Crime in the Republic of Ireland

Retired superintendent helped end Limerick gang feud that killed 23, gardaí trial told Irish Examiner17:29
Seven men to be sentenced over conspiracy to import drugs RTE15:31
Garda may resign or face disciplinary proceedings after guilty plea in fatal crash case Irish Mirror05:14
Arrest of senior garda 'significant event', court told RTE15:37
Murder accused filmed ex dancing with man hours before her death, court told TheJournal.ie17:57
Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Dublin father at his home TheJournal.ie16:07
Rachel Riley and Countdown co-star ‘offended’ locals with 'hate crime' on Dublin night out Dublin Live12:14

Latest News

In the last 10 minutes

Police criticise decision not to bring further charges against Lucy Letby saying they were… The Irish Independent16:50

In the last 2 hours

Operation Tara: Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau Operation, County Meath – 19th January 2026 An Garda Síochána (Press Release)15:47

Garda raid recovers €335k drugs haul The Westmeath Examiner15:38

In the last 6 hours

Sligo criminal arrested over drug seizure 'associate of dead gangster' GalwayBeo12:42

Police hailed for ‘extreme bravery’ in facing down attacker armed with chainsaw The Irish News12:03

Man who chased constable with chainsaw in ‘horror film’ murder bid jailed The Irish News12:03

Murderer who strangled ex to death on church grounds loses bid to overturn life sentence Crime World11:54

Woman (81) arrested for trying to hire hitman to carry out murder Crime World11:44

Associate of gangster who died in road smash quizzed over drugs seizure near historic Hill of… Irish Mirror11:31

Elderly woman (81) arrested for trying to hire hitman to carry out murder Crime World11:23

In the last 8 hours

Claimed €188k proceeds of crime was partly from breeding bulldogs Dublin People10:14

Dramatic moment cops swoop on fleeing crime gang bosses caught on camera Crime World10:12

Earlier today

Gardaí investigating after windows smashed in five different vehicles in Wexford The New Ross Standard06:45

What double killer Colin Howell told cops after confessing to murder of wife and lover’s husband Crime World01:53

‘I have lived in an unreal world’: audio of NI dentist’s confession to double murder emerges The Irish Times00:10

Yesterday

Former British soldier played 'logistical' role in €42m cocaine smuggling operation, court hears BreakingNews.ie22:57 19-Jan-26

‘No basis’ for murderer’s challenge over prison sentence, says High Court judge The Irish Times21:37 19-Jan-26

Hearing held over whether man charged with Dublin attack fit to stand trial The Irish News21:05 19-Jan-26

Alleged Parnell Square attacker fit to plead and stand trial, psychiatrist for State tells court Irish Mirror20:14 19-Jan-26

Bruna Fonseca strangled after she went to ex's apartment to FaceTime her dog in Brazil, trial hears BreakingNews.ie20:04 19-Jan-26

Mother of Keane Mulready-Woods tells court of ‘unimaginable cruelty’ after son’s murder BreakingNews.ie20:04 19-Jan-26

Alleged Parnell Square attacker is fit to plead and stand trial, psychiatrist tells court BreakingNews.ie20:04 19-Jan-26

Psychiatrists clash over man’s fitness to be tried over attempted murder of three children The Irish Times19:55 19-Jan-26

Parents of Keane Mulready-Woods 'haunted' by 'constant and unbearable torment' Dublin Live19:44 19-Jan-26

Alleged Parnell Square attacker is fit to stand trial, psychiatrist for State tells court TheJournal.ie19:29 19-Jan-26

More than 65 injuries to Bruna Fonseca’s head, body and limbs, murder trial hears The Irish Times19:14 19-Jan-26

Treatment of teen’s body after murder a ‘constant and unbearable torment’, says mother The Irish Times19:04 19-Jan-26

Parnell Square attack: Psychiatrist tells court man is fit to stand trial Irish Examiner18:59 19-Jan-26

Woman allegedly 'manually strangled' after FaceTiming her dog in Brazil TheJournal.ie18:39 19-Jan-26

Ana Kriegel: Judge cannot review sentence he imposed on Boy B in murder case Dublin Live18:33 19-Jan-26

Mother tells court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' over murder of Keane Mulready-Woods Irish Examiner18:29 19-Jan-26

Retired superintendent helped end Limerick gang feud that killed 23, gardaí trial told Irish Examiner17:29 19-Jan-26

'Boy B': Ana Kriegel murderer's sentence review withdrawn BreakingNews.ie17:21 19-Jan-26

‘Forever haunted’ - Woman raped by ex-husband learned he was also raping her younger teen sister Crime World17:04 19-Jan-26

Court accepts it cannot review Boy B’s sentence for murdering Ana Kriegel Irish Examiner16:58 19-Jan-26

Dublin man jailed after claiming €188k proceeds of crime was partly from breeding bulldogs Crime World16:33 19-Jan-26

Court accepts it cannot review ‘Boy B’s’ sentence for murdering Ana Kriégel The Irish Times16:32 19-Jan-26

Ana Kriegel murder: Court hears judge can't review Boy B's sentence Irish Mirror16:00 19-Jan-26

Son of veteran crim Eamon Kelly tried to murder ex-wife's friend he blamed for breakup Irish Mirror15:49 19-Jan-26

Seven men to be sentenced over conspiracy to import drugs RTE15:31 19-Jan-26

Planned review of Boy B sentence did not take place RTE15:31 19-Jan-26

Murder trial hears accused had admitted choking Bruna Fonseca to garda at the scene Irish Examiner15:06 19-Jan-26

Cork murder trial hears from garda who was called to scene Echo Live15:03 19-Jan-26

'Family destroyed' says mother of murdered teenager RTE15:00 19-Jan-26

Nearly 40 court cases brought by gardaí in the first year of new hate crime legislation BreakingNews.ie14:58 19-Jan-26

Gardaí bring 46 court proceedings under hate crime legislation since it came into force last year Irish Examiner14:33 19-Jan-26

Justice Committee to meet for pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences, Domestic… Houses of the Oireachtas (Press Release)14:32 19-Jan-26

Complaint lodged over handling of evidence in Deirdre Morley's trial for her children's murder Irish Examiner12:33 19-Jan-26

Brother of murdered Dublin mum to plead with politicians to act now on Jennie's Law Irish Mirror05:08 19-Jan-26

Man charged with murder of man in Co Derry as five others held by police Irish Mirror00:33 19-Jan-26

In the last 7 days

Man charged with murder of Wayne Reid in Co Derry The Irish Times21:31 18-Jan-26

Man (33) charged with murder of Wayne Reid in Co Derry as seventh suspect arrested Crime World20:22 18-Jan-26

Man (33) charged with murder of Wayne Reid in Co Derry Crime World19:52 18-Jan-26

Man due in court charged with murder of man in Co Derry RTE18:50 18-Jan-26

Murder victim whose body lay undiscovered for days may have been asleep when attacked Crime World16:08 18-Jan-26

Fair City’s Paul Brennan ‘dipping his toe’ into crime shocks fans of the hit soap Crime World16:08 18-Jan-26

Cops granted more time to question three suspects over Wayne Reid murder Crime World15:27 18-Jan-26

US man convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him Crime World11:12 18-Jan-26

Barbie Kardashian booted out of women's prison after threat to child killer Cork Beo10:52 18-Jan-26

The Sunday Independent’s view: Ireland’s vulnerable children are still being failed by the State The Irish Independent05:47 18-Jan-26

Garda may resign or face disciplinary proceedings after guilty plea in fatal crash case Irish Mirror05:14 18-Jan-26

Murder and mayhem features in January YA titles, and a fun exploration of an iconic tale The Irish Times04:25 18-Jan-26

Protesters at X headquarters in Dublin call for criminal accountability over AI nudes The Irish Times16:58 17-Jan-26

Iran's leader Khamenei calls Trump a ‘criminal’ and accuses him of inciting deadly protests The Irish Independent15:18 17-Jan-26

Iran's leader Khamenei calls Trump ‘criminal’ and accuses him of inciting deadly protests The Irish Independent15:08 17-Jan-26

Six arrests in Co Derry murder investigation RTE14:51 17-Jan-26

Iran’s leader calls Donald Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests Irish Examiner13:35 17-Jan-26

Four arrested in murder investigation in Co Derry BreakingNews.ie12:26 17-Jan-26

Four people arrested on suspicion of murder of man in Derry Irish Mirror11:44 17-Jan-26

Four arrests in Co Derry murder investigation RTE10:58 17-Jan-26

Four people arrested in North murder investigation The Irish Times10:23 17-Jan-26

Four people arrested on suspicion of murder of man in Co Derry TheJournal.ie09:48 17-Jan-26

Venezuela to have orderly move to free elections, Machado says The Irish Independent05:37 17-Jan-26

Myles Dungan on former pupil Tom Dunne: ‘When I read his first essay I accused him of getting his big sister to write… The Irish Times04:49 17-Jan-26

Woman weeps as doctor tells court insanity not a defence for near-fatal attack on daughter The Irish Times21:52 16-Jan-26

Mother who stabbed daughter, 8, weeps in court as jury told she was not insane during attack Irish Mirror21:08 16-Jan-26

Latest murder victim revealed in The Traitors RTE20:47 16-Jan-26

Fonseca trial: Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, trial hears BreakingNews.ie20:29 16-Jan-26

Mother was not insane at time she allegedly attacked daughter with knife, psychiatrist tells trial BreakingNews.ie18:27 16-Jan-26

Murder accused visited 'How to kill in three seconds' website, court hears TheJournal.ie18:20 16-Jan-26

Murder accused had looked up 'how to kill', court hears RTE17:50 16-Jan-26

Psychiatrist tells trial mother was not insane at time she allegedly attacked daughter with knife Limerick Post17:38 16-Jan-26

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Dublin father at his home TheJournal.ie16:07 16-Jan-26

Arrest of senior garda 'significant event', court told RTE15:37 16-Jan-26

Man accused of murdering Bruna Fonseca had searched online 'how to kill in three seconds', trial told Irish Examiner14:46 16-Jan-26

Garda who carried out 'protracted assault' on wife - a fellow member of An Garda Siochana -… Irish Mirror14:21 16-Jan-26

Munich car ramming murder trial begins in Germany RTE14:06 16-Jan-26

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder father of two in Dublin BreakingNews.ie13:52 16-Jan-26

Mother had psychiatric episode when she choked and stabbed her daughter (8) nearly 80 times BreakingNews.ie13:52 16-Jan-26

Husband jailed for life over ‘wicked’ murder of wife The Irish News13:43 16-Jan-26

‘Chaos took over my mind’: Court told mother was suffering metal disorder during alleged stabbing of 8-year-old daughter Limerick Post12:53 16-Jan-26

Netflix has just added star-studded new thriller with 88% on Rotten Tomatoes JOE.ie12:52 16-Jan-26

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder father of two who was shot dead in Dublin The Irish Times12:34 16-Jan-26

Man pleads guilty to murder of man in Dublin in 2018 RTE12:33 16-Jan-26

Rachel Riley and Countdown co-star ‘offended’ locals with 'hate crime' on Dublin night out Dublin Live12:14 16-Jan-26

Killer husband refuses to attend court to be sentenced for wife’s murder The Irish News12:11 16-Jan-26

Court told mother was suffering mental disorder when she stabbed and choked eight-year-old… Irish Mirror12:08 16-Jan-26

Kerry humanitarian worker acquitted of all charges in Greece is ‘relieved’ his ordeal is over Crime World12:00 16-Jan-26

AI used to generate thousands more child abuse videos in 2025, campaigners warn Irish Examiner07:44 16-Jan-26

Three contestants await their fate with The Traitors set to reveal next murder The Irish News02:58 16-Jan-26

'Most dangerous man ever incarcerated' put on 'no human contact' after multiple murders Irish Mirror23:21 15-Jan-26

Murder accused’s friends shocked when he told them he killed ex-girlfriend, court hears The Irish Times21:48 15-Jan-26

Court told mother was suffering mental disorder when she stabbed eight-year-old daughter TheJournal.ie20:37 15-Jan-26

Sister of 'evil monster' stepmum who murdered Mason O'Connell Conway says she 'fooled us all' Cork Beo20:17 15-Jan-26

Man showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to best friends on FaceTime call, trial hears BreakingNews.ie20:04 15-Jan-26

'Huge relief': Irish man Sean Binder found not guilty of people smuggling in Greece TheJournal.ie19:15 15-Jan-26

Accused called friends on night of murder, court hears RTE18:35 15-Jan-26

Man allegedly showed body of dead ex-girlfriend to friends on FaceTime call, court hears TheJournal.ie17:44 15-Jan-26

Best friend of murder accused tells court in Cork about seeing video of Bruna Fonseca's body Echo Live17:25 15-Jan-26

Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him Irish Examiner17:10 15-Jan-26

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Edenderry fire released without charge BreakingNews.ie15:30 15-Jan-26

Louth gardaí confirm ‘criminal investigations’ underway into illegal hunting Agriland14:48 15-Jan-26

Murder accused 'was angry, upset, frustrated' at Bruna Fonseca days before her death, trial told Irish Examiner14:31 15-Jan-26

Gardai give update on prisoner arrested on suspicion of Edenderry firebomb double-murder Irish Mirror13:33 15-Jan-26

Man arrested in connection with fatal Edenderry arson attack released without charge TheJournal.ie13:19 15-Jan-26

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