Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said his direction that all uniformed officers complete at least 30 minutes of road policing during each shift has made a difference to Garda enforcement

John Faulkner (41) was part of a burglary trio targeting elderly people’s homes while they attended mass

The award-winning Irish Times journalist is suing her former colleague, John Waters (pictured) for damages of up to €75,000 for defamation of character. Photo: Collins

Alan Melia (29) pleaded guilty to robbery at an Applegreen filling station in Co Down, and endangerment, dangerous driving and criminal damage at various locations on the M1 in Co Louth

More than 25 children were identified as victims of child abuse imagery in the first three months of this year.

Taoiseach Simon Harris apologised on behalf of the state to the families of the 48 victims of the Dublin nightclub fire.

A High Court judge has lambasted as “disgraceful” the need to send a 17-year-old girl to a specialist secure unit in Britain because there is no such place available for her in Ireland

Adam Winters, with an address at Blackhall, Glynn, Co Wexford, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually defiling the girl at locations in Cork and Waterford

Drew Harris admitted that threats and abuse towards elected politicians had become ‘a more pernicious problem’

Ann McCabe (81) died in hospital while recovering from complications which arose during surgery at the Blackrock Clinic

The Taoiseach said Helen McEntee was working ‘in an extraordinarily demanding situation’.

Helen McEntee said more than 80% of international protection applicants in Ireland are coming through Northern Ireland.

Following four days of evidence at the inquest, Limerick Coroner John McNamara returned a verdict of medical misadventure

Ms Justice Emily Farrell said Laksmee Bissuessur and Philip Smith put forward “no legitimate basis” for their occupation of the premises, which belongs to the estates of Adeline and Rita Keppel.

A date has been set for Enoch Burke's defamation action against Mediahuis Ireland, publishers of the Sunday Independent

The inaugural Joint Euro-American Forum on Cancer, which began at Farmleigh House on Thursday, had a particular focus on inequalities in care.

There are 424 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch

George Nkencho, 27, died outside his home in December 2020, after being shot multiple times by members of a Garda armed support unit.

The 41-year-old mother of two died three years after a cervical smear test taken under the CervicalCheck screening programme was reported as showing no abnormalities

The production of potatoes was also down last year, by 12.4%.