GENEVA, Switzerland - Ireland on Friday chaired the final round of international negotiations on a Political Declaration on the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas.

Ireland has been leading the negotiations for three years, following lengthy international discussions and a call by the UN Secretary-General for member states to agree a Political Declaration to address the devastating impact on civilians. T

DUBLIN, Ireland - International travel to and from Ireland has picked up remarkably, according to a report issued earlier this week by Dublin Airport.

Just over 2.6 million passengers transited Ireland's major airport last month, an increase of 2.4 million passengers over 2021.

The number represents 87% of passenger numbers for the same month prior to the pandemic (May 2019).

Almost 9.2m passengers h

DUBLIN, Ireland - Two people have been arrested on Monday over the fatal shooting of a man almost three years ago.

29-year-old Keith Branigan was shot dead at the Ashling Holiday Park on the Clogherhead to Termonfeckin road at Clogherhead, County Louth.

The fatal shooting occurred around 2:50pm on Tuesday, 27 August 2019.

The execution-style killing, described at the time by Garda Supt Andrew Watters

CO CAVAN, Ireland - A 17-year-old boy has died in hospital after being critically injured in a two-way crash between a lorry and a car on Thursday night.

The crash occurred on the N3, Kilnalack, in Co. Cavan at approximately 6:00pm Thursday night.

The 17-year-old boy was seriously injured during the collision. He was taken to Cavan General Hospital where he later died.

A woman in her 50s and a man in

CO WESTMEATH, Ireland - A search Thursday afternoon has resulted in the discovery of cannabis plants worth €156,000.

The search, part of Operation Tara, was carried out in Co. Westmeath at around 12:45pm Thursday afternoon.

Officers raided a residential property in Moate, Co. Westmeath, during which they discovered and seized the cannabis plants which they estimated as having a value of €156,000

DUBLIN, Ireland - An Garda Siochana has released its Strategy Statement (2022-24) and Policing Plan 2022.

The plan was tabled before the Houses of the Oireachtas Thursday morning, before being released to the public Thursday afternoon.

This strategy was derived, garda say, following an extensive consultation process and engagement with diverse communities, government, civil society, garda personnel and inte

CO LIMERICK, Ireland - The carnage on Irish roads over the Bank Holiday weekend has continued Monday with yet another fatal road traffic collision.

In the early hours of Monday morning, a man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the R512 at Carrigmartin, Ballyneety, County Limerick.

The sole occupant of the vehicle, a man in his early 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The body has been removed to Un

DUBLIN, Ireland - Gardai have issued an appeal for social media users to stop sharing graphic images of a horror collision that occurred on Friday afternoon in the capital.

Two motorcycles and a truck travelling on the M50 Northbound collided. The 2 motorcyclists were killed.

The crash occurred around 2:00pm between Junction 9 and Junction 7.The two motorcyclists, one a man in his 50s, and the oth

DUBLIN, Ireland - Seventeen weeks of intense training have ended for 44 brand new firefighters, who celebrated at their passing out parade in Dublin on Wednesday.

The parade took place at the Dublin Fire Brigade training centre. The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland, the Mayor of South Dublin Peter Kavanagh, Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley, senior fire officers, invited guests and the recruits' families were

CO WEXFORD, Ireland - The R744 was closed overnight following Sunday night's horrific road traffic collision in the townland of Clonhaston outside Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

The single-vehicle collision which occurred at around 7.30pm Sunday night saw the vehicle collide with a roadside ditch before catching on fire.

The driver of the car was killed.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators worked th

DUBLIN, Ireland - A woman who was struck by a motorcycle in Dublin on Friday remains in hospital in serious condition.

The woman in her 60s is being treated at The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital,

The collision between the pedestrian and the motorcycle took place on Amiens Street, Dublin 1 on Friday afternoon, at approximately 1.20pm.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, is also bring treated

DUBLIN, Ireland - Three of the 4 people arrested during a number of searches in Dublin on Thursday, were released on Friday without charge.

Gardai say files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A firearm was seized during the searches which took place in Finglas West, County Dublin.

Two women in their 20s, a man in his 20s, and a man in his 30s were taken into custody as a resul

CO MONAGHAN, Ireland - The driver of a steam roller who died tragically in a road traffic collision on Monday will be laid to rest on Thursday.

Peter Murphy, who was aged in his 50s, died in the collision which occurred around 9:45am Monday at Shankhill, Smithboro, Co. Monaghan.

Peter was married with two children.

A notice

DUBLIN, Ireland - A United States Congressional delegation will visit Ireland and Northern Ireland next week for discussions on a range of issues.

On the agenda will be Ireland-Northern Ireland relations, particularly in relation to Brexit, the future of Europe and the transatlantic relationship.

Richard Neal, Chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means and Co-Chair of th

DUBLIN, Ireland - Two men were due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Monday after they were caught in the act of carrying out a burglary in the capital on Saturday night.

The burglary took place at an industrial park in Dublin 10 around 7:30pm.

Gardai were alerted that the burglary was taking place. Officers attached to Kilmainham Garda Station responded to the incident with assis

DUBLIN, Ireland - As part of ongoing investigations targeting individuals suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the west Dublin area, a major search operation was carried out in the capital on Thursday.

The Joint Operation was carried out by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Clondalkin Divisional Drugs Unit, and officers attached to the Revenue Customs S

DUBLIN, Ireland - A man in his 20s has been arrested in Dublin as part of an investigation into the laundering of the proceeds of smishing and business email compromise (BEC) frauds.

The arrest followed a search carried out Friday by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) on a home in Dublin 15.

The search was conducted as part of Operation SKEIN. During the course of the search, a car, mobile pho

CO CORK - Gardai are continuing their investigation into a fatal car crash that took place in County Cork on Tuesday afternoon.

The single-vehicle road traffic collision occurred at Drishanebeg, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, at approximately 1:30pm Tuesday afternoon.

The driver of the car, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem

CO WEXFORD, Ireland - A cyclist aged in his 60s has been killed while cycling with a group of fellow cyclists on the R731.

Gardai have not specified how the man died. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 1:00pm on Sunday at Ballywilliam, New Ross, in County Wexford.

There the group of cyclists was treating one of their members who had been injured in an unspecified incident. Despite paramed

CO CORK, Ireland - A man who allegedly carried out an armed robbery on Saturday night has been arrested.

The man, aged in his 30s, was taken into custody just hours after the alleged crime.

Togher gardai arrested the man, who has since been charged and will appear before the Cork City Court at 10:30am on Monday.

The alleged armed robbery was said to have taken place at around 7:15pm on Saturday night

DUBLIN, Ireland - Dublin Airport (daa) has introduced a series of measures and begun hiring hundreds of new security screening attendants to alleviate congestion and prevent queues.

The measures have been introduced for short as well as long-haul flights.

The new rules were introduced earlier this week, on Tuesday.

Passengers departing Dublin Airport are now being advised to arrive at the airport up t

DUBLIN, Ireland - A shuttle service to and from Dublin Airport and the downtown area was launched on Wednesday.

The new service, being operated by Dublin Express, will operate every half hour between Dublin Airport and a number of stops on both the north and south side of Dublin, including the Docklands, Pearse Station, Trinity College, and Merrion Square.

The new route will serve:

CO WATERFORD, Ireland - A number of people have been seriously injured after two cars collided on the N25 late Sunday afternoon.

The crash occurred on the N25 near Ballyduff East in Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford shortly after 4:pm Sunday.

The driver of one of the cars, a woman in her 40s, was taken to Waterford University Hospital. She is currently in a serious but stable condition. A teenage youth who was a pas

DUBLIN, Ireland - When a vehicle was stopped late Friday in Dublin it was searched and found to contain a massive 25kg of cocaine worth €1.75 million.

The stoppage and subsequent search was carried out under Operation Tara, a national anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on 2 July last year. The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks

DUBLIN, Ireland - A machine pistol, another firearm, two loaded magazines, two silencers, and a quantity of ammunition have been seized during two searches over the past 48 hours in Dublin.

A woman in her 50s, and a man in his 40s have been arrested following the searches, which gardai say were carried out as a result of operations targeting drug-related criminal activity.

All of the items seized have been

CO KILKENNY, Ireland - Gardai are appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle road traffic collision that has claimed the life of a teenage boy.

The crash occurred on Wednesday night at Dowling in Piltown, Co. Kilkenny.

Gardai and emergency services were on the scene shortly after 8:00pm on Wednesday.

One of the passengers, the teenager, died at the scene. His body was later taken to the mortuary at

CO CARLOW, Ireland - A firearm was seized and a man arrested on Sunday night in Carlow Town.

The seizure and arrest followed a search under warrant of a Carlow Town property in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday night.

The robbery occurred at a business in Pollerton, Carlow.

At approximately 9:00pm, a masked man entered business premises in Pollerton armed with a firearm and th

CO MONAGHAN, Ireland - A man aged in his 60s appeared before a sitting of Monaghan District Court late Saturday afternoon following a drug raid in County Monaghan.

€580,000 in cannabis herb was confiscated after the search, which was carried out in the Castleblayney area of Co. Monaghan on Friday.

The search, part of Operation Tara, involved officers attached to Gardai's Carrickmacross District assiste

DUBLIN, Ireland - A major sweep of three Irish counties has resulted in the seizure of a number of motor vehicles, including a BMW, luxury brand watches, and cash.

The sweep by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in conjunction with local gardai in the Naas District and supported by the Emergency Response Unit and the Customs Dog Unit, involved search operations at six different locations in Counties Kildare, Kilken

DUBLIN, Ireland - A new food and beverage outlet has been opened in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport.

Known as the Whiskey Bread Bar & Kitchen the venue has been primed to use local producers, Teeling Whiskey and McCloskey's Bakery.

The venue is located in Terminal 2's U.S. Preclearance area and caters to all U.S.-bound passengers.

In addition to Teeling whiskeys, the outlet offers a range of Irish and

DUBLIN, Ireland - An investigation is underway following the death of a young man in his 20s in Dublin on Sunday morning.

The man was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting occurred in the Deanstown avenue area of Finglas, Dublin 11.

Gardai and emergency services were called to the scene at approximately 4:30am.

The body was removed from the scene. A post m

DUBLIN, Ireland - Lufthansa on Friday marked a half-century of flying to and from Dublin Airport.

The first Lufthansa flight took off from Dublin Airport on April 1 1972 and the airline is now one of the longest-standing airlines to operate out of Ireland's No. 1 international airport.

"Lufthansa is one of our longest serving customers and I want to acknowledge its commitment to Dublin Airport since 1972,"

DUBLIN, Ireland - An Garda Siochana is warning people to be extra vigilant when looking for accommodation, particularly now at a time when society and foreign travel has opened up again.

While the number of incidents of accommodation fraud was down by over 17% in 2020 because of the global pandemic, there was a 30% increase in the amount of accommodation fraud reported in 2021.

Successful accommodation frau

CO SLIGO, Ireland - A horror three-way road traffic collision occurred late Monday afternoon on the N15 at Grange, County Sligo.

The crash involved a lorry, a car, and a van.

It occurred at approximately 3:45pm on Monday.

The driver of the car, a woman, was taken to Sligo University Hospital in a critical condition.

No other injuries were reported.

The road remained closed overnight with

DUBLIN, Ireland - Taoiseach Micheal Martin has paid tribute to Ireland's Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan who announced on Friday he is stepping down from his role of the last fourteen years. Prior to becoming Chief Medical Officer, Dr Holohan served for 7 years as Deputy Chief Medical Officer.

He will take up a new role as Professor of Public Health Strategy and Leadership at Trinity College, Dublin, in Jul

Aurigny has commenced its service between Dublin and Guernsey with flights departing from Dublin.

Aurigny will operate flights between Guernsey and Dublin three times a week and will be Dublin's first scheduled air service to and from Guernsey.

"Dublin Airport is delighted to be adding a new route between Dublin and Guernsey. The commencement of the service is great news for both business and leisure pass

CO LIMERICK, Ireland - Garda are investigating a fatal road traffic collision involving two vehicles that collided on Thursday.

The crash occurred at the junction of Old Cratloe Road and Woodcockhill Road, Limerick at around 10:00am Thursday morning.

A passenger in one of the cars, a man in his 40s, was killed instantly. His body was removed from the scene and taken to University Hospital Limerick where gar

CO WEXFORD, Ireland - Investigations are continuing into Tuesday night's road traffic collision in County Wexford which resulted in a man in his 80s sustaining serious injuries.

The elderly man, a pedestrian was struck by a car at around 7:30pm Tuesday night at Knockavilla, New Ross, County Wexford.

The man was taken to University Hospital Waterford where he later died.

Garda are appealing for any wi

DUBLIN, Ireland - Gardai have stepped up their search for a 14-year old girl in Dublin who has now been missing for a month.

Nikita Twomey, 14, was last seen in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on the evening of Monday, 28th February.

Nikita is described as being approximately 5 feet 3 inches in height with a slight build. She has green eyes and short, red hair.

When last seen, Nikita was wearing a purple hoode

DUBLIN, Ireland - Emerald Airlines, the Aer Lingus regional carrier, began services between Dublin and the Isle of Man on Wednesday, with its inaugural flight departing from Dublin Wednesday morning at 09:20 an.

Emerald Airlines will operate 6 weekly flights between Dublin and the Isle of Man with fares starting at €39.99.

"Today's announcement is a much-anticipated one. As the demand increases, trav

CO LIMERICK, Ireland - Yet another motorcyclist has been killed on Irish roads,

The extraordinary death toll of motorcyclists was ratcheted up Saturday afternoon when a man in his late 30s was killed after his bike collided with a van on the N69.

The crash occurred around 1.30pm Saturday on the N69 Coast Road at Askeaton, Co. Limerick.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was re

CO GALWAY, Ireland - Another motorcyclist has been killed on Irish roads.

The bike rider, a man in his 20s, was killed when his motorcycle crashed at around 7:30pm on Monday night on Bothar na dTreabh in Galway City.

The crash site was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions were put in place. The diversions were expected to remain in place Tuesday morning

DUBLIN, Ireland - A search has been intensified a 14-year old girl missing in the Irish capital.

14-year Nikita Twomey, from Clondalkin, Dublin 22 has not been seen since 7:30pm on Monday, 28 February 2022.

Nikita is described as being approximately 5 feet 3 inches in height with a slight build.

She has green eyes and short, red hair.

Nikita is known to frequent locations on Cork Street and Du

DUBLIN, Ireland - Gardai are continuing their investigation into a suspected drug operation following a successful search and seizure in the capital on Thursday night.

During the search a woman in her 30s was arrested and is currently being detained at Store Street Garda Station.

The search was carried out by officers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

It took place short

CO MEATH, Ireland - The search of a home in County Meath by officers attached to the Meath Divisional Drug Unit, Navan Regular Unit, the Armed Support Unit, and the Garda Dog Unit has resulted in a seizure of a large quantity of drugs.

A man in his late 20s was also arrested during the operation, which was carried out on Thursday morning.

The search was centered on a home in the Macetown area of Co. Meath.

CO KERRY, Ireland - A man in his 70s who was hospitalised after a three-way collision on Wednesday evening in County Kerry has died.

The man, who was a driver of one of the 3 vehicles involved in the crash, was seriously injured and was taken to University Hospital Kerry (formerly known as Tralee General Hospital). The Man later died in hospital.

The multi-vehicle collision occurred around 5:30pm Wednesday

DUBLIN, Ireland - With the completion of the National "Slow Down Day," which ran from 7:00am Tuesday to 7:00am Wednesday, Gardai and GoSafe have reported they detected 1,675 vehicles travelling in excess of the speed limits.

"I want to once again thank the vast majority of drivers who drive safely within the speed limits. Unfortunately we have yet again seen during our 'Slow Down' campaign, that there are still

DUBLIN, Ireland - A twin drug raid in the Irish capital on Saturday afternoon has resulted in the seizure of drugs worth €80,000.

The two searches took place in Rathfarnham in Dublin 14 around 1:25pm Saturday afternoon.

During the course of the searches, €64,000 worth of cannabis, €10,600 worth of cannabis Jellies, and €7,840 worth of cocaine were seized. All drugs are have been sent fo

DUBLIN, Ireland - A drug haul worth €100,000 has been seized in Dublin 8.

The seizure took place during a search on Friday night.

At approximately 8.45pm Friday, officers attached to the Divisional Drug Unit at Kevin Street Garda Station executed a search warrant at a home in Dublin 8. They were assisted by the Garda Dog Unit and Garda Dog Bran.

During the course of the search, €70,000 worth

DUBLIN, Ireland - A man involved in the legal profession in Dublin, who has been detained since Tuesday over the shooting of a man in the Hazelgrove area of Tallaght, Co. Dublin on Tuesday, has been formally charged, and appeared in Tallaght District Court on Friday.

The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at the scene of the shooting on Tuesday, and has since been detained at Tallaght Garda Station.

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