Councillor says that drugs are ‘as easy to get as a takeaway’

Ten people died three years ago following an explosion at a building complex in the Co Donegal village.

Murders, manslaughter, and robberies from people have fallen in the past year.

From the brutal murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier to the rise of the Kinahan cartel, Irish crimes have made headlines at home and abroad.

The former paratrooper has been accused of two murders during a series of shootings in Derry in 1972 known as Bloody Sunday.

Barry Furfey, 42, died in hospital on Monday after being discovered seriously injured.

A man and a woman are being questioned in police custody over the 42-year-old’s death.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

Police figures show that racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have reached record levels.

Linehan, 57, said he was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport over entries posted on X in April.

Police said it is believed the object was viable.

Chief Inspector Adam Ruston said the local community will be ‘in shock’ after the incident.

The number of sexual offences reported to gardaí has increased in the first six months of the year when compared to the same period in 2024.

A fire was set at a mobile phone mast in Poleglass in the latest attack.

GARDAÍ are investigating a burglary that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on Browne Street in Carlow town. A lone male broke into a residential property at approximately 5. 25am on 26 July, according to reports made to gardaí.

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses after three vehicles were damaged in an apparent act of vandalism at a popular Tullow car park. The incident occurred at the Link Road car park in Tullow between 9pm on Saturday 26 July and 7am on Sunday 27 July.

The car was searched in Drumcondra, Dublin, on Friday.

The incident happened in the Lecky Road and Lone Moor Road areas of Derry on Friday evening.

The victim was assaulted in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast on the evening of Saturday, July 12th.

Jonathan Robert Bell appeared before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Harry Dunbar was identified and arrested after footballer Christopher Wreh posted a screenshot of the ‘vile’ message on his Instagram.

They are due to appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court later.

HOMEOWNERS in Carlow are being urged to review their security measures following the release of recent crime statistics showing a significant increase in burglaries across the county.

There were searches for Michael Gaine before human remains found on his land were positively identified as his.

A total of 345 individual awards were made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in 2023 – an annual increase of 22 per cent.

Marian Beattie’s body was found at the bottom of a quarry after she attended Hadden’s Garage in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, on March 30th, 1973.

UNDER-REPORTING of crime is having a serious impact on Co Carlow’s towns and villages, affecting community safety with dire consequences for garda staffing levels.

THIEVES have targeted another Japanese-imported car in Carlow town after gardaí issued a warning to car owners that these particular models are vulnerable to theft.

A THIEF was caught red-handed after he was spotted acting suspiciously at a house that was being renovated. Gardaí apprehended the man after they spotted him at the property in the Castletown area, outside Carlow town, on Thursday 8 May.

The proposed legislation is being brought to Cabinet for approval on Tuesday by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan

The 58-year-old, a truck driver originally from Leicester in England, is charged with the murder of his wife Tina in Youghal in Co Cork in 2017.

The PSNI attended the scene in the Holestone Road area and put diversions in place at Moyra Road on Saturday night.

However, Ireland also has one of the lowest homicide rates in Europe.

Officers investigating the smuggling of controlled drugs and contraband into prisons have carried out searches.

Police received a report at around 5.15pm on Friday that a man had been assaulted at a house in the Benevenagh Drive area of Limavady.

In contrast, reports of attempts or threats to murder, assaults and harassments grew by more than 44% over the same period

"We can't point the finger at Rachel Redmond because her boyfriend is the killer and her brother is involved. You can't convict her by association," Dominic McGinn SC said.

The figures also show there were 38 murders in 2024, an increase of three compared to the previous year.

Last year was the worst year for motor theft in Ireland in more than a decade. 

An operation involving the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau as well as armed units arrested five men in the Dublin area.

Detectives are appealing for information about the incident on March 19th on the Beersbridge Road.

Two other men were handed prison terms of 17-and-a-half years.

Police said the victim attended hospital with serious wounds.