HEAVILY armed members of the gardai's special intervention squad, the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), are gearing up for a key role in preventing a cross-Border terrorist attack during the G8 world ...

The GRA claims life-saving equipment is out of date and all bulletproof vests are well past the manufacturer’s warranty with some ten years old Want the latest political news and analysis delivered ...

Officers are attempting to keep a lid on the simmering violence Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters Armed cops from the ...

The officer in charge of the crime scene at the Abbeylara, Co Longford, siege has said the weapons of local gardaí were never collected for examination after Mr John Carthy was shot dead by members of ...

Heavily armed officers from the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) were forced to respond to a siege situation at a Co Dublin home when a man threatened to shoot his father-in-law and other family members ...