Garda fraud warning for students as losses reach €400,000
An Garda Síochána has issued a student fraud warning ahead of CAO offers. Gardai say there have been over 230 reports of rental and reservations scams, with total reported losses standing at above €400,000 this year. This comes ahead of the seasonal peak – historically August and October – as returning and first-time students scramble […]
1 week ago
Gardai treating Limerick woman’s death as murder suicide
A Brazilian woman murdered in Limerick on Friday was killed by a man known to her, who is now dead. Gardai are treating Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa’s death as a murder-suicide after the body of the man suspected of her killing was found in Cork at the weekend. Rosa, a law graduate from Brazil, was […]
1 week ago
Explainer: Gardai attend “riot” in Cork after gunshots fired over the weekend
Two people are receiving treatment after a reported shooting in Cork city. Gardaí are searching for the guns following reports of a shot being during an altercation after 3.30pm on Sunday. It’s understood they are looking for a shotgun type weapon. The shooting is the culmination of weeks of tension between two rival groups. Armed […]
1 week ago
Extradition warrant sought by Gardai for person of interest in Jamey Carney murder
Gardaí are seeking an extradition warrant for a person known to mother-of-one Jamey Carney (43) who was killed in Killarney last month. A summary of the file will be sent to authorities in Jordan where Ms Carney’s boyfriend had travelled in the hours after her death and now resides. Gardai believe Ahmad Al Saqar boarded […]
2 weeks ago
Occupants of car involved in M9 horror crash were wearing balaclavas or masks
A chilling detail… It has now emerged that the car in which five teenagers died in an early-morning horror crash was driven on the wrong side of the motorway twice in a matter of minutes. Officers were aware of the car’s movements on the M9 in rural Co Kildare in the run-up to the tragedy, […]
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Hate crimes increased this year by 15%, new figures show
The real number is thought to be much higher. An Garda Síochána has published figures on Hate Crimes and Hate Related Incidents reported during 2025. The number of Hate Crimes and Hate Related Incidents increased by 15%, rising to 780 in 2025. This is up from 676 in 2024. Racism has remained the most prevalent […]
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