Jim O'Callaghan

Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says

Ahmed Al Saqar, who gardaí believe left Ireland immediately after US woman’s killing, is currently being detained in Jordan

Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register

Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021

Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break

The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?

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

Dunderrow sexual abuse survivors secure mediation process with Government over redress

Group of 19 women in their 60s and 70s plan legal action against the State

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’

Five-day miscarriage leave set to be approved

Absence will also be available to women who have abortions

More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in

Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement

Violent pornography would be banned under proposed new law

High Court recently identified loophole where no offence exists for possession of extreme material

Legal aid system ‘in crisis’ and ‘may collapse’, says Flac

Charity phone line received more than 66,000 calls, but could respond to just over 14,000 queries, notes annual report for 2025

18 designer watches and gold bullion coin among items sold by Cab in 2025

Bureau provided just over €14.9m to exchequer through seizing and selling assets deemed to be proceeds of crime

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

Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on

There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess

Preventive healthcare and ‘upscaling’ of free contraception part of latest Women’s Health Action Plan

Government extends scheme for remediation of homes damaged by defective concrete to parts of Meath and all of Carlow

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

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?

New fast-track claims process rejects nine out of 10 asylum seekers

Internal Department of Justice assessment says asylum overhaul ‘significantly’ accelerates decisions and saves money

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects

There was nothing ‘un-Irish’ about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

Violence was not imported into Ireland by a rampaging man on a bright November afternoon in 2023

Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment

Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres

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

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fianna Fáil committee members contradict Sinn Féin chairman on ‘legal aid reform’ position

Matt Carthy says they ‘were either asleep at the meeting or trying to backtrack’ over letter to Justice Minister

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

Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changes

Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister

Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes

But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned

Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules

Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of Justice

‘Soundbites’ on Irish unity not helpful, says Taoiseach, after recent O’Callaghan comments

Government’s €2bn Shared Island Fund succeeding because it has not become embroiled in constitutional debate, says Martin

The tricky politics of unwinding petrol and diesel excise cuts

Inside Politics: Irish motorists are promised no ‘cliff edge’ as Ministers decide how to pare back fuel excise cuts

Government unlikely to pursue drug decriminalisation proposals

Senior Fianna Fáil sources confirm there is no intention to push forward with Oireachtas committee recommendations

Sharp fall in number of asylum seekers since EU migration pact, says Jim O’Callaghan

Minister for Justice says numbers suggest Ireland is not losing control over asylum process

What happened to the killers of Veronica Guerin?

Family say they are the ones who have suffered the true life sentences

Next government must prepare for Irish unity, Jim O’Callaghan tells Belfast conference

Minister for Justice emphasises support for Taoiseach’s Shared Island project which will see €2bn spent on cross-Border co-operation

Domestic violence victims can live ‘beautiful life’ after abuse, former garda abused by ex-partner says

Margaret Loftus says numbers contacting Women’s Aid are ‘tip of the iceberg’, with some people staying silent to survive

Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared

Day-to-day custodianship of national security is not just an operational matter. It must be a constant strategic priority for the Government

Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work

Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors

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