Paul Reynolds

Crime Correspondent

Jim O'Callaghan said he has no doubt there will be people from outside the force applying but he also wants to ensure that the best candidates from within also apply

Competition for new Garda Commissioner to start 'shortly'

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said he hopes to be able to bring the name of the new Garda Commissioner to Cabinet in July.

Ireland • 14 Apr

Fintan Fanning is now studying to become a deacon in the Catholic Church

Ex-senior garda awarded damages makes charity donation

A former Assistant Garda Commissioner who was awarded damages after he was suspended by the Garda Commissioner in the year he was due to retire, has donated a substantial amount of the money to charity.

Ireland • 14 Apr

The men appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Two men jailed for using cash-trapping machines on ATMs

Two members of an organised crime gang who admitted using cash-trapping machines and stealing money from over 40 AIB ATMs in Dublin last year have been jailed.

Courts • 11 Apr

Tristan Sherry was beaten to death at Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown on Christmas Eve 2023

Man sentenced to life for murder of Tristan Sherry

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a gunman who shot dead another man at a restaurant in Dublin 16 months ago.

Courts • 14 Apr

Brian Ibe had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Peter Kennedy by reason of insanity

Man guilty of murdering man who took him and mother in

A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of a 65-year-old who had taken his mother into his home after learning she was sleeping in her car.

Courts • 11 Apr

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has adopted the same position as his predecessor Helen McEntee, who did not attend last year's conference (Credit: RollingNews)

Minister for Justice will not attend GRA conference

The Minister for Justice has decided not to attend the annual conference of the Garda Representative Association.

Ireland • 08 Apr

Commissioner Harris was appointed Garda Commissioner for a five-year term in September 2018

Harris to remain as Commissioner for three further months

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to remain in the job for another three months to facilitate the appointment of a successor.

Ireland • 08 Apr

Caitriona Hopkins described Roy as a very caring, considerate and kind son

Trust destroyed, says mother of man murdered by friend

The mother of a man who was "brutally" beaten to death by his best friend with a baseball bat has said her trust in people has been destroyed and no punishment would compare to the pain that had been inflicted on her family.

Courts • 07 Apr

Veronica Maher appeared before Blanchardstown District Court today

Widow of murdered man charged in organised crime probe

The widow of a man murdered at a restaurant in Blanchardstown in December 2023 has appeared in court charged in connection with a garda investigation into organised crime in west Dublin.

Courts • 04 Apr

Gardaí said the gang is involved in drug trafficking, money laundering, serious crime and feuding with rival organised crime groups (File image)

Cash, phones and dogs seized during search in Dublin

Cash, mobile phones and three high-powered scrambler motorbikes, as well as several XL Bully dogs, have been seized by gardaí investigating an organised crime gang in west Dublin.

Dublin • 04 Apr