November 2021

Crack-down

'Under the radar' Clondalkin crime gang linked to €10m drugs seizure in Dublin Port

Gardai are investigating if a Clondalkin based crime gang are the organisers of a major drugs shipment worth almost €10 million which has been seized by customs officers.

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knife wounds

Prominent loyalist Dee Coleman appears in court charged with attempted murder and kidnap

Prominent loyalist Dee Coleman, of Fountain Place in Ballymena, has appeared in court this morning charged attempted murder and kidnap.

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Keeping Tabs

Diazepam tablets worth over €247,000 seized by gardai in Drogheda

Gardaí in Louth seized almost a quarter of a million euros worth of suspected Diazepam tablets in Drogheda on Wednesday night.

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Haul-land

Huge €9.8m drugs haul imported from Netherlands seized at Dublin Port

Revenue officers seized almost €10 million worth of illegal drugs at Dublin Port on Wednesday.

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special edition

Crime World Extra: The failed gangland hit that brought down the Kinahan cartel

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On Dee Run

Anti-vaxxer Dolores Webster on the run from Gardaí as warrant issued for arrest

Prominent anti-vaxxer Dolores Webster is on the run from Gardaí after a bench warrant was issued for her arrest.

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Major probe

Dublin gang chief suspects for burglary wave of more than 200 break-ins in two months

A Dublin crime gang has emerged as the chief suspects for a nationwide burglary wave which has seen over 200 break-ins in the past two months.

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Exposed

Carpet seller caught with stash of 116,000 sick images including extreme child pornography

Once-respected furniture salesman Roland Sherrard is today exposed as a pervert who gets off on images of babies and animals being sexually abused.

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Sharp thinking

Thieves use angle grinder to break into GAA club and steal equipment worth thousands

Gardaí are investigating after thieves in Limerick used an angle grinder to break into a GAA club.

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Jail estate

exclusive Fraudster's £1m mansion to be seized after Proceeds of Crime case launched

The luxury £1m home built by forgery fraudster Julie McBrien is set to be seized after a Proceeds of Crime case was launched by authorities .

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Operation Thor

Gardaí seize €26K worth of cannabis and cocaine and make 33 arrests in Meath

More than €26,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine were seized as part of a garda operation in Meath last week.

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Guilty plea

Man who assaulted teen girl to avoid jail if he meets judge's conditions, court hears

A man who assaulted a teenage girl will be discharged from the indictment if he meets the judge's conditions, a court has heard.

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Stabbing

Cork woman denies brother's murder as court hears of 'bad blood' over property dispute

A woman involved in a protracted property dispute with her brother has denied his murder after he was discovered lying dead in his home with 25 stab wounds.

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walk out

Housing Executive contractors in Belfast down tools after threats sprayed on hoarding

Contractors have downed tools in sites across Newtownabbey after threats were made against those working on behalf of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. 

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'Serious injuries'

Man (51) hospitalised with head and facial injuries after gang attack in Ballsbridge

A man was rushed to hospital after being attacked by a gang in south Dublin on Sunday evening.

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dealers targeted

Eight arrests, 29 drug searches and 400 fines in garda crackdown on crime on trains

Gardai in three counties who are involved in an ongoing operation against crime and anti-social behaviour on commuter line trains say that their actions have been a success.

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feud fears

Two arrested and handgun seized as suspected hit team busted in West Dublin

A suspected murder team were intercepted in Tallaght in Dublin last night in an incident which officers fear could have sparked a major new gangland feud.

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Ship Happens

Four arrested after drifting into Dublin Port shipping lane on stolen boat

Four men have been arrested after a stolen boat was recovered from the River Liffey on Monday night.

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dog eat dog

exclusive Man who 'kidnapped' ex-partner's dog says he won't give it back, despite court findings

A man who 'kidnapped' his ex-partner's dog says he won't be giving it back, despite being found guilty of stealing it.

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Sick collection

Former sex worker jailed for possession and distribution of explicit images of children

A former sex worker amassed a collection of over a thousand sexually explicit images of children because he was “constantly searching for more thrills”, a court in Waterford has heard.

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bust

Man arrested as drugs, weapons and cash seized during PSNI search of Short Strand area

A man has been arrested during searches in the Short Strand area of Belfast this morning.

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Major Haul

Gardaí seize €414k cash in Dublin bust targeting associates of gangland shooting victim

Detectives have seized almost half a million euro in cash in an operation targeting associates of a gangland shooting victim.

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foolish mistake

Young man who allowed account to be used to launder over €28k avoids jail

A young man who allowed his account to be used to launder over €28,000 from an invoice redirect scam has received a fully suspended sentence.

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Guilty plea

Man jailed after strangling girlfriend to point where she played dead to escape him

A man who strangled his girlfriend to the point where she played dead to escape him has been jailed for three years.

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horrendous

Thug who left homeless man with memory loss after unprovoked attack jailed

A man who punched a homeless man in the back of the head in an unprovoked attack, leaving him with ongoing memory loss, has been jailed for three years.

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CAB-bed

Audi A6, €44K in cash and designer shoes seized in Galway and Limerick CAB raids

The Criminal Assets Bureau seized almost €45,000, an Audi, and other designer goods during a search operation in Galway and Limerick today.

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Lunar-tic

Man 'mooned' anti-lockdown protestors at Garden of Remembrance, scaled building and assaulted garda

A YOUNG man “mooned” anti-lockdown protestors from the top of a plinth at Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance, then assaulted a garda as he was arrested.

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'distressing words'

DUP's Paisley Jr and Storey issue statement after tributes to paedo Davy Tweed

DUP MLAs Mervyn Storey and Ian Paisley Jr. have issued an apology after they paid tribute to paedophile David Tweed following his death.

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Major haul

Three men arrested as €414k in cash seized in West Dublin in organised crime probe

Three men have been arrested after gardai seized €414,000 in cash yesterday from two cars in West Dublin.

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Horror allegations

RTE Investigates reveals doctor is accused of sexually abusing unconscious patients

RTE Investigates are set to reveal how an anaesthetist has been accused of sexually abusing unconscious patients in an Irish hospital on their programme tonight.