29.8k

Jan 6th 2023, 12:02 PM