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# gardai - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Two arrested over armed robbery at Dublin shopping centre
The Garda helicopter and armed Gardaà were involved in the hunt for the men after the robbery at Clare Hall shopping centre.
# gardai - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Seven arrested over motor insurance injury claims fraud
One man has since been released but the remaining four women and two men are being held at garda stations in the Midlands and Cork.
Gang members have 25 bank accounts frozen
A massive operation examining the activities of a criminal gang got underway today.
Woman charged over death of 84-year-old man last summer
Walter Plunkett was found dead in the front garden of his Enniscorthy home in August. A post-mortem found that he had died from asphyxiation.
Operation against fuel laundering launched
Nineteen searches were carried out at premises associated with a known criminal gang.
9 gorgeous – and unusual – spots to escape to
The one-hop European experiences you really have to see, taste, smell and feel this year.
Column: Croke Park 2 is a watershed moment in the Irish trade union movement
Croke Park 2 is a serious reversal of rights won by trade unions over decades. If rejected, it will be the union leaders that will come under question, writes Kieran Allen.
# gardai - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Flanagan to address Dáil amid claims he denied penalty points were wiped
The independent TD was asked if he had penalty points wiped from his licence last December but denied he had. He intends to address the Dáil this evening.
# gardai - Monday 11 March, 2013
Man dies in house fire on Clare Island
The 62-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene after the alarm was raised last night. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
Man arrested in connection with missing person case
The man is being held at Carrickmacross Garda Station.
# gardai - Sunday 10 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added overly attached puppy
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Gardaà launch ‘serious investigation’ into death of man in Kilkenny
The man has been named as 42-year-old Anthony Barrett.
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan to ‘tell all’ about wiping of penalty points from his licence
Flanagan said gardaà contacted him offering to remove the points from his record.
Column: In comparison to public sector workers in the US, Irish frontline workers are poorly paid
New recruits to frontline services in Boston can be paid three times more than what the Irish government has sought to establish as the new starting salary for public service workers. Larry Donnelly discusses the reasons for the disparity in salaries.
# gardai - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Cannabis plants worth €750k seized in Kilkenny
A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the haul.
Body of man discovered at Kilkenny house
Gardaà say the cause of death will not be disclosed for operational reasons.
# gardai - Friday 8 March, 2013
Gardaà probe shooting of man in Clondalkin
Investigating officers made no arrests overnight and the victim of the shooting remains in hospital.
# gardai - Thursday 7 March, 2013
More than 300 fines issued as gardaà crack down on broken lights
Operation Light up was held over two days last month and resulted in 317 prosecutions.
# gardai - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Appeal for witnesses as more details emerge on Meath shooting
A man was shot dead outside The Huntsman pub in Gormanston, County Meath, this afternoon. A number of people have already come forward to assist gardaÃ.
Body of young girl, 3, found on Cork beach
A man in his 50s also died in the incident.
Heroin worth more than €100k seized in Dublin
Gardaà seized two batches of the drug in Dublin’s south inner city yesterday.
# gardai - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Shatter praises gardaà for progress in tackling burglaries
The Justice Minister said the impact of a number of anti-burglary operations “illustrates the point that freeing up Gardaà from desk jobs does in fact deliver more effective policing services for the public”.
UN special rapporteur calls for full investigation of Corrib human rights issues
The report refers to evidence of “a pattern of intimidation, harassment, surveillance and criminalisation” of those peacefully opposing the gas project.
Elderly pedestrian seriously injured in Dublin crash
The 72-year-old man was struck by a car on the Clontarf Road at around 8 o’clock this morning. Gardaà are appealing for witnesses.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
Man dies in Galway crash in early hours of the morning
The 31-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the Headford to Galway Road.
# gardai - Monday 4 March, 2013
Shootings reported in Dublin and Carlow
The unconnected shootings took place this evening – no one was injured in either.
Gardaà say discovery in Clondalkin was not a foetus
It is believed the item may be a sheep’s stomach.
Men arrested after firearm and ammunition found in car
The men were arrested after their car was pursued by gardaÃ.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…
Woman assaulted ‘a number of times’ during Mayo break-in
Two masked men, both believed to be armed with knives, entered a house and asked the woman about the whereabouts of her partner.
# gardai - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Man shot dead in north Dublin pub
Two men in dark clothing were seen leaving the scene on a motorbike.
‘I have given as much as I can’ – garda speaks out against pay cuts
The garda source said many colleagues have difficulties with the potential impact of industrial action but they feel they are backed into a corner.
Varadkar: No special pay deals for unions who walked out of talks
The transport minister says unions who left the Croke Park 2 talks left members “high and dry” and cannot get concessions.
Girl, 21 months, killed in Tallaght road accident
The toddler was struck by a car in the Ardmore Walk residential area at 5:30pm yesterday evening.
# gardai - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Missing 16-year-old located ‘safe and well’
Yesterday gardaà issued an appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of Raehel Andoh.
Ian Bailey speaks out against system of garda complaints
In March last year an investigation was launched by the Garda Ombudsman Commission into alleged wrongdoing in the investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
# gardai - Friday 1 March, 2013
Plan to turn 5 Fiat vans into mobile garda offices criticised as ‘farcical’
The Garda SÃochána have put out a tender to turn five Fiat vans into mobile offices for gardaà following station closures.
Court for two arrested after drugs seizure
The men were arrested following a planned operation in Co Kildare and Dublin yesterday.
Garda body lashes out at SIPTU comments on pay deal
The Garda Representative Association rubbishes Patricia King’s claims that Gardaà could have secured a ‘side deal’.




























































