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Yesterday
27th May 2025
Irish Air Corps to move to five-day week from June as Air Traffic Control crisis deepens
One well-placed security source warned it could take “years” to fix the problem.
Niall O'Connor
22 hrs ago
42.6k
French Thunder
French helicopter carrier visits Cobh ahead of major Atlantic invasion exercise
The Tonnerre paid a five day visit to Cork Harbour this week to rest up before they take part in a major amphibious assault exercise on the West coast of France.
Niall O'Connor
27 May
11.4k
Drimnagh
Four questioned over 'accidental' shooting of Josh Itseli in Dublin
27 May
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This week
25th May 2025 - 28th May 2025
Triple unlocked
New Defence Bill: Suspensions of military personnel and raft of provisions for foreign missions
26 May
16.4k
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stones in their shoes
Gardaí are 'unfairly' targeting Drew Harris for blame over recent changes, says oversight chief
Recently Dr Elaine Byrne sat down with The Journal to discuss policing in Ireland and explain her role in the new policing oversight body.
Niall O'Connor
25 May
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Last week
18th May 2025 - 24th May 2025
south lebanon
Irish Lebanon commander: 'This has been ten times worse than anything I experienced before'
Lt Col Shane Rockett returned to Ireland today after a six month tour of duty leading Irish troops in South Lebanon.
Niall O'Connor
23 May
17.8k
Open letter
Hundreds of Ireland's lawyers sign letter saying government should enact Occupied Territories Bill
23 May
95.5k
Donegal
Man in his 60s arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion which killed ten people
23 May
28.9k
ICE flight
Tánaiste investigating if 'illegal' US deportation flight stopped in Shannon en route to Africa
The Journal has established that the purported deportation flight, a Gulfstream V, landed in Shannon and spent approximately two hours on the ground.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 22 May
27.1k
The Morning Lead
Gardaí wasting time on frivolous incidents because of 'over-correction' to 999 call scandal
Dr Elaine Byrne, chair of the PCSA, criticised how gardaí are now forced to respond to calls they should not be called to deal with because of a reaction to a Policing Authority enquiry.
Niall O'Connor
22 May
17.0k
Far right intimidation
Gardaí have found foreign actors using social media to 'amplify' far-right content in Ireland
Garda Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon was speaking this week at a conference on Policing of Far Right Intimidation in the Republic of Ireland.
Niall O'Connor
21 May
10.1k
Kenmare
Michael Gaine: Specialist military search team brought in to hunt for fresh clues
The Engineer Specialist Search Team – drawn from the military’s One Brigade in Collins Barracks, Cork – are highly skilled soldiers with equipment and training in searching.
Niall O'Connor
20 May
35.2k
Kenmare
Michael Gaine: Gardaí may use satellite imagery to find out when farm machinery was moved
A man arrested yesterday following the discovery of partial human remains is still in custody today.
Updated 19 May
115k
homicide review
Gardaí must learn from shortfalls in Hawe case investigation, head of policing body says
In August 2016 Alan Hawe, a vice-principal, killed himself after murdering his 39-year-old wife Clodagh and their sons, Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, six.
Niall O'Connor
18 May
17.7k
This month
May 2025
Limerick
Gardaí investigate violent incident as car rams other vehicle off road in feud-related attack
17 May
22.4k
PDFORRA conference
PDFORRA's new leader says young people 'lifeblood' of Defence Forces and need better conditions
15 May
6.9k
Peacekeepers
UN lodges complaint with IDF after 'laser target light' focused on Irish peacekeepers
15 May
18.8k
The Morning Lead
Fears Air Corps may have to cut down on night flights due to lack of air traffic controllers
Air traffic control for the Air Corps is managed from Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel in southwest Co Dublin.
Niall O'Connor
15 May
14.2k
Rossa Mulcahy
Incoming military Chief: Gaps in Irish Defence capability causing 'complex challenges'
14 May
13.4k
RIP
Garda Kevin Flatley to be laid to rest on Friday in Dublin following requiem mass
13 May
31.0k
jigsaw defence
Tánaiste: there is a need for new military kit but Ireland must solve the Defence staffing issue
13 May
14.0k
pdforra
Major rethink on Defence Forces pay needed, PDFORRA chief tells annual conference
Updated 13 May
15.9k
sneem
Man who died on Kerry farm may have lain undiscovered under tractor overnight
13 May
54.2k
Dublin
Garda killed at speed checkpoint in north county Dublin
In a statement Commissioner Drew Harris named the deceased as Garda Kevin Flatley (49).
Niall O'Connor
Updated 11 May
146k
Number One
No need for policing experience to apply as campaign begins to find new Garda Commissioner
9 May
13.3k
Last month
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Co Clare
Gardaí searched fishing boat and other locations on west coast following suspicious activity
22 Apr
43.5k
Palestine
Pro-Palestine protestors stage demonstrations at RTÉ and Newstalk offices
Updated 22 Apr
18.6k
increase not cuts
Minister says Ireland will not cut aid budget, unlike other countries - and should increase it instead
21 Apr
9.7k
EU military
Irish soldiers at the EU Battlegroup: 'We're part of the European Union's projection of military power'
The Journal visited Irish soldiers on exercise with 13 other countries as part of the EU Battlegroup.
Niall O'Connor
19 Apr
28.3k
National Resilience
Sergeant warns urgent action needed to prevent collapse of garda radio system during storms
18 Apr
13.7k
Lebanon prep
Hezbollah disinformation campaign leading to an extra threat of violence for Irish peacekeepers
17 Apr
7.8k
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Newbridge
Irish Special Forces carry out exercise inside Kildare shopping centre to test response
16 Apr
35.6k
Heli Hassle
A change in the company managing the Coast Guard's rescue contract has been pushed back to 2026
16 Apr
14.4k
mothers against genocide
Justice Minister: Footage shows Dáil allegations about strip-searching of protesters 'were false'
Jim O’Callaghan says he had asked that ‘bodycam footage’ be used to examine the claims.
Niall O'Connor
Reporting from AGSI conference.
Updated 15 Apr
30.8k
michael gaine
Commissioner has said gardaí have 'no leads' to explain what happened to missing Kerry farmer
15 Apr
9.5k
viral impact
Gardaí warn about aggressive 'citizen journalists' filming them and posting 'clipped' videos
15 Apr
16.2k
curragh camp
Ireland's Special Forces are getting a new €45m state-of-the-art headquarters
15 Apr
21.5k
13
Thinning blue line
Senior garda says there are fears garda numbers will fall by 2,000 in the next two years
14 Apr
16.3k
Kerry
Minister given 'no indication' from gardaí that missing Kerry farmer Michael Gaine was murdered
14 Apr
25.3k
skippers and cigs
Justice Minister to speak at AGSI conference but the garda group say he's 'not listening'
14 Apr
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