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Gardaí

# gardai - Monday 3 June, 2013

Gardaí investigating complaint about ‘almost dead’ hares released back into wild

The Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht has also raised the matter and requested that hares be kept until they have fully recovered.

# gardai - Saturday 1 June, 2013

TD: We didn’t demonise those who had points cancelled by naming them in Dáil Penalty Points This post contains audio

TD: We didn’t demonise those who had points cancelled by naming them in Dáil

Joan Collins has defended her naming of high-profile individuals who allegedly had penalty points cancelled in the Dáil chamber last December.

# gardai - Friday 31 May, 2013

’32,178 vehicles checked’ in first 12 hours of Bank Holiday speed crackdown

Gardaí say they have detected 129 people driving above the speed limit in today’s crackdown.

Young woman racially abused and spat on in Dublin city centre

Úna-Minh Kavanagh had to rub spit out of her hair after an attack on Parnell Street in Dublin yesterday evening.

Councillor ‘concerned by gang culture’ after Portmarnock unrest

Large groups of youths were involved in the disorder on the beach yesterday evening with a number of arrests made.

Man sustains serious head injuries in Galway assault

The 41-year-old remains in critical condition today at Galway University Hospital.

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Gardaí appeal for information on Nigerian woman missing since 2010

47-year-old Charity Ejoh went missing from Tipperary on 4 February that year.

Three arrested after good weather brings trouble to Portmarnock beach

Large numbers of youths gathered on the beach shouted abuse at each other, some throwing glass bottles.

# gardai - Thursday 30 May, 2013

‘Dysfunctional and flawed’: TDs slam penalty points investigation

Mick Wallace, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Clare Daly and Joan Collins have criticised the reports into the practice of cancelling penalty points which largely cleared gardaí.

75 killed on Irish roads this year, don’t be number 76 this weekend

“The speed limit is not a target that must be achieved,” the Garda Assistant Commissioner has warned.

# gardai - Wednesday 29 May, 2013

Antrim man Paul Branagh found safe and well

Paul Branagh is believed to be in the Dublin area. He has been missing since Monday evening.

Three men arrested for shooting in Kildare two years ago

The victim received serious head injuries while he sat in his car in Kilcock on 6 December 2011.

Man released without charge over stabbing of Dublin solicitor

The man was arrested over the stabbing which took place in 2011 after new information came to light.

# gardai - Tuesday 28 May, 2013

From The Daily Edge 8 gardaí and policemen having the craic Chips This post contains videos

8 gardaí and policemen having the craic

Because everyone needs a dance at Electric Picnic.

New information leads to arrest over 2011 stabbing of Dublin solicitor

The female victim has recovered from the incident.

# gardai - Monday 27 May, 2013

Man released without charge over Dean Fitzpatrick killing

The 23-year-old was found with stab wounds at the Malahide Road in Dublin late on Saturday night.

Delays to traffic and rail services after car smashed through Merrion Gates

Merrion Gates will close to all traffic at 2pm today for repair works so drivers should use alternative routes.

Over 1,500 seizures of counterfeit goods have been made already this year

Finance Minister Michael Noonan said there are no proposals to increase penalties for the crime.

# gardai - Sunday 26 May, 2013

Stab victim is brother of missing girl Amy Fitzpatrick

The 23-year-old has been named locally as Dean Fitzpatrick.

# gardai - Saturday 25 May, 2013

Childhood professionals concerned about RTÉ doc revelations

The Assocation of Childhood Professionals have called on the government to work with its members to achieve quality in care.

Wanted man arrested over alleged false imprisonment

The 47-year-old convict was on-the-run from gardaí when he was discovered in a hospital.

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Welcome to the weekend! Here are nine things to know before you get started.

# gardai - Friday 24 May, 2013

€1m in ecstasy tablets and €700,000 of cannabis seized in Dublin

A 36-year-old man was arrested after the substances were found during a raid on a house in Donabate.

Fianna Fáil tables Dáil motion of no confidence in Alan Shatter

TDs will debate Fianna Fáil’s motion on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the party saying Shatter’s position is untenable.

Elderly man killed in collision with truck in Tipperary

The incident occurred in the town of Raheenrow at 2am this morning.

# gardai - Thursday 23 May, 2013

Two women arrested after €500,000 seizure of cannabis plants

A cannabis growhouse was discovered in the outskirts of Castleblayney this evening.

Shatter: ‘I was breathalysed, but hadn’t done anything wrong’

Alan Shatter has offered an explanation of the incident referred to by Mattie McGrath in the Dáil earlier today.

HSE and Gardai investigating creches after RTE exposé

“Nightmare situation” for parents as RTE uncover possible mistreatment of children in Dublin creches.

# gardai - Wednesday 22 May, 2013

Gardaí turn back on the goodwill tap

Meanwhile, retired members of the force are worried about the impact Croke Park II will have on them.

# gardai - Monday 20 May, 2013

Gardaí seek public help in hunt for killers of Alan Desmond

The 37-year-old’s body was found in a field near Killinarden Hill in Tallaght on Saturday afternoon.

# gardai - Sunday 19 May, 2013

Romanian gang found with €5k worth of stolen perfume, clothes and laptops

Gardaí found all of the stolen goods wrapped up and ready to be shipped out of the jurisdiction.

Two gardaí in hospital following assault during Dublin house search

A garda car was also rammed in the incident that happened in Meile an Rí, Balgaddy Lane in Lucan.

Body of man (20s) found in Tallaght field

The remains were found near Killinarden Hill at around 9 pm.

# gardai - Saturday 18 May, 2013

Man arrested in connection with Dublin gym shooting

A 32-year-old man was shot numerous times in the incident at the Ballyboggan Industrial Estate, Cabra on Wednesday.

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# gardai - Friday 17 May, 2013

Waterford: Gardaí arrest man in connection with sexual assault complaints

The man is in his 60s and was arrested in Waterford City today.

Robbers with baseball bat and gun threaten supermarket staff

Two men were arrested by gardaí following the incident.

Commissioner welcomes garda recruitment “as soon as possible”

Martin Callinan said that he anticipates the number of gardaí to drop below 13,000 which indicates that recruitment should begin.

# gardai - Thursday 16 May, 2013

Missing 17-year-old found safe and well

Tina Dempsey was missing from Wexford since last Tuesday.

Gardaí appeal for help in finding Letterkenny killer

The body of Bogdan Michalkiawicz was discovered at Westside Apartments off the Main Street in Letterkenny on Wednesday morning.