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Celebrity's file accessed 80 times on Garda database 'out of curiosity'

A celebrity was looked up more than 80 times on the internal garda database, it has emerged.
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• 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

  

  Bomb made safe after sanitation worker discovers device

  An improvised bomb has been made safe in the Tallaght area of Dublin.

• 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  

  Protests as Taoiseach receives honorary doctorate in Boston

  A small group of demonstrators has gathered outside Boston College in protest at Taoiseach Enda Kenny's presence at the college's commencement ceremony.

• 1 hour, 46 minutes ago » latest

  

  Secondary teachers approve industrial action if pay is cut

  Secondary teachers have voted for industrial action in the event that the Government pushes through pay cuts.

• 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

  

  Almost half of robbers receive sentences of three years or less

  Almost half of all those jailed for robbery are sentenced to three years or less behind bars, new figures show.

• 3 hours, 29 minutes ago

  

  Judge tells teen drug dealer: Plant flowers or risk jail

  A young offender, who was caught with €675 worth of cocaine, has been told he must spend the next six months planting flowers if he wants to avoid a sentence.

• 3 hours, 53 minutes ago » latest

  

  Hogan: Revenue will pursue unpaid Household Charge fees

  Revenue Commissioners will be pursue people who have not paid the Household Charge, Environment Minister Phil Hogan has warned.

• 4 hours, 25 minutes ago » latest

  

  Charity blames Irish 'culture of humiliation' for high rate of male suicide

  A suicide charity is warning that the "culture of humiliation" in Ireland is pushing young men to take their own lives.

• 4 hours, 34 minutes ago » latest

  

  Shatter: I didn't use private information on Wallace driving incident

  Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for using a mobile phone while driving.

• 7 hours, 5 minutes ago » latest

  

  Hayes: Government may settle for less than €300m target in pay talks

  Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said that the Government may lower its savings target for public-sector wages from €300m this year to €250m.

• 7 hours, 34 minutes ago » latest

  

  Number of abuse allegations against Catholic church increasing

  There has been a slight increase in the number of allegations of abuse being reported to the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland.

• 7 hours, 54 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí accessing PULSE system inappropriately, data protection office says

  Certain gardaí have been accessing the garda PULSE system inappropriately to look at information on celebrities, according to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

• 8 hours, 10 minutes ago

  Male, 63, dies at scene of Belfast flat fire

  A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a flat in Belfast overnight.

• 8 hours, 24 minutes ago » latest

  

  'Psychiatrists won't be fooled by women claiming to be suicidal'

  The President of the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland says he and his colleagues will not be fooled by women claiming to be suicidal to get an abortion.

• 9 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  Two held in John Kerins murder investigation

  Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda.

• 9 hours, 32 minutes ago

  

  'Man of the year' Shatter to make statement on Wallace row

  The Justice Minister Alan Shatter is expected to make a statement this morning on the on-going row with Deputy Mick Wallace.

• 9 hours, 51 minutes ago

  

  Fresh doubts cast over government's public sector saving plans

  There are fresh doubts this morning as to how much savings the government plans to achieve this year within the public sector.

• 10 hours, 48 minutes ago

  

  Man killed in Galway collision

  A 24 year old man has been killed in a car crash in Knockdoe this morning.

• 11 hours, 29 minutes ago

  

  Taoiseach to pick up honorary doctorate in Boston

  …but Cardinal Sean O'Malley is boycotting the event

• 11 hours, 38 minutes ago

  

  IFUT to decide later on whether to enter LRC pay talks

  The Irish Federation of University Teachers will make a decision today whether or not to enter public sector pay discussions with the LRC over a revised Croke Park deal.

• 11 hours, 46 minutes ago

  

  Two in court, two still in custody after South Dublin armed robbery

  Two men are due to appear in court today charged in connection with an armed robbery at a supermarket in South Dublin.

• 11 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  Dublin girl, 12, develops chart-topping Android app

  A 12-year-old Dublin girl has developed an app with over two million downloads.

• 11 hours, 55 minutes ago

  

  Murder probe launched after body found in Dublin field

  A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in a field in Dublin over the weekend.

• 12 hours, 23 minutes ago

  

  Kenny backs Shatter in Wallace row

  The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has given his backing to the Justice Minister Alan Shatter over his use of confidential garda information in relation to Independent TD Mick Wallace last week.

• 12 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  Further hearings on abortion bill

  A second day of hearings on the proposed abortion legislation will take place today.

• 1 day, 6 minutes ago

  

  Kenny lays wreath for Boston victims

  Taoiseach Enda Kenny has laid a wreath at the memorial to those killed or injured in the Boston Marathon bombing.

• 1 day, 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí identify body of man found in Dublin

  A body found in Dublin yesterday has been identified as that of a 37-year-old local man.

• 1 day, 3 hours, 39 minutes ago

  Gardaí make suspected drink driving arrest after cyclist killed in Kildare

  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following the death of a cyclist in Kildare this afternoon.

• 1 day, 4 hours, 27 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí make two more arrests in Dublin robbery probe

  Gardaí have made two arrests as part the investigation into an armed robbery at a supermarket in Rathfarnham on May 16.

• 1 day, 5 hours, 25 minutes ago

  

  Constitutional convention recommends Dáil voting changes

  The Convention on the Constitution has recommended that it should focus on amendments to the existing Dáil electoral system.

• 1 day, 6 hours, 2 minutes ago

  Campaigners call for reopening of memorial park in Dublin

  Campaigners have demanded the reopening of a memorial park to Irish patriots which was closed just a year after tens of thousands of euro in public money was poured into upgrading it.

• 1 day, 6 hours, 42 minutes ago

  

  Courts take shorter holidays to deal with case backlog

  The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will sit through September this year, because of exceptionally long delays.

• 1 day, 7 hours, 12 minutes ago

  

  Study finds fall in underage drinking numbers

  The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland has said Irish teenagers are now consuming less alcohol.

• 1 day, 7 hours, 23 minutes ago

  

  Walsh holding auditions for new boy band in Dublin

  Auditions for a new boy band are underway in Dublin today.

• 1 day, 7 hours, 26 minutes ago

  

  Paddy Power to refund all bets on Ireland's Eurovision entry

  Paddy Power are today refunding all win and each way singles to customers who backed Ireland’s Ryan Dolan for last night’s Eurovision.

• 1 day, 7 hours, 51 minutes ago

  

  Legal expert brands Minister's revelation about Wallace 'disturbing'

  A legal expert has said the Justice Minister revealing that TD Mick Wallace received a caution for using his mobile phone while driving, raises a number of privacy and data protection issues.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 14 minutes ago

  

  Boston's Irish community praise Kenny for standing up to Church

  By Mary Regan, Political Correspondent in Boston
  The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has been applauded by prominent members of the Irish community in Boston for what was described as his "courage" in standing up to religious institutions.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 40 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí investigate Tallaght body find

  Gardaí in Tallaght are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body last night.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 52 minutes ago

  

  Study shows continuing decrease in alcohol consumption

  New figures show that alcohol volumes in Ireland have dropped by 4.4% in the past 12 months.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 52 minutes ago

  

  Gardaí assaulted during Dublin drugs raid

  Two gardaí were assaulted during the search of a house in West Dublin yesterday.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 52 minutes ago

  

  NI talks aim to rule out violence

  Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed.