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Incidents
N0n ransomware group claims attack on Dublin-based cloud host Dediserve, claiming access to 167 tenant accounts including a regulated forex broker and a payment provider's systems
IEDublin (national cloud provider) · 2026-09-28
Cyber Events
Nationalist crowd blocks first Orange Order march through Garvaghy Road, Portadown since 1998 after court clears the route; PSNI call the operation 'exceptionally challenging'
IEArmagh (Portadown) · 2026-09-27
Public Order & Civil Unrest
Operation Tara: GNDOCB multi-region operation seizes c.€1.6m of cocaine and c.€529k of diamorphine; four men arrested, two charged with trafficking and money laundering
IEMulti-region (Dublin / Northwest / East) · 2026-09-23
Serious & Organised Crime
IMO (doctors) and Ifut (university lecturers) vote for industrial action, joining INMO, Fórsa and SIPTU in a health-sector pay dispute campaign set to begin 30 September
IENationwide · 2026-09-22
Four firearms and c.€131,500 of drugs seized in Limerick city drugs-unit operation; man in his 60s arrested
IELimerick · 2026-09-22
DPC fines Google €403m after finding its processing of location data breached GDPR lawfulness, fairness, accountability and transparency obligations
IENational · 2026-09-21
Regulatory Enforcement
Von der Leyen proposes a NATO Article 4-style EU security mechanism letting any member state, including Ireland, trigger coordinated talks over sabotage, cyberattacks or drone incursions
IENational · 2026-09-16
Hybrid Threats & Foreign Interference
Aer Lingus Regional pilot reports large drone at c.6,000ft close to Dublin Bay during approach; Gardaí and AirNav Ireland investigating, days ahead of a planned US presidential visit
IEWicklow / Dublin Bay (Irish Sea) · 2026-09-09
Maritime & Aviation Security
Analysis: French and British naval and air assets have quietly provided defensive cover during high-profile State events, underscoring Ireland's reliance on allies against hybrid threats
IENational · 2026-09-05
Security assessment: dissident chiefs 'struggling' to recruit for attacks despite three recent bomb incidents linked to the New IRA
IENational / Northern Ireland · 2026-09-02
Terrorism & Paramilitary Activity
DPC fines HSE €645,000 and issues corrective orders after inspections of 12 record-storage facilities found data protection failures and delayed breach notifications
IENational · 2026-09-02
60-garda operation in Clondalkin follows August firearms discharge at St Killian's Park; cocaine and cannabis worth c.€35,000 seized under warrant
IEDublin (Clondalkin) · 2026-09
UK and Ireland begin joint live exercises testing readiness for undersea cable sabotage incidents, citing rising hostile-state activity
IENational (maritime, multi-site) · 2026-09
Critical National Infrastructure
Revenue, GNDOCB and PSNI joint operation seizes cannabis worth c.€1.7m, suspected cocaine, imitation firearms and cash in Co Louth and Co Antrim; two arrested
IELouth / Antrim (cross-border) · 2026-08-27
Part 3 of the Central Bank (Amendment) Act 2026 commences, expanding the Central Bank's winding-up and enforcement powers over regulated (re)insurers
IENational · 2026-08-26
Boston Scientific investigating cyberattack that disrupted global order processing and shipping; Irish manufacturing and R&D staff sent to work from home
IENational (Irish manufacturing/R&D sites) · 2026-08-25
Gardaí deploy extra armed support and public order units as Limerick gang feud violence escalates; shots fired at Childers Road house and 40+ masked men gather for a planned confrontation
IELimerick · 2026-08-20
An Garda Síochána releases 2025 hate crime and hate-related incident statistics: 780 incidents recorded, up 15.4% year-on-year; racism and xenophobia the most common motives, Dublin the largest share
IENational · 2026-08-14
Community & Social Cohesion Risk
Daniel Kinahan charged with directing a criminal organisation and remanded in custody at Portlaoise Prison following extradition from Dubai; next appearance 5 October
IEDublin · 2026-08-09
Court Outcomes
Operation Tara: GNDOCB seizes c.€8.5m of cocaine and cannabis, two arrests
IEMeath / Louth · 2026-08-03
Draft Government cyber defence plan warns Ireland remains vulnerable to hostile state and non-state hybrid threats targeting infrastructure
IENational · 2026-08
Woman jailed 3 years for running Dublin brothel-keeping criminal organisation involving Brazilian sex workers
IEDublin · 2026-07-31
CCPC publishes 31 enforcement actions against 18 traders nationwide for consumer-rights breaches
IENational (Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Waterford, Wicklow) · 2026-07-27
Gardaí intercept fully assembled, military-grade car bomb near NI border linked to dissident republicans; two arrested
IEMonaghan · 2026-07-24
Man in his 30s charged after gardaí seize c.€592k of cocaine and cannabis in Cobh/Cork city searches
IECork · 2026-07-23
IIEA report: 'serious' risks to Ireland's subsea telecoms cables, which carry over 99% of data in/out of the state
IENational (subsea cable landing sites) · 2026-07-23
Public order disturbance in Dundalk town centre; man arrested and later appears in court
IELouth (Dundalk) · 2026-07-20
Man in his 60s shot in suspected feud-related attack, Hyde Road
IELimerick · 2026-07-19
Disorder on Stewartstown Road: bins/loading cages set alight, scramblers driven dangerously; PSNI major incident portal launched
IEAntrim (Belfast) · 2026-07-18
Critical Infrastructure Act 2026 commences; nine transport, water and energy projects designated priority critical infrastructure
IENational · 2026-07-17
INMO (nurses & midwives) to ballot for strike action over pay dispute
IENationwide · 2026-07-14
11 military-grade firearms and €700k of drugs seized in GNDOCB operation targeting organised crime
IELaois / Kildare · 2026-07-12
Accenture confirms breach after threat actor claims theft of 35GB source code and cloud credentials; company says isolated and remediated
IENational (global firm, large Dublin operations) · 2026-07-07
UK parliamentary evidence: foreign-sourced imagery (actually from Russia) falsely presented as Northern Ireland was amplified online during June riots
IEAntrim (Belfast) / National · 2026-07-07
Fatal shooting in suspected botched intimidation attack, Patrician Park
IEDublin (Dún Laoghaire) · 2026-07-05
Corporate Enforcement Authority 3rd annual report: 18 directors disqualified; DPP directs charges over company law/fraud
IENational · 2026-07-02
Corporate Misconduct & Financial Crime
Kinahan 'lieutenant' Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years at the Special Criminal Court for directing organised crime activity, including a murder and an attempted murder
IEDublin · 2026-06-08
PSNI statistics: race-related hate incidents in Northern Ireland rise to 2,367 in year to March 2026, the highest since records began in 2004/05
IENorthern Ireland · 2026-05
New-build data centre grid connections paused in Dublin region amid capacity concerns (to 2028)
IEDublin / Greater Dublin · 2026 (ongoing)
Recurrent Russian 'shadow fleet' vessel presence in Irish EEZ; Naval Service seeks boarding powers
IENational waters / EEZ · 2026 (ongoing, pre 1 Jul EU presidency)
NCSC 2nd National Cyber Risk Assessment warns of elevated threats to energy, telecoms and transport sectors
IENational · 2026
NCSC and Government flag hostile-state and foreign-influence risk around Ireland's EU Council presidency
IENational · 2026 (ahead of 1 Jul EU presidency)
