The number of profiles on Ireland's DNA database doubled in 2019
The database is regarded as one of the State’s most important tools for fighting crime.
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The database is regarded as one of the State’s most important tools for fighting crime.
Forensic Science Ireland developed an improved method for extracting DNA from bones, particularly if they have been recovered from seas or rivers.
More than 900 investigative links between people and unsolved crimes have been uncovered.
Joseph Reilly’s family have been searching for him for over 10 years to no avail.
The database has been in operation for 15 months.
TDs will debate the controversial issue in the Dáil today.
The DNA of the most serious criminals will be kept on a database under a new law. But is it a good idea? Or a step too far for civil liberties?
The bill, once passed, is likely to see a new DNA database in operation by next year. Criminals who receive a sentence of 5 years or more will have their DNA logged.
A DNA database could be a phenomenal tool for the criminal process – but we need to avoid the use of generalised rhetoric and instead engage in an open and informed debate on the type of database necessary from an Irish perspective, writes David ODwyer.
The Minister for Justice published the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 today that will force criminals to give DNA samples.
The Rape Crisis Network Ireland welcomes the DNA Database System Bill which will increase the possibility for justice for sexual violence victims.
Proposals to set up a new database are being published today – but is it a good idea?
Cats. Is there anything they can’t do? A database of cat hair has helped convict a killer in the UK.
Criminals with sentences of more than 5 years will have their DNA logged on a national database, including most sexual offences crimes.
Families who lost their relations at sea would like the database to be created to aid in the search for missing people.
The bodies of 104 victims of the Air France crash will arrive in Paris today for identification, two years after the tragedy occurred over the Atlantic Ocean.
A newspaper reports that every prisoner convicted of a serious offence or arrested for a crime that carries a jail term of five years or more will be required to provide DNA for a national database. But should we have such a system?
A newspaper reports also says that anyone arrested for a crime carrying a jail term of five years or more could be forced to give a sample.
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The Minister for Justice tells the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors about his legislative priorities.