Shortly before 4am, an adult male entered Blanchardstown Garda Station threatening members. Gardaí confirmed that they initiated their Operational Command protocol, which saw them appoint an On-Scene Commander and local Garda negotiators from the National Negotiators Unit. A cordon was put in place and all morning commuter traffic was stopped in the area. Gardaí also requested a 'media blackout', which means media outlets and the public are asked to pause any live reporting on events while they attempt to resolve the situation.
Local man Conor had been out shopping for Christmas presents for his family in the early hours of Christmas Eve when he loaded a taxi full of his bags. However, in a brief moment of forgetfulness, Conor exited the taxi without taking the presents with him, only realising his error as the vehicle drove away. To make matters worse, the driver who brought him home was now finished for the night and would not notice the bag full of Conor's purchases until the next morning when he awoke for his shift. Thankfully, there was enough Christmas cheer in the air for the driver to decide to bring the gifts to Store Street Garda station in the hope Gardaí could trace the owner.
Gardai have "Common Law powers" entitling them to use their own "discretion" when dealing with the public, a trial of four gardai and a retired superintendent accused of unlawfully interfering in pending or potential road traffic offences, heard, Friday.
The mother of toddler Daniel Aruebose - who has admitted secretly burying her son on wasteland in Donabate, north Dublin - has handed over her Snapchat and email passwords to gardaí in order for them to examine her online conversations.
Judge 'minded' to make teacher liable for cost of security hired to keep him out of Wilson's Hospital Sacked schoolteacher Enoch Burke became involved in a stand-off earlier today with a security guard who attempted to stop him from gaining entry to a building at Wilson's Hospital School. The High Court was informed by a lawyer for the school's board of management that gardaí were called and were "on site".
Both defendants are charged with the murder of Mr Quilligan on a date unknown between September 1, 2023, and January 29, 2024, at an unknown location within the State. The charge is brought contrary to Common Law. The two men entered not guilty pleas when arraigned before Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford and a jury of ten men and two women at Cork Courthouse, Angelsea Street.
Gardaí say they had attended and were monitoring a number of public gatherings in Dublin city today During the afternoon a protest group gathered in the East Wall area. As the public gathering moved towards Dublin Port Tunnel a Garda cordon was established to prevent a protest from blocking the tunnel and to "maintain traffic movement through key infrastructure".
An English tourist was treated in hospital after a knife attack in Temple Bar late on Saturday night, close to where another English tourist was left in a critical condition after an unrelated attack a month ago.
