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Violence

All time
HSE
'A knife was pulled on me for refusing a prescription': GPs want more protection from violent patients
26 Nov 2017
18.7k
27
Violence
'Alarming': Attacks on mental health staff went from 11 in 2015 to 149 so far this year
15 Nov 2017
5.6k
11
intimidation
People warned that small weed or cocaine habits are fuelling violent crime
8 Nov 2017
27.3k
78
Shooting
Trump calls Las Vegas shooter 'sick' and 'demented man'
3 Oct 2017
11.9k
93
Catalonia
Government minister Halligan says Ireland needs to call in Spanish ambassador to condemn police violence
3 Oct 2017
8.4k
51
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the Irish government criticise the intervention of Spanish police in Catalonia's referendum?
2 Oct 2017
37.3k
191
Independence Day
Catalan leader says region has won right to independence after 90% vote Yes in chaotic referendum
2 Oct 2017
19.4k
63
Opinion
'I've had to face the harsh reality that exists in America: black people are not safe'
Keith Wallace
30 Sep 2017
13.5k
138
violence in st louis
U2 and Ed Sheeran cancel concerts in protest-hit St Louis
17 Sep 2017
24.4k
90
British Virgin Islands
Over 100 high-risk prisoners escaped a British island prison during Hurricane Irma
12 Sep 2017
18.3k
15
Northern Ireland
Police 'failed' in releasing violent offender who killed his partner three days later
12 Sep 2017
22.9k
27
rohingya
Survivors of Myanmar violence say children were beheaded and men burnt alive
2 Sep 2017
34.2k
59
Violence
World 800m champion suffering 'unspeakable psychological damage' after attack
31 Aug 2017
7.9k
0
defensive
Protesters clash in Phoenix as Trump defends his response to Charlottesville violence
23 Aug 2017
15.2k
43
Constituent Assembly
Candidate shot dead as Venezuelans line up to vote in controversial election
30 Jul 2017
17.3k
35
Hamburg
Protesters and police clash violently on first day of G20 summit
7 Jul 2017
8.6k
35
Violence
Teenager pregnant from rape jailed for murder after stillbirth in El Salvador
7 Jul 2017
31.7k
73
South Sudan
'If men are caught, they are killed. If women are caught, they are raped'
4 Jul 2017
56.7k
61
property dispute
Woman in India attacked with acid for fifth time
2 Jul 2017
29.2k
8
London
1,800 extra police officers to carry Tasers amid increase in violent crime
20 Jun 2017
6.6k
Washington
US facing calls to act after Turkish guards use violence on protesters
19 May 2017
16.2k
28
full recovery
Gangland victim James Gately to make full recovery despite being shot through the neck
18 May 2017
18.7k
18
Pakistan
Boy killed after mob tries to lynch Hindu man charged with blasphemy
5 May 2017
14.7k
120
Facebook Live
Facebook is adding 3,000 staff to root out videos of murders
3 May 2017
7.6k
20
irish prison officers
'Staff who have been seriously assaulted cannot get a conviction': Prison officers call for more support
27 Apr 2017
7.7k
17
Nicolas Maduro
At least three killed as huge anti-government protests become violent in Venezuela
20 Apr 2017
9.7k
46
Violence
Ugly scenes in Madrid as Leicester City fans clash with Spanish police
12 Apr 2017
37.0k
86
Attempted Murder
Six arrested over 'brutal' assault on teenage asylum seeker in London
2 Apr 2017
15.6k
29
Assault
Judge rejects Trump's defence against claim he incited violence at rally
2 Apr 2017
25.5k
Syria
Maimed, killed, recruited as executioners - Violence against children in Syria at its worst in 2016
13 Mar 2017
7.8k
19
Violent Crime
'It was a gruesome scene': Teenager arrested for allegedly decapitating mother in US
8 Mar 2017
19.4k
41
Domestic Violence
Teen who repeatedly kicked his mother in head pleads guilty to dealing cocaine
1 Mar 2017
17.2k
take back the night
Over 150 people march in Shankill against spate of sex attacks
18 Feb 2017
21.7k
43
violent scenes
Russian hooligans reveal how they're preparing for next year's World Cup in new BBC documentary
16 Feb 2017
36.7k
74
POLICE RAPE
Violence at French protest over alleged police truncheon rape
12 Feb 2017
20.2k
44
angry young men
Anger management classes could help stem violence among young men
12 Feb 2017
6.1k
23
Violence
Togo fans attack player's home after Cup loss
23 Jan 2017
7.5k
5
Violence
'The good name of the area is being dragged down': Four months, four murders in west Dublin estates
21 Jan 2017
16.8k
11
Riot
26 dead as gangs behead inmates in Brazilian prison massacre
16 Jan 2017
22.4k
15
Bangalore
Indian police say there is 'no evidence' of mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve
5 Jan 2017
13.6k
18
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