Mother of two Antoinette Smith disappeared after she and a friend attended the concert in Co Meath in July 1987.

The 48-year-old defendant went on trial in the Central Criminal Court at the end of last month, accused of two counts of raping his then wife, two counts of child cruelty and one count of assault causing harm to his now 24-year-old daughter and one count of child cruelty against his now 17-year-old daughter.

The Garda was treated in hospital and is currently off duty.

A male driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis

A man in his 50s was arrested in Cork on foot of a European Arrest Warrant from Germany

The shooting occurred at around 8.30am on Sunday morning at Patrician Park, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire.

It is understood the man was asked to leave a pub shortly after 9pm on Saturday.

The motorcyclist, in his 50s, died after his motorcycle was involved in a crash at Killick, near Kilcock, at around 10:45am on Saturday.

The eldest daughter of a garda charged with raping his wife and child cruelty has told the trial of her father that she probably did show a journal she was keeping to her mother

The now 24-year-old was giving evidence in the trial of her father, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of child cruelty against her on unknown dates between 2007 and 2024.

The 48-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of raping the woman on dates in 2009 and 2021.

The coroner has been notified, and the road has since reopened.

There were ‘certainly learnings’ from the policing of fuel protests, Simon Harris added.

Gardaí were responding to reports of a stolen vehicle on an industrial estate in the Glanmire area at about 2:20pm on Monday.

The collision, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred on the N73 near Mitchelstown, Co Cork at around 1.40pm on Sunday.

The 31-year-old Dublin man punched, kicked and bit the woman during the 20-minute assault, before leaving her on the floor in agony while he went to sleep.

The incident, in which the woman is believed to have been stabbed, occurred on Exchequer Street in Dublin 2.

No other injuries have been reported.

The youth was attacked at Parnell Street, around 5.45pm on Friday evening.

Garda McCabe said that Mr Lawlor was arrested on suspicion of engaging in the sale and supply of cannabis after Gardai stopped the van he was driving on the N19 at Smithstown on the outskirts of Shannon on Tuesday, May 26th last.

The case before Dublin District Court follows a wider corruption investigation that has led to criminal proceedings against four serving officers and a retired Garda superintendent.

The man, who was aged in his 40s, was found unresponsive following reports of an incident at a home in Arderry shortly after 9pm last night.

The seizure came after a search of a property in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown.

All seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis and all items seized will be subject to further technical examination, gardaí said.

The ATM was reported missing from a building in Little Island in the early hours of Wednesday, June 10th, according to gardaí.

Shane Gribbon (41) had given the woman a lift home when he went to the boot of his car, took out the golf club and began to beat her around the face and body with it.

He was arrested earlier on Friday and can be held for up to 24 hours. He is currently being detained at a garda station in Dublin.

The Minister for Justice announced the appointment of Paul Cleary on Tuesday

A garda inspector has said he is ‘very proud’ of his late father, who was posthumously awarded a medal for bravery.

The wife and father of Kevin Flatley received the award from Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan and Commissioner Justin Kelly at the annual Garda Memorial Day in Dublin.

In a judgment on Thursday, Judge Anthony Barr found that certain sections of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 were unconstitutional.

Investigating gardaí have continued to appeal for witnesses.

The Public Accounts Committee has said gardai are not charging a high enough rate to cover associated policing expenses.

It follows accusations that the home addresses of gardaí were published on social media following the recent fuel protests.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it was not acceptable that a garda would be prosecuted for ‘reasonably’ chasing scramblers.

Fuels for Ireland says it "will not be in a position to guarantee fuel availability at forecourts nationwide by early next week" if the blockades are not lifted by Monday.

Gardaí from the Ronanstown Drugs Unit discovered while searching a property in Lucan on Sunday.

The victim, who was a pedestrian, was struck by the truck at Station Roundabout in Letterkenny shortly after 3pm.

Liam Farrell was found bloodied and bruised by family members at the back door of his home on January 12th 2020. His family firmly believes he was assaulted before suffering a heart attack.

As part of the investigation, Gardaí searched a property in the south of the county and seized several documents as well as a car.

The AGSI said that there has been a sharp rise in the number of Gardaí reaching out for support because of online abuse.

The injured party was socialising in Temple Bar when he was approached by McDonagh who asked him for a cigarette.