Paul Reynolds

Crime Correspondent

Man who set fire to Luas during Dublin riots is jailed

A 20-year-old trainee electrician who admitted rioting and setting fire to a Luas tram during the Dublin riots in November 2023 has been jailed for three years.

Courts • 13 Oct

Malika Noor Al Kattib was eight years old when she died

Man pleads guilty to murdering daughter in Co Wexford

A 35-year-old man has admitted murdering his eight-year-old daughter and attempting to murder her mother at their home in Wexford last year.

Courts • 10 Oct

A high visibility policing plan aims to make An Garda Síochána more accessible to the public

Violent crime down in Dublin city centre, gardaí says

Gardaí say arrests and detections for public order, aggressive drunkenness and drug dealing in Dublin city centre have increased significantly over the past six months as a result of a high visibility policing plan.

Dublin • 09 Oct

drugs concealed in inconspicuous containers and a bag

Drugs worth €8.2m seized in two-day operation

A man is being questioned in connection with the seizure of over €8 million worth of heroin and cocaine as part of an operation targeting a major drugs dealing gang with national and international connections.

Ireland • 09 Oct

Close up image of Thomas Fox on a blue background

Man jailed over attack on garda during Dublin riots

A man who was part of a group that surrounded and attacked a garda sergeant during the Dublin riots has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.

Courts • 08 Oct

Jim O'Callaghan said he thinks the target of up to 1,000 or 5,000 in up to five years is achievable

Minister O'Callaghan says 1,000 new gardaí 'achievable'

Minister for Justice Jim O Callaghan has accepted that the Government's Budget promise to recruit "up to" 1,000 gardai next year is "achievable but challenging" after an independent garda report said it would not be possible.

Ireland • 08 Oct

Gardaí at the scene of the incident in Swords in north Dublin

Investigation after body found in burnt-out car in Dublin

An investigation is under way after a body was discovered in a burnt-out car in Swords in Co Dublin.

Ireland • 07 Oct

The black exterior of a pub called The Black Forge

Man charged with terror offences, arson of McGregor's pub

A 23-year-old man charged in connection with an attack in Dublin city centre in July, during which a garda was stabbed, has been further charged with arson and terrorist offences.

Courts • 01 Oct