Man asks court to compel State to locate daughter ‘abducted’ by wife in Poland
Father says he has been forcibly separated from daughter for 586 days and has made five court appearances
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Wild West nature of business of accommodating asylum seekers has been laid bare
Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?
Practice of leaving asylum seekers to sleep rough must end, groups demand
More than 100 organisations nationwide urge Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to act
‘Breathtaking evidence’ of accommodation operators overcharging State, says Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiated
Offering asylum seekers more money to leave is ‘unethical’, says Irish Refugee Council
Irish Refugee Council opposes controversial move saying stakeholders were not forewarned
‘Exceptional demand’ for immigration registration delaying international students
Students planning to work part-time to fund cost of living unable to get appointments to register for Irish residence permit
Families to be offered €10,000 to drop asylum claims and leave
Move part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection
Support service for victims in court is ‘invaluable’, says former State pathologist
Demand for voluntary service rising as it marks 20 years of supporting victims of crime and their families
Significant additional resources required for national security, says commissioner
Justin Kelly unveils plans during first appearance as Garda chief before Police and Community Safety Authority
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunity
Two sisters to head separate Government departments for first time
Sinéad McPhillips appointed as secretary general of Department of Agriculture, while her sister Oonagh McPhillips leads Justice
Ex-tech lobbyist named as Ireland’s new Data Protection Commissioner
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October
Garda and DPP welcome tougher people-smuggling rules
New legislation makes it easier for authorities to prosecute gangs illegally bringing people into the State
Electronic conveyancing could cut time taken to buy a home to as little as four weeks
A secure, paperless and electronic conveyancing process would save costs, cut red tape and reduce stress of house sales
Elderly Ukrainians unable to access healthcare in Louth feel ‘humiliated’ and ‘exhausted’
Three adults in their 70s, including woman with prosthetic leg, were transferred from housing in Youghal to Dundalk in August
Hundreds of Chinese millionaires approved for Irish ‘golden visas’ after scheme closed
Applications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controls
Why did An Garda Síochána give money to Cognyte, an Israeli surveillance company?
Payments may have been disclosed inadvertently
Garda Síochána paid substantial sums to Israeli spyware firm
Cognyte Technologies, which has close ties to Israeli security services, manufactures a range of espionage tech
Department opposes naming refugee housing providers that breach contract rules
Dáil’s spending watchdog seeks ‘rationale’ from department officials for not publishing list of contracts
Tusla debated turning back to previously blacklisted care home providers
Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
Department cuts firm’s Ukraine accommodation contract over Garda vetting controversy
State bodies under pressure over contracts awarded to group found supplying falsified vetting checks
Forged Garda vetting certs at private firm minding vulnerable children
Businessman behind firm blacklisted by Tusla over fake vetting later won €6 million State contract
Irish authorities tackle 52 cases of international child abduction by parents
Most children taken from Ireland are brought elsewhere in Europe
Investigating historic schools abuse a ‘major pull’ on Garda resources, authority warns
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
Three times more IPAS centres closed in last seven months than all of 2024
Department of Justice says 490 beds have been removed from the system due to closures so far this year
Number of failed asylum applicants granted leave to remain in State drops by half
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
Garda ‘very unlikely’ to hit target of 5,000 more officers
Gardaí managing complex and serious investigations while ‘relying primarily on manual spreadsheets or paper-based systems’
Irish man claims State has ‘abandoned’ his child in Poland, court filings show
Girl’s mother took her to Poland without father’s consent; parents in battle over where child should receive medical care
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney family group was paid €24m in three months for homeless and refugee housing
McEnaney Group growing fast with tens of millions in turnover and growing property portfolio, public documents show
Ireland cannot blame housing shortages for not accommodating asylum seekers, EU’s highest court rules
High Court referred issue to EU’s most senior judges after cases taken by international protection applicants
Key challenges for incoming Garda commissioner Justin Kelly
Recruitment, domestic violence, morale and the narcotics trade will head the agenda for incoming chief
Legal Aid Board warns of delays to divorce and child custody cases due to funding shortage
Rise in workload driven partly by ‘exponential increase’ in cases involving asylum seekers
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