Cormac O'Keeffe
Irish Examiner
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Gardaí examine hate messages sent to Cork lecturer
Dr Amanullah de Sondy said online abuse was 'getting worse' → Read More
Waiting list for abused children up 70% over Covid period
A charity providing specialist care for children who have been sexually abused has seen their waiting list jump by almost 70% over the Covid-19 crisis. → Read More
Frontline gardaí criticise 'sloppy' communication on face mask laws
Frontline gardaí said “absolute clarity” on enforcing mandatory face masks on public transport should have been provided long before the provisions came into effect early on Monday. → Read More
Confusion over masks enforcement on public transport continues; Cork GAA player tests positive for Covid-19
Frontline Garda associations say their members have not been given any formal advice on how to police disputes over the non-wearing of face masks on public transport. → Read More
Masks confusion as Cork GAA player tests positive
Frontline Garda associations say their members have not been given any formal advice on how to police disputes over the non-wearing of face masks on public transport. → Read More
€1.2 million cocaine haul latest in series of seizures in Ireland
Law enforcement agencies have made another major drug seizure with the confiscation of around 17kgs of cocaine at the weekend. → Read More
HSE report details staff shortages in child mental health teams
The country’s child and adolescent community mental health teams have little more than half the staffing levels they should have, according to a HSE report. → Read More
Garda supervisors want spit hoods retained after coronavirus
Nine-out-of-ten frontline garda supervisors want spit hoods to be retained as part of gardaí’s protective equipment once the Covid-19 regulations have expired. → Read More
Activists raise the alarm at government's draft spying plans
Rights groups have expressed concern at moves by the Government to draft legal proposals allowing State agencies access encrypted communications. → Read More
Gardaí plan to dismantle Kinahan gang leadership
Gardaí plan to dismantle the “entire” Kinahan cartel and believe that future court convictions will bring about the “downfall” of the gang’s leadership. → Read More
Community sanctions more effective than prison say experts
There is 'a growing body of evidence' that community sanctions are more effective than prison terms in reducing reoffending among criminals. → Read More
Top judge urges people to settle personal injury cases
Ms Justice Mary Irvine of the Supreme Court. Picture: Collins A top judge dealing with a backlog of personal injury cases has called on people open to settling their cases to do so without having to come before court. → Read More
30% increase in use of force by gardaí in May
The latest report from the Garda Commissioner to the Policing Authority shows that the greatest increases were in the use of incapacitant sprays and batons. → Read More
Up to half of cannabis users quit during lockdown
Up to half of Irish cannabis users surveyed said they have stopped or reduced their use of the drug during the first three months of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. → Read More
Man due in court after three gardaí threatened with blade
A man is due before Cavan District Court this morning charged with allegedly threatening three gardaí with a blade. → Read More
Meat cleaver and samurai sword used as mother of two killed in home
A mother of two suffered a violent death after being subjected to an horrific assault at her home in the Blanchardstown area of west Dublin. → Read More
Garda HQ finalises detailed plans for State funeral of Garda Colm Horkan
Garda Headquarters is finalising detailed arrangements for the State funeral of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. → Read More
Garda Colm Horkan 'gave his life protecting the community’
The “beloved” Mayo man was gunned down on a quiet Roscommon street shortly before midnight on Wednesday – the third garda to be shot dead in the last seven years. → Read More
Appeal issued for witnesses to Garda Colm Horkan's brutal killing
Investigators are seeking footage and witnesses in a bid to determine the circumstances behind the brutal killing of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. → Read More
Third garda in 7 years to be shot dead on duty
In the space of just seven years three gardaí have been shot dead in the line of duty in Ireland. → Read More