The head of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) was investigated for allegedly failing to act on criminal intelligence information suggesting Athlone gardaí were committing serious crimes.

A Dublin maternity hospital hired a doctor who was suspended by a British medical tribunal after being convicted of assaulting his girlfriend and her friend, who had tried to stop him from drunk

An ex-senior garda convicted of serious crimes gave key evidence in the trial of another garda – despite resigning from the force years earlier after he was questioned by detectives about his own crimes.

Unlawful HSE expenditure left the health service in a “precarious” and “exposed” position – according to a memo written by Departments of Health and Public Expenditure officials.

When I lived in Beijing for a year I came across some taxi drivers who tried to scam westerners. They had a simple trick.