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Garda

January
January 2026
George Nkencho was tasered twice before he was fatally shot by gardaí, inquest hears
Man arrested in connection with fatal Edenderry arson attack released without charge
Girl, 8, found bleeding and 'gasping for breath' after alleged knife attack by mother, trial hears
George Nkencho raised a knife above his head shortly before he was shot by gardaí, inquest hears
Student admits exposing himself to three women in series of late-night Dublin city incidents
Armed gardaí raided hotel room as father threatened to kill son, three months before their deaths
18-year-old allegedly had loaded Glock handgun 'primed for use' hidden in his garden
Tusla confirms father and son found dead in west Dublin 'were known' to agency
The 11-year-old boy, Oisín O’Reilly, is suspected to have been killed by his father Wayne.
Four of the five people injured in Finglas arson attack have been discharged from hospital
Family escaped through window as Finglas arson attack believed to have targeted wrong house
Five people were forced to escape the building through a second-storey window.
Road deaths rise to highest level in over a decade as 190 people killed in 2025
Last year
2025
Motorist caught at 207 km/h in 100 km/h zone near Limerick by gardaí on roads blitz duty
Two men in their 80s dead following overnight house fire in Sligo
Garda investigation launched after body of woman found in Clonmel
Man jailed after ploughing into garda and reversing car at him as he lay injured
Road deaths up 17 on last year as gardaí arrest 170 for drink and drug driving
Gardaí release CCTV image in renewed appeal to find missing Tipperary teenagers
Over 120 gardaí issued with tasers but Commissioner says they may not be rolled out more fully
Prisoner arrested in garda probe of link between fight and Edenderry arson released without charge
The new garda plane has arrived and was in the skies in the border region today
Policing ombudsman investigating death of man in Temple Bar at weekend after garda referral
Four men arrested over alleged Midlands Prison assault released without charge
Tadgh Farrell, aged four, and his 60-year-old great-aunt Mary Holt were killed in the blaze last Saturday.
Garda watchdog says 21 people died in incidents involving or following garda contact in 2024
Portuguese, French and PSNI anti-drone police units deployed in Dublin during Zelenskyy visit
Garda due in court on organised crime charges
Edenderry murders: Gardaí probing whether result of prison fight was motive for attack on home
Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt, 60, were entirely innocent victims in the blaze.
14-year-old boy among youngest drink-driving arrests last year
Murder victims in Edenderry fire named by gardaí as Mary Holt (60) and Tadhg Farrell (4)
We may never discover who was operating the drones along Zelenskyy's flight path - here's why
Sailors on board the LÉ William Butler Yeats reported seeing four drones as they maintained a security watch off Dublin on Monday.
A Superintendent has said colleagues accused in Limerick trial were 'humble and dependable'
Review into Tusla's involvement with Kyran Durnin won't be published
A review identified policy and practice “weaknesses” in Tusla’s involvement with Kyran Durnin but said that there is no direct causal link between those weaknesses and the young boy’s “outcome”.
Gardaí launch major search and arrest operation against alleged organised crime group in Limerick
Text messages over speeding ticket given to Limerick hurler Pat Ryan shown in Garda trial
Shock as stag beheaded in north Dublin parkland in 'premeditated' killing
Man with over 200 convictions who drove wrong way down dual carriageway jailed for three years
Most crimes last year were committed by repeat offenders, new stats show
Two dead and several injured following collision between bus, lorry and car in Co Meath
The driver of the bus and the driver of the lorry were pronounced dead at the scene, while occupants of the third vehicle and bus remain in hospital for treatment.
MMA fighter Joshua Allen appears in court charged with dangerous driving
Serving garda arrested as part of probe after large quantity of drugs goes missing from station
Gardaí have also confirmed that five other people – not garda members – were arrested on related matters.
Arrest made after man (30s) dies in overnight stabbing in Cork