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Garda public order units used pepper spray on a number of fuel protestors who refused to obey instructions to clear a route into the refinery. Major Garda reinforcements and Defence Forces units deployed on Saturday morning around Whitegate oil refinery which had been blockaded for four days by fuel protestors.

Almost 600 fewer frontline gardaí have been reported compared to six years ago, leading to a significant number of stations lacking dedicated officers.

A female pedestrian (aged in her 80s) was conveyed to St Vincent's University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Michael Farrelly (40) who suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a vehicle at Coast Road, Baldoyle, at around 1am on July 17, 2024 was killed instantly.

A woman who endured years of physical abuse and coercive control fled to her local garda station barefoot in her blood-soaked pyjamas after the latest assault by her husband, a court heard.

"55.3kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €3,747,000 was seized by Revenue Officers following the search of a vehicle which had disembarked from a ferry,"

Det Garda Eamonn Cunnane argues it was an "act of kindness with no attempt to conceal or to profit", that led to allegations against him over an unclaimed bike worth €50. He is seeking to overturn a decision by garda superiors refusing the restoration of full pay for a six-month period. A detective who loaned an unclaimed bicycle out of garda storage to give it to a vulnerable elderly neighbour during Covid has successfully applied to the High Court

The Irish Independent understands that the girl's mother made the shocking discovery after returning to her home in the Heathfield estate and raised the alarm. The child's father was also discovered dead at the property in the Cappagh area shortly before 8pm with an investigation underway into the incident. Detectives are treating the death of the young girl, who is five years old, as suspicious and are probing whether foul play was involved.

I first met Diarmuid Ó Tuairisg about 15 years ago when he was working behind the bar in Crowes in Bohermore. He was always someone who was kind, courteous and most definitely a people's person. Over the last few years, Diarmuid was a Garda based in Millstreet in Galway and we would meet each other at many events. He was always friendly and approachable and carried out his duties as a Garda to the highest possible standard.

John (Jaffa) Hogan died in hospital after being found unresponsive at the scene of the incident on the Old Dublin Road shortly after 10.10pm.

A Garda spokesman appealed for witnesses who were in the Ardleigh Park area during the shooting incident. Two teenagers have been arrested following the event.

A man in his 70s died following an incident at Watergate around 11.30pm, having been rushed to University Hospital Limerick with life-threatening injuries.

Gardaí attended the scene and two bodies were located in the house, one man and one woman aged in their eighties, both deceased.

The strong belief is that the suspect was highly intoxicated, and armed with a knife, attacked the talented garda responding to a pub burglary.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed that Michael Gaine's killing is under peer review, emphasizing the need for lessons learned from homicides that start as missing persons cases.

"Shortly before 3am this morning, gardai were dispatched to a report of suspected unauthorised taking of a vehicle in Arklow, Co Wicklow."

Poignantly, it was a daughter's aching cries for her father that eventually crushed the silence in the crowded churchyard.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses, dash cam or mobile phone footage in relation to this incident to further the investigation.