Tributes have been paid to Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who lost his life last night after being shot during an altercation in Castlerea. Gardai say they are appealing for anyone who was in the Castlerea Town Centre area between 11pm and 12:30am last night, particularly any road users who may have dash cam footage, to […]
Aontú Rep for Cork North-West Becky Kealy has condemned the stabbing of a youth in Carrigaline last night, and has said the area is suffering from a complete dearth of Gardaí and garda resources, the non-investment in youth services and community policing schemes. “Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Charleville and Macroom are just a few towns experiencing […]
I suspect this may come as somewhat of a surprise to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, but apparently the members of his force are guilty of engaging in systemic, daily acts of “micro-aggressions” against people of colour. It will certainly come as a surprise to The Garda National Diversity & Integration Unit, which forms part of […]
With reports emerging in recent days of gangs of little hoodlums roaming the streets coughing in people’s faces as part of the so-called “Corona Challenge”, the Gardai are getting new equipment, according to the Daily Star’s crime correspondent, Michael O’Toole: @@gardainfo purchases 16,000 spit hoods to be distributed to officers around the State during #Covid19Ireland […]
A young person has suffered a severe asthma attack after going out socialising with friends, in direct violation of the government’s social distancing guidelines. In a statement on Facebook, the official Garda account said: “A group of 5 young people out socializing all night last night. One, who was supposed to be self-isolating pending a […]
For the second time in less than a year, a civil servant may be facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying fraudulent documents to foreign-nationals seeking Irish passports. This has been described to news outlets as a “significant national security breach”, and reportedly has the potential to damage Ireland’s international relations if illegal passports are used […]
Left-wing extremists, including masked members of Antifa, threw a smoke bomb during an attempted attack on a free-speech rally outside the Dáil, Saturday afternoon. At least one Antifa activist appears to have been arrested after a Garda was assaulted with a metal tripod leg during a attempted charge by left-wing extremists at the demonstration against […]
It’s probably not a well-known fact that bulletproof vests have a use-by date, and that after that date passes, they cannot be trusted to stop a bullet. But it’s the absolute truth. This is because most bulletproof vests are made using Kevlar, which is a chemical compound like any other, and can degrade: “Like any […]
“Hate speech is a concept that is only used one way in certain conflicts. In the LGBT issue, for example, if I was to say something nasty, I never have, and the were to report me to the Gardai, I would be prosecuted for sure. I have been attacked on Twitter by LGBT activists, there […]