#garda-investigation

#garda-investigation

Leo Varadkar has criticised the garda investigation into his leaking of a medical document and has questioned whether it was "revenge" for his role in the Maurice McCabe affair, which led to the exit of two garda commissioners. The former taoiseach says he still struggles to understand why so much time and money was spent on an "unnecessary investigation" and why no effort was made to speed it up "given my position".

Mr Harris, who is minister for foreign affairs and defence, has received threats before - including through social media and a phoned bomb threat. Protests have also been held outside his home, where his wife and children live. Asked about a fresh threat against Mr Harris's family, a spokeswoman said: "An Garda Siochana does not comment on named individuals. A Garda Siochana is currently investigating this matter."

Garda probe is continuing six months after Kerry farmer disappeared

Child is believed to have been three-and-a-half years old when he was last seen Detectives are speaking with a number of the missing boy's relatives to establish what happened to him Gardaí searching area of open land in Donabate, Co Dublin today The boy, presumed dead, would be seven years old now The child and family agency said it wished to be "open and transparent with the public" without impacting the ongoing garda investigation.

A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital following an assault in Dublin's north inner city late on Friday evening. Gardaí are investigating the incident.

The pedestrian victim, a man in his 20s, was struck on Railway Street in Balbriggan, leading to immediate identification of a suspect linked to the incident.

The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene of a single-vehicle incident on the R331 at Ballinrobe, prompting a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris acknowledges the need for lessons to be learned from the cases of Tina Satchwell and Mike Gaine, emphasizing the importance of procedural improvements.

Gardaí in Co Galway are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of two individuals following a fatal house fire in Casla...

The single-vehicle collision on the L1020 resulted in one male occupant in his 20s being pronounced dead at the scene and others injured.

Emergency services rushed to a rural crash site at Garryvadden Upper, where an 18-year-old was found in his car and later transferred to intensive care.

The death of two local individuals in separate vehicle collisions has left the communities of Kilkenny and Tipperary in sorrow and seeking answers.