Warning of reputational risk if Government departments don’t pull weight during EU presidency
French authorities ‘open’ to sending police officers to assist gardaí in security arrangements
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How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?
Irish Ministers and diplomats will chair EU-level discussions and broker compromises between the other 26 countries from July 1st until the end of this year
What next after people have to leave State-funded accommodation centres for refugees?
Hundreds of people in State-funded accommodation for asylum seekers have been told they must find their own homes from early July - what will happen to them?
Sinn Féin’s US fundraising and lobbying arm sent €41,000 to party in Belfast
Latest filing by Friends of Sinn Féin shows it raised almost €100,000 in the US in six months
Plan to advise charities overseas how to avoid inadvertently financing terrorists
National group to tackle sanctions evasion efforts
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service
Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears
Councillor calls for ethnicity and nationality to be included in crime stats, saying ‘prove us wrong’
Department of Justice project under way to improve collection and strength of data
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
More than 630 asylum seekers have voluntarily left State in 2026
Department of Justice has paid €222,500 to those who have left during 2026
‘They’re rattled’: Is this the beginning of the end for the Kinahans?
Consigliere Sean McGovern has been jailed for 24 years, Daniel Kinahan awaits extradition and his father and brother are in precarious positions
Up to 90% of asylum seekers may have crossed Border from North, data shows
UK Home Office reveals it apprehended more than 900 ‘immigration offenders’ abusing the open Border in the past year
New asylum contract for minors agreed as EU migration rules come into effect
Representative to be at port of entry within one hour of unaccompanied children being reported
Will Jennie’s Law help save women in Ireland from domestic abuse?
In the News podcast: Register of convicted domestic abusers to be made publicly available
Ireland could require digital ID to access porn websites
State agency suggests stricter age verification for online porn, similar to a law enacted in the UK in 2025
Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments
Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals
Family of Yves Sakila seeks outside pathologist and criticises Garda inquiry
Events surrounding death of Congolese man under investigation by gardaí and Fiosrú
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’
State spend on commercial accommodation for Ukrainians and IP applicants falls by €104m
Figures for first quarter show an average of €3.3m spent in area per day
When it comes to the Ireland-Israel match, we cannot ignore what is going on in Palestine
Tel Aviv is abusing sporting as well as cultural events to whitewash its image
Fianna Fáil’s Catherine Ardagh promoted in wake of Michael Healy-Rae departure
Dublin South-Central TD to become Minister of State following resignation of Kerry TD
‘Hostile’ agents feared to be among 14,000 Russians granted Irish visas in four years
Dublin MEP seeks greater scrutiny of applications ‘to assess possible hostile intelligence activities’ by visa recipients
Ukrainians who wish to stay in Ireland get clear roadmap after scheme approved by Cabinet
Separately, changes will be made to Ireland’s work-permit system to support under-pressure sectors in recruiting foreign workers
Deportations to continue for EU citizens who commit serious crimes in Ireland, says Minister
It comes as 12 Polish and 22 Lithuanian nationals deported because of the serious crimes
Thirty-four men deported to Poland and Lithuania from Ireland on grounds of criminality
The charter removal flight had 22 Polish and 12 Lithuanian nationals on board
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in education
Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
Judicial reviews and access to law
It is a glaring flaw in our democratic model that the pursuit of justice is always available to the privileged and a great risk to the majority
Pork sausages served on flight deporting 24 men from Ireland to Pakistan
Human rights monitor understood halal food would be available, but it was ‘not specified in the flight brief’
Irregular betting on byelection; bodyguards to protect special care staff
Early Edition brings the top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday
Transport authority disputes PAC report claiming new ticketing system is €41m over budget
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Iconic Offices agrees deal with well-known hoteliers for former bank headquarters building
Flexible workspace provider to occupy all 65,000 sq ft of office space in Sandwith Court
Future days off considered for Irish football playoffs at Oireachtas committee
One-off public holiday ‘redundant’ due to Czech Republic defeat – but TDs say it’s ‘a very good idea’
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adults, Oireachtas committee told
Tusla says age assessment of unaccompanied minors has been an issue of significant risk in recent years
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
As Ukrainians prepare to exit Irish hotels, what will become of them and the rooms they leave behind?
One Killarney hotelier has mixed feelings about ceasing to host Ukrainians as housing for up to 16,000 war refugees is to end
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