Deportation flight carried more than triple number of gardaí as failed asylum seekers
Deportation operation to Pakistan cost €474,000 and involved 24 failed asylum seekers
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Criminal Legal Aid scheme spend to increase by a third to €120m this year
Leading Dublin solicitor says increase ‘not some kind of bonanza for criminal lawyers’
Security for former Garda commissioner’s Phoenix Park rental home cost €212,000
Drew Harris waived ‘considerable financial gain’ on pension options and paid benefit-in-kind on acccommodation
Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic
The Windsor Framework is so badly designed the whole of Europe could tighten its immigration laws and Northern Ireland might still be blocked from doing likewise
Families appeal for new information on cases as part of National Missing Persons Day
Garda Commissioner urges relatives of missing people to give DNA to national database
Rank and file gardaí ‘delighted’ with introduction of Tasers
Irish Council for Civil Liberties expresses concerns and says move will change force’s relationship with public
Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers
Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech
Prison system ‘at breaking point’ with urgent action needed to tackle overcrowding
Penal reform group calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to publish prison inspection reports
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both are broken
The bourgeoisification of the Irish workforce is a remarkable phenomenon
Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas
Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations
These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemies
Patrick O’Donovan, Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill have shown they are not afraid of rattling cages
Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?
Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down
Government to examine reducing number of visas granted to English language school students
Private concerns among some in Cabinet that visas may be used as ‘backdoor’ to employment documents
Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups
Erection of flags echoes similar campaign by far-right in UK that critics say is designed to intimidate immigrants
Flag wars: The battles in local communities across Ireland over Tricolours
Anti-immigration campaigners and antiracism activists are flying or removing flags across the country and arguing about what it all means
Gardaí should be able to arrest people suspected of breaching bail conditions, report finds
Examination of existing laws carried out in memory of Shane O’Farrell, who was killed in 2011
Sixty-seven human trafficking victims identified by gardaí in 2024
Figure is a 25% increase on 2023 and brings to 633 the number of individuals formally identified since 2013
How many people moved to Ireland last year and how many were asylum seekers?
There has been a natural increase but population growth is turbo-charged by immigration
Refugees who remain in State accommodation will not pay new fees
New barriers to citizenship form part of Government tightening of immigration system
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers?
The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive
New migration curbs aim to cut Ireland’s population growth rate, says Jim O’Callaghan
Irish rate is seven times the EU average and is putting pressure on services and State capacity, says Minister
Laws on use of counselling notes in rape trials will be changed, Government says
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says violence against women ‘is an epidemic in our society’
Minors using delivery app ‘loophole’ to buy alcohol, TD claims
Sinn Féin TD calls for more robust age verification methods
State must keep trying to cut numbers applying for international protection, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan to keep ‘close eye’ on consequences of UK plan to toughen its immigration policy
Plans to tighten Ireland’s migration rules due this week
Further changes likely in response to UK’s stricter new migration controls, sources say
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How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
Overseas workers appeal for changes to income rules so children can join them in Ireland
Many on general visas, including meat packers and healthcare assistants, do not meet threshold
Minister considering ‘next steps’ over use of poor box in District Courts
Reform aims at ‘fair, equitable and transparent’ reparation scheme for minor offences
Male domestic abuse victims ‘largely unseen’ due to embarrassment, shame and fear - study
Male vulnerability can end up being dismissed or ridiculed, says Minister for Justice
Europe-wide prosecutor can help ‘join the dots’ in tackling organised crime
Ireland urged to join European Public Prosecutor’s Office as financial crime ‘does not have a holiday’
Irish secret Troubles files can be shared with Northern legacy body, Minister says
New Garda unit agreed as part of Anglo-Irish deal to be created before end of year but will not investigate Troubles killings
Immigration question could dictate Jim O’Callaghan’s future
Speculation continues to rumble on about the future leadership of Fianna Fáil
Longer wait time for Irish citizenship under consideration as UK overhauls asylum system
Moves come after new policies unveiled in Britain which may require State to tighten procedures further
Asylum seekers should not view Ireland more favourably than UK, says O’Callaghan
‘Over 80%’ of those claiming asylum in Republic are reaching Dublin via Northern Ireland, says Minister
‘Jim O’Callaghan could stop all this. He hasn’t’: Inside Fianna Fáil’s post-election crisis
Taoiseach and party leader Micheál Martin is deemed vulnerable by insiders after the Jim Gavin debacle, but there is a sense that any potential heave is on hold
Growing threat from far right similar to dissident republicans, says Garda Commissioner
Taoiseach says organised groups want to undermine the State and society
Taoiseach ‘not as exercised as others’ about Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign review
Micheál Martin rejects suggestion that review into Jim Gavin’s candidacy has been delayed
TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judges
Figures show recruitment of 24 extra members of judiciary by previous government brought significant rise in court sittings
Immigration debate: Dáil hears ‘Ireland of the welcomes’ in danger of being lost forever
Sinn Féin accuses Government of making a ‘mess of system that continues to operate in crisis mode’
Forty-five adults and seven children deported from Ireland to Georgia
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says he is ‘dedicated to strengthening enforcement measures’
Criminal Assets Bureau selling properties seized from organised criminals at record rate
One house sold by Cab fetched record sum of €931,000 after confiscation from Daniel Kinahan and Jim Mansfield jnr
Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 days
Capacity close to being exhausted as Government scrambles to repurpose and recontract sites
Gardaí believe accelerant used to start fire in Drogheda asylum centre
Mother and her two babies among those rescued during attempted arson attack on Friday night
Four children and adult evacuated after suspected arson on IPAS centre in Drogheda
Four children and an adult rescued from top floor of the building after fireworks thrown in
Are Micheál Martin’s days as Fianna Fáil leader drawing to a close?
After the Jim Gavin presidential election debacle, there are a lot of angry people in Fianna Fáil, but it’s less clear if anybody is ready to replace Micheál Martin
RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan on family, feminism and fame in her candid new memoir
The Prime Time presenter reflects on politics, loss and life lessons in a fast-paced and enjoyable book
Irish unity has come closer, thanks to Catherine Connolly and Jim O’Callaghan
The Minister for Justice is unafraid to say he wants a single sovereign state for Ireland
Accommodation for Ukrainians set to run out in weeks
Substantial cuts to time in State accommodation being considered as 50 new Ukrainians seek temporary protection every day
Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘Receptiongate was the most stressful moment of my entire career’
This is her life: the RTÉ presenter on loving her job, her ‘red-line feminist issue’ and how the death of her sister Anne changed everything
Data protection rules ‘completely out of control’, Meta tells Government
Facebook owner asked Government to lead pushback against data protection laws at EU level
Martin always outmanoeuvres FF enemies but the Jim Gavin error leaves him vulnerable
Taoiseach’s supporters fear a no-confidence motion against him that could cement or topple his leadership
Surge in number of exclusion orders against foreign-national prisoners
Those who pose threat to safety and security of Republic are being removed and banned from re-entry at record rate
Catherine Connolly landslide sparks hope for left-wing unity but soul-searching in FF
Joy in Sinn Féin, PBP and Social Democrats as two Coalition parties face bruising postmortems
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