Family at centre of Department of Justice protest to be deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
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Solicitors maximise number of court appearances in legal aid cases to boost fees, review finds
Multiple legal aid certs granted for ‘no stated reason’
Solicitors defending alleged brothel-keeper get €14,000 in legal aid in single sitting, review finds
Department of Justice seeks to introduce standard solicitor’s fee of €455 in legal aid cases in bid to reduce costs
‘He’s feeling at home’: School rallies around boy (5) with special needs facing deportation
Ona’s principal and guardian fear progress he has made in Ireland will be halted if he is returned to South Africa
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Judicial review reforms raise ‘serious’ concerns over access to justice, say barristers
Limitations imposed by Civil Reform Bill go ‘far beyond restrictions’ in similar jurisdictions
Minister for Justice faces backlash from solicitors over District Court fee proposal
Minister for Justice says payment plan will mean ‘great efficiencies’ and fewer adjournments
Postmortems being run on ‘wing and prayer’, with delays for grieving families
Incoming president of Coroners Society of Ireland says pathologists’ fee has not increased in 20 years
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Irish Government has no files on Jeffrey Epstein, says Taoiseach
Martin criticised for upcoming White House meeting with ‘man named in Epstein files more times than Jesus is mentioned in Bible’
Facial recognition technology to be trialled on passengers at Holyhead
Testing this week follows previous pilot by UK authorities in 2025 which saw more than 7,500 faces analysed
Legal challenges by asylum seekers triple in three years
Anticipated surge comes as Department of Justice ramps up decision-making and deportations
Family facing deportation to South Africa ‘relieved’ by temporary reprieve
Hundreds of people attended protest in Dublin in support of Oyekanmi family last week
Cost of providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine war reduces by more than half
Public Accounts Committee to hear funding of over €600m allocated in 2026 compared with about €1.4bn in 2024
Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons
Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes
Forty-five years after Stardust fire, family and emergency services attend memorial
Separate protest takes place over perceived lack of action on coroner’s ‘unlawful killings’ verdict
Parental child abduction cases becoming more common in Ireland, solicitor says
Department of Justice currently dealing with 61 cases as parents struggle to agree on custody arrangements
Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan tells Dáil International Protection Bill will be amended following comments by TDs
What is in the new Defamation Bill and how will it change rules on press freedom?
Key reforms include abolition of juries in defamation cases and more protections for journalists
South Dublin community urges quashing of deportation order against family
Supporters of South African Oyekanmi family say they have blended into school and community life
Compensation scheme for Stardust fire survivors described as ‘absolutely horrendous’
Survivors not consulted before finalisation of process, solicitor says, as some learn of Minister’s plans through media
David Gillick among those calling for South African teen and family not to be deported
Local community in South Dublin rallying around Joseph Oyekanmi, a promising athlete, and his family
‘People are going to use them’: Waterford scheme promotes safe use of e-scooters, e-bikes
Department of Justice-funded Treo Port Láirge works with teens and young adults
Prisoners’ in-cell alarm systems apparently muted by staff at Cloverhill, report finds
Interference posed serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of prisoners, according to Office of Inspector of Prisons
Bill to remove parental rights of killers based on good evidence
Implementation of these new regulations will need agency support
New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says
Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace Lynch
Ireland’s justice system is operating with too many data blind spots
A justice system that can’t be measured is one that can’t be transparent
Tusla has ‘many objections’ to proposed law removing parental rights from killers
State agency argues parents accused of a ‘suspected killing’ still have ‘inherent rights’ to their children
MEP Mullooly’s enthusiasm for ‘mother of all trade deals’ powdered down
Change coming at Department of Justice, Hamnet hits home with grief charity, wedding group hopes to turn Ireland in next Lake Como
When family law becomes ‘lawfare’: One woman’s costly journey through the courts
A man’s protracted litigation against former partner has entered its 15th year, pushing legal costs to €350,000
‘Emergency measures’ allow higher pay for psychiatrist reports in bid to stop trial delays
A Central Criminal Court judge had asked a Department of Justice representative to address the court on difficulties engaging psychiatrists
Rise in reports of sexually harmful behaviour among children
Trends ‘driven by increased exposure to online pornography and harmful digital content’, says service for children affected by sex abuse
Strangulation porn: How it became mainstream and its distorting impact on Irish teenagers
Frontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to her
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