Paul Reynolds

Crime Correspondent

Eight jailed over largest cocaine seizure in Ireland

Eight men have been jailed for between 13 and a half and 20 years for their roles in trying to smuggle 2.2 tonnes of cocaine, worth over €157m, the largest cocaine seizure in Irish history.

Courts • 04 Jul

Ex-swim coach Gibney faces 79 charges over alleged abuse

Former Irish national and Olympic swimming coach George Gibney is facing 79 charges in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of four girls in the 1970s and 1980s, according to court documents filed in the United States.

US • 02 Jul

Significant fall in burglaries and homicides - CSO

There has been a significant decrease in burglaries, robberies, kidnapping and homicides according to the latest CSO crime figures.

Crime • 02 Jul

Former swimming coach George Gibney arrested in US

Former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the United States.

Ireland • 02 Jul

Man held over McCarrick murder released without charge

A 62-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murder of 26-year-old Annie McCarrick has been released without charge.

Crime • 13 Jun

A house in Clondalkin is being searched as part of the investigation

Man, 60s, arrested on suspicion of Annie McCarrick murder

A man has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of Annie McCarrick, the 26-year-old American woman who went missing more than 32 years ago.

Crime • 12 Jun

Philip Lifely was found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace

Man convicted for abusing builders at Co Wicklow site

A 36-year-old man who abused builders and ordered them to leave a disused hotel they were renovating in Co Wicklow last year has been convicted of a criminal offence and fined.

Courts • 12 Jun

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is appearing before the Oireachtas Justice Committee

Carlow shooting incident was 'extraordinary event'

The death of a 22-year-old man from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Carlow shopping centre earlier this month was "an extraordinary event", the Garda Commissioner has said.

Ireland • 10 Jun

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Harris: Gardaí not currently seeking to buy cadaver dogs

The Garda Commissioner has said that while the force may consider the purchase of a cadaver dog for use in searches and murder investigations in the future, it currently has no plans to do so now.

Ireland • 09 Jun

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said that while progress was made 'there is more to do'

Trust in force high, garda fleet at its largest - report

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has launched a report outlining what he says is how gardaí have been transformed over the past seven years under his stewardship.

Ireland • 09 Jun