Paul Reynolds

Crime Correspondent

Gardaí seek help identifying man assaulted in Temple Bar

Gardaí are trying to identify the victim of what they describe as "a vicious assault" in Dublin city centre.

Dublin • 20 Feb

a garda in uniform holds a taser in front of them

Gardaí defend pepper spray use in response to UN report

An Garda Síochána and the Minister for Justice have defended gardaí's use of incapacitant spray and other less than lethal weapons in response to a UN special rapporteur's report which expressed concern over their use for crowd control and protest management.

Ireland • 19 Feb

Earlier this week, 16 homes across the country were searched by gardaí

Arrests and searches as gardaí investigate violent gang

Gardaí have arrested three people today as part of an investigation into a violent drugs and firearms gang which is also involved in intimidation.

Ireland • 19 Feb

Half of all offenders reoffend within three years - CSO

A quarter of all offenders on probation reoffended within a year, while half had reoffended within three years, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Ireland • 18 Feb

Stephen Carberry (L) and Glenn Bride, who have been jailed for disposing of the remains of Keane Mulready-Woods

Two men jailed for disposal of Mulready-Woods' remains

Two men who admitted disposing of the dismembered remains of a 17-year-old boy who was murdered in Co Louth six years ago have been jailed for six years each.

Courts • 16 Feb

Gardaí search for the remains of JoJo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob in an area of land on a quarry on Castleruddery Upper in Co Wicklow

Search in cases of two missing women ends for night

A search at a Co Wicklow quarry as part of the investigation into the disappearance and murders of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard in the 1990s has ended for the night.

Leinster • 16 Feb

Gerard Hutch has declared his candidacy in the forthcoming Dublin Central by-election

The crime boss, the by-election and the dying wasps

Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch has announced he will be running in the upcoming Dublin by-election. But who is the man behind the Hutch organised crime gang and how is he dealing with difficult questions from reporters?

Analysis and Comment • 14 Feb

Man, 20s, being held over murder of Daniel Aruebose

A man in his 20s is still being questioned about the murder of three-year-old Daniel Aruebose, whose skeletal remains were found in Donabate in Dublin last year.

Ireland • 11 Feb