Dna

Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) has reported a significant increase in the success rate of matching "unknown crime stains" from crime scenes to samples on the national DNA database. Currently, around 50 per cent of these stains now yield a match. Dr Geraldine O’Donnell, the head of DNA at FSI,

Ireland's national DNA database now has over 73,000 individual profiles and assisted in nearly 800 criminal investigations last year. The Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) annual report for 2022 shows a 15 per cent increase in the total number of profiles on the DNA database system to over 67,000 at th