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Fatal road traffic collision Mallow
Gardai are investigating a fatal collision which occurred on the N72, at Gearanskagh, Mallow, Co Cork, last night on the 13th of November 2011. At approximately 2010 hours a 22 year old female was fatally injured when the motor car she was driving collided with a second car. The occupants of the second car, a [...]
Dissident Republican activity in Kildare – Arrests
Gardai investigating the activities of dissident republicans this morning (12/1/2011) arrested two men in the Monasterevin area of Co. Kildare, they have confiormed in the last hour. Both men, aged in their 50s and 20s, are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Naas Garda Station. This morning’s operation [...]
Garda safety message on roads
Gardai are advising members of the public to continue to exercise extreme caution on the roads. Although some of the snow may be thawing in places ice and black ice can still be present and be hazardous to motorists. Public transport should be used where possible. Motorists are asked not to make unnecessary journeys. Drivers [...]
Firearms & ammunituion seized
Gardaí from Sundrive Road in Dublin have seized firearms, ammunition and a small quantity of drugs following an intelligence led operation by uniformed Gardaí backed up by local detectives. A house was searched on Wednesday 18th August 2010 in the Crumlin area and during the course of the search five (5) firearms; a quantity [...]
Limerick man died of shotgun wounds
Gardaí have identified the body discovered on the 31st May 2010 as Lee Slattery (aged 24), who had been missing from the Ballynanty area of Limerick since the 27th May 2010. The body was discovered in the Delmege House area. This is an old estate near Moyross. The post-mortem on the body has been completed, [...]
Limerick shooting incident – Man seriously injured
Gardai at Henry St. are investigating the circumstances of a shooting incident which occurred last evening at St John’s Square, Limerick. At approximately 9.30pm a man aged in his 20s was seriously injured when he sustained gunshot wounds while sitting in a car. He was taken to Mid Western Regional Hospital where condition is described as [...]
Grim discovery of two rocket launchers
A follow up opeartion by garda this morning saw the harrowing discovery of two rocket launchers at Clane in County Kildare. In the course of Wednesdays garda arrests and subsequent court appearance of 4 males charged contrary to Section 72(1) (a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1996 as amended a kilo of cocaine was discovered, with [...]
Garda warning over counterfeit €100 notes in circulation
Gardai wish to advice members of the public and shop owners, to be on the look out for counterfeit €100 notes. Gardai are aware that since March 2010 a number of counterfeit €100 notes have been in circulation and presented in retail outlets across the country. The trend is to purchase a small item with [...]
Two more Donegal deaths brings tragic weekend to three
Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating a fatal two vehicle road traffic collision which occurred on the Main Letterkenny to Derry Road at approximately 10.10am this morning 30/1/2010. It brings to three the number of Donegal road daeths this weekened. The collision occurred at the junction of Slab Rd, Burt, on the Main Letterkenny to Derry [...]
Garda warning on bogus callers
Gardaí are aware of a number of incidents where bogus callers are calling to the homes of elderly people in the general Dublin area in recent weeks. These callers represent themselves as employees of Local Authorities indicating that they need to check Gas/ Power / Water supplies etc. While the elderly person is preoccupied with [...]
Mayo gardai seek missing Ballina Man
Gardai in Ballina, Co.Mayo are trying to trace the whereabouts of 50 year old Paddy Murphy of Cashel,Cloghans, Ballina. Paddy was last seen at approximately 10.30 on Garden Street in Ballina on Thursday 17th December 2009, walking alone towards the traffic lights at the junction of Pearse Street and O’Rahilly Street. When last seen he [...]
CANNABIS WORTH HALF A MILLION EURO SEIZED
A man has been arrested and a quantity of drugs seized following a Garda operation in Swords on the 5th of December 2009. Gardai from the Divisional Drugs Unit searched a motor car in Swords Co. Dublin this afternoon of the 5th of December 2009. During the course of the search Gardai seized a quantity [...]
Dundalk Post office robbery attempt
Gardaí have arrested three men in relation to what they believe to be an attempted post office robbery at Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth, at approximately 10.30 this morning 2nd December 2009. The men were arrested by Gardai who were in the area of the post office monitoring a cash delivery by a security company. [...]
Contract for Irish Speed Cameras – at long last
Irish Road Safety Authority Chairman Mr. Gay Byrne of Late Late Show fame has welcomed the signing of the contract appointing a provider to implement a network of safety cameras in Ireland. It comes in the same week when four college students attending NUI Galway were killed in a car crash while returning from a shopping trip in [...]
Samarai swords confiscated by Irish gardai
In an operation carried out by members of An Garda Síochána based in the Bridewell Garda Station in the north inner city area of Dublin, approximately 7,000 swords of different length and specification, and also a number of air rifles, have been seized. On Monday 2nd November searches were carried out in a number of [...]
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