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Ireland supports Gaza – except for all the Gazan students it has denied visas
The reasons given for their refusal are beyond unreasonable
If universities have accepted applications from Gazan students, why not grant them visas?
O’Callaghan needs to sort this out as soon as possible before the academic year begins
‘Every day we wait is a gamble for us’: Palestinian students continue to face visa rejections
UCD offered computer science student full scholarship but Department of Justice rejected visa for ‘financial’ reasons
Day centre may have to reduce services after Ukrainian staff forced to leave accommodation
Manager Irina Bereznytska, herself Ukrainian, says the centre is likely to operate for only two or three days a week
Gaza student visa refusal evokes Ireland’s rejection of Jewish children seeking safety
A past minister for justice apologised for Irish failure to accept Jews fleeing Nazi persecution
‘Cull’ in study visas hurting Ireland’s English language sector, representative body claims
Student refusal rate has doubled in two years amid Government clampdown
Law society proposed compromises aimed at resolving dispute over criminal legal aid payments
Letter sent to Jim O’Callaghan setting out measures that could end row ‘under consideration’ by Department of Justice
The Irish Times view on financial crime: vigilance is required
Ireland is the third-largest exporter of financial services in the European Union
The Irish man handpicked by Gianni Infantino, solar eclipse and EU presidency hospitality
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Jim O’Callaghan requested ‘unoppressive’ Irish traditional music for EU ministers
Jars of honey produced by bees on roof of Department of Justice gifted to dignitaries, internal records show
Meaningful reform of criminal legal aid system requires greater understanding of issues
Irish Penal Reform Trust disappointed by apparent lack of nuance in public debate on criminal legal aid
Three men extradited to Northern Ireland over machete attack in Co Fermanagh
Three set to stand trial for grievous bodily harm and aggravated burglary among other charges
Daniel Kinahan expected to be extradited to Ireland within days
Major security operation being finalised for return of Kinahan cartel boss to Dublin
Jim O’Callaghan needs to understand real reasons for delays in criminal justice system
They’re seldom caused by defence solicitors
Ukrainians obliged to find alternative accommodation as State winds down contracts
April data show 16,000 Ukrainians staying in more than 500 hotels and B&Bs paid for by taxpayer
Palestinian students and visas: Time for Taoiseach or Tánaiste to step in
Department of Justice's Kafkaesque decision embarrasses and humiliates most Irish people
Prison population at lowest point this year
With solicitor services absent, number just ‘weeks away’ from reaching 6,000, say sources
Business duo behind emergency accommodation firm share €4m payout
Kevin Farrell and Thomas McNicholas control several central Dublin properties used for refugee and homeless services
Protesters gather in solidarity with Gazan students denied visas to Ireland
Letter read from Palestinian student with scholarship to Irish university who was refused a visa
Striking lawyers don’t tend to evoke much public sympathy
Reform should not be treated as the alternative to controlling costs. We should have both
Owner of refugee accommodation provider got more than €3m in pay
Profits at firm owned by James McCarville rose sharply last year, accounts show
Six adult men removed from State on foot of deportation order
Individuals left the country on a chartered flight which took them from Dublin to Nigeria
‘Studying in Ireland was the hope I was holding on to’: Palestinian teacher ‘dying inside’ since visa refused
Teacher of English was accepted onto Master’s programme at UCD’s Belfield campus starting in September
Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute
Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president says
Lawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid dispute
Jim O’Callaghan expected to hold firm line in talks on criminal legal aid reform
Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials
Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute
Jim O’Callaghan v solicitors on legal aid reform – who will blink first?
In the News podcast: Lawyers reject new payment model which will reduce their earnings
Killarney Ipas centre housing families and single women evacuated over pest infestation
Short-term relocation to Athlone has some concerned town’s hospitality industry will be left short-staffed
Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges
Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption
Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country
Language schools face sanctions after inquiry into alleged failure to return student fees
Schools face block on visas after Government departments say unsuccessful student applicants were not repaid fees in a timely manner
Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet
Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks
Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence
O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme
At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases
Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown
If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working
There is a lot of money to be made from prostitution. The legal twilight world we have created suits the purposes of unscrupulous figures
Disability campaigner Cara Darmody begins third 50-hour protest over ‘disgraceful’ delays
Latest figures show 21,782 children waiting beyond the six-month statutory deadline for Assessment of Need
Homelessness ‘risk’ for hundreds of refugee families sparks exchange between Ministers
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan downplayed concerns of a Cabinet colleague and said refugees were moving to Dublin because of a ‘desire to live in this region’
Department of Justice accused Government of ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget
Department of Justice said Government was ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget, internal emails show
As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the right
New system for assessing the claims of people who arrive here to claim asylum is doing what was intended - turning down most of those who apply
Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?
Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned
‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees row
One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases
Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row
Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues
Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims
Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children
Ireland has ‘no immediate plans’ to set up asylum seeker return hubs outside EU – Taoiseach
Netherlands, Denmark and Italy seeking Brussels approval for deportation facilities in Africa or western Balkans
‘We’re only half doing nightlife in Ireland’: campaigners call for reforms to move forward
Many await longer opening hours and other reforms, but concerns surround growth in alcohol availability
Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say
Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases
Children’s group ‘deeply concerned’ over company selected to represent unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
Galway-based Allpro Services states it works in security, cleaning, pest control, sanitary services and landscaping
Staff at English language school in Limerick told process under way to restart classes
Student Campus staff to be offered their jobs back and contracts with students will be honoured
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors
Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned
Garda may seek legislative change to address backlog of more than 60,000 fraud offences
Ongoing operation has resulted in 782 arrests in Ireland
Young asylum seekers may face medical tests to determine age ‘as a last resort’ in disputes
Move criticised as ‘unreliable, unnecessary, and possibly invasive’ by Children’s Rights Alliance
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