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CrimeAugust 19, 2026

Daniel Kinahan: Everything You Need To Know About The Alleged Crime Boss’s Extradition From Dubai

Daniel Kinahan has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation between 18 October 2015 and 6 April 2017 before a panel of […]

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CrimeOctober 14, 2024

Trim courts causing “mini crime waves” across the town

Trim locals have been forced to cope with “mini crime waves” within their town on days when Trim criminal courts are sitting. Trim criminal courts […]

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CrimeJuly 1, 2024

Over 600 assaults or threats to cause serious harm and almost 2,500 thefts in Meath last year

Over 600 assaults or threats to cause serious harm were reported and investigated by an Garda Síochána last year across 16 garda stations in county […]

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Development & EventsJune 1, 2024

Parents make calls for traffic calming measures at schools across Meath

Parents of students in Skryne National School have consistently made calls for traffic calming measures due to the number and speed of traffic outside the […]

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CrimeMarch 16, 2024

Meath Garda numbers drop to 303

The Meath Joint Policing Committee last month heard there were only 303 Gardaí in the county, a drop from the already low number of 318 […]

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A man standing on the roadside of a bog, behind 4 average sized bin-bags filled with rubbish

CrimeDecember 26, 2023

€900,000 spent tackling illegal dumping in Meath

Taxpayers have spent almost €900,000 to tackle illegal dumping occurring in Co. Meath since 2019.  The topic was brought up at the local authority’s meeting […]

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CrimeDecember 18, 2023

Childline by ISPCC reports over 100 contacts made in relation to sexual abuse in past month as it launches Christmas Appeal

Ireland’s only 24-hour listening service for children and young people launches national Christmas appeal as harrowing statistics reveal up to 10 contacts per week from […]

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International Men's Day, Ireland

Development & EventsDecember 17, 2023

Men’s Aid announces unprecedented levels of domestic violence contacts on record in 2022

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, on Friday 17th November launched Men’s Aid 2022 Annual Report to mark International Men’s Day.   Men’s Aid, Ireland’s […]

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Social & PoliticalOctober 18, 2023

Joints Policing Committee hears of injury caused by scrambler bike incident

Frankie Byrne, a young boy living in Bettystown, Meath, was hit by a scrambler while in his front garden, leaving him with four bones in […]

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CrimeOctober 15, 2023

Meath Cathaoirleach calls for Navan Crime Tasks amid rise in crime

The Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council is calling for an action plan for tackling crime in response to a surge in criminal activity across the […]

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CrimeSeptember 21, 2023

More crime, not enough Gardaí in Meath

Meath has just one Garda officer for every 703 people, less than half of the national average as 200 Navan stores cope with rising theft, […]

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CrimeAugust 18, 2023

New bill to strengthen law against sexual offences approved

A new bill proposed by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will remove ‘honest belief’ of consent as a defence under new laws. The accused in […]

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