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April

April 2024

UNIFIL

Ireland to increase number of peacekeepers deployed to south Lebanon to beef up security

16 Apr

8.2k

The Morning Lead

'Extreme risks' posed to National Ambulance Service due to management structures

A report obtained by The Journal reveals significant concerns for NAS management structures, staffing levels and funding.

Niall O'Connor

15 Apr

13.7k

back on track

Longest serving probation officer: 'Nail 'em, jail 'em policies will not solve repeat offending'

Gerry McNally has spent 45 years at the coal face of the Irish Probation Service starting back in 1978.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 14 Apr

14.0k

The Morning Lead

Senior army officer slams government defence plan as 'catastrophic' and 'act of self-harm'

Lt Col Conor King has written a scathing assessment of the government’s major 2023 defence strategy.

Niall O'Connor

9 Apr

30.9k

Ballybofey

Unarmed garda tells of moment bullets zipped by his head as gunman fired shots

1 Apr

39.2k

March

March 2024

sleeping in cars

Rental crisis in Dublin is a 'contributory factor' in garda resignations

30 Mar

18.0k

Allez les Bleus

Gardaí considering heading to France for Paris Olympics to assist in mammoth security operation

Poland’s defence minister said his country will be sending soldiers to the Paris Games.

Niall O'Connor

Updated 29 Mar

20.2k

rosscahill

Gardaí release four people arrested in probe into fire at Galway hotel earmarked for asylum seekers

29 Mar

12.9k

Stormont

Donaldson resignation will prompt fresh questions for DUP and power-sharing

29 Mar

24.7k

Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as leader of the DUP as he faces historical offences allegations

The Lagan Valley MP issued a statement to confirm he was charged and a judicial process has started.

Updated 29 Mar

98.1k

Weston Airport

Hungarian men charged with heroin smuggling at Airport now charged with organised crime offence

29 Mar

21.2k

Risks for Ireland

Resistance to antibiotics and threats to undersea cables among key risks for Ireland

Niall O'Connor

Updated 28 Mar

21.3k

Cork

A soldier has been arrested following the seizure of drugs and cash at a military base

28 Mar

23.1k

commended

Drew Harris defends sending 'letter of congratulations' to under-investigation suspended garda

Yesterday in Templemore Garda College an Assistant Commissioner presented the male garda with a certificate signed by the Garda Commissioner.

26 Mar

55.9k

cold comfort

'We are just a little cold': Gardaí say new uniform is leaving them cool under the collar

26 Mar

44.1k

Justice

New crime statistics show that robbery and hijacking incidents have risen

25 Mar

6.3k

garda conference

AGSI's 'skippers and cigs' hit out at 'never-ending and over-burdensome oversight'

Updated 25 Mar

25.7k

Investigation

Air Corps aircraft safely lands after declaring emergency over Kildare

25 Mar

33.9k

Courts

Man appears in court charged with murder of Ian Baitson in Cobh

Updated 25 Mar

47.7k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

12 hrs ago

16.1k

Clonroche

Articulated lorry driver killed in single vehicle collision in County Wexford

16 hrs ago

30.0k

Northern Ireland

Four people have died in a road crash in Armagh

Updated 19 hrs ago

44.8k

News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

23 Mar

10.7k

Labour Party

Bacik tells Labour conference Varadkar resignation 'ultimate' vote of no confidence in Government

23 Mar

11.2k

Assisted Dying

Psychiatrists group head calls for improvements in palliative care, opposed to euthanasia

23 Mar

10.7k

Ian Baitson murder

Armed gardaí in Cork arrest on-the-run chief suspect for Cobh murder

The suspect had been on the run for the last seven days since the murder of Ian Baitson, (33) in the harbour town.

Updated 22 Mar

66.3k

Ian Baitson

Gardaí launch murder investigation as chief suspect identified in fatal Cobh attack

Updated 20 Mar

37.8k

West Cork

No drugs found as naval divers complete search of bay at centre of cocaine smuggling probe

Ten men – understood to be Irish, Serbian, Spanish and Dutch – were arrested by specialist gardaí near Skibbereen last Thursday.

Niall O'Connor

20 Mar

13.2k

Garda dispute

Garda rosters dispute looks to be coming to an end as GRA leaders vote to accept new proposal

19 Mar

12.0k

Cobh

Man in 'serious condition' following alleged stabbing in County Cork town

15 Mar

37.0k

Organised Crime

Naval divers deployed to search the seabed off West Cork for 'substantial' drugs haul

Updated 15 Mar

32.8k

Dublin

Gardaí probe gangland link after man attacked on O'Connell St by masked assailants

Updated 15 Mar

28.0k

Organised Crime

Ten suspected members of organised crime group arrested in major West Cork garda operation

14 Mar

66.4k

Tralee

Suspect arrested by gardaí after woman is stabbed and assaulted in Tralee, Co Kerry

The woman was attacked this morning shortly after 9.30am at an apartment in Tralee.

Updated 14 Mar

40.2k

city centre

Arrests and one man hospitalised as groups armed with knives fight on Dublin's Talbot Street

14 Mar

51.0k

Mayo

Gardaí are continuing to question man at the centre of country-wide van alert

13 Mar

30.9k

The Morning Lead

'It's like The Purge': Irish aid agency worker on being trapped in Haiti amid worsening gun battles

Matt Knight of GOAL leads a team of more than 70 aid workers in Haiti.

Niall O'Connor

13 Mar

13.2k

departing the golan

As Irish soldiers depart, peace looks as remote as ever in the violence-ravaged Golan

The Journal recently travelled to Syria to visit Irish troops peacekeeping on the contested Golan.

Niall O'Connor

9 Mar

6.4k

naval power

Explainer: How will the US build its makeshift humanitarian aid port on the beaches of Gaza?

Biden announced last night that he has ordered the construction of a temporary port.

Niall O'Connor

8 Mar

12.7k

travel advice

Irish officials 'monitoring situation' as US warns citizens of 'imminent' attack in Moscow

Updated 8 Mar

51.4k