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
Jim O'Callaghan
The Irish Times view on scrambler bike regulation: fatally slow
It should not have taken loss of a life to concentrate minds
Taoiseach and McDonald clash over claims up to 20 new gardaí cannot start work for lack of Garda vetting
Row erupts over Minister for Justice’s remarks to committee about issues with vetting process
Jim O’Callaghan defends Government record on drug intimidation despite low prosecution rate
Social Democrat Gary Gannon said arson attacks are on the increase as Minister stood behind operation
Micheál Martin knocked by poll as he ponders walking Trump tightrope
Fellow Fianna Fáilers Jim O’Callaghan and Darragh O’Brien have been out promoting what they’ve been doing
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
Change to rape trial counselling-notes law patronising, claim campaigners
Letter from demonstrators to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan also handed in as part of protest
No extra speed cameras to monitor 390 newly created enforcement zones
Parc road-safety group warns monitoring of speeding on roads is in danger of being ‘spread too thin’
‘An affront to basic dignity’: historic convictions for same-sex activity to be expunged
Minister for Justice will amend legislation to exonerate people convicted before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993
Gardaí deport 25 convicted sex offenders as part of new operation
Operation Moonridge targeting ‘highly dangerous non-Irish nationals’ who do not have a right to reside in Ireland
Department of Justice accused of ‘laziness’ in slow passage of nitrous oxide Bill
Delay to Bill regulating ‘laughing gas’ will make problem use worse, Dáil hears
The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?
On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Shannon Airport flags risk to State’s reputation from ongoing protests
Chairman tells Minister ‘continued instances of trespass and criminal damage’ pose grave risk
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images
‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign
EU regulations on AI and plans for limited data centre development to go to Cabinet
Under EU Artificial Intelligence Act there could be fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover for large tech companies found to be in violation of the regulations
Prosecution due in killing of British agent Denis Donaldson
DPP tells gardaí ‘to prosecute an individual for offences in this case and proceedings are under way in this regard’
Overcrowded prison conditions ‘inhuman and degrading’, says inspector
With conditions an ‘affront to human dignity’, inspector of prisons to tell Oireachtas committee State cannot build its way out of problem
Reform of free civil legal aid system ‘frustratingly slow’, says Chief Justice
Minister for Justice unable to comment on timeline for presenting Government with new proposals
Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year
Sharp drop in number of asylum applications in Ireland last year
Applications for asylum in Ireland dropped by almost 30 per cent in 2025 compared to previous year
Roderic O’Gorman: ‘Jim O’Callaghan feels he needs to talk a big game’ on international protection
Greens leader says he’s worried Minister for Justice ‘starting to believe his own spin’ on international protection numbers
‘Cockroaches, cold cells, wet walls, broken toilets’ among Mountjoy inmates’ complaints
Overcrowding highlighted as main issue in annual Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee report
Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
Found dead in the Phoenix Park in 2023. Despite IDs on him, he wasn’t identified for a year
Belfast man’s body found in Phoenix Park in 2023 but not identified for a year as nine forms of identification in his pocket went undetected
Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDs
Many of the Fianna Fáil deputies seem to be sitting on their hands when it comes to Martin’s leadership
Two senior counsel nominated for appointment as High Court judges
Mark Dunne and Micheál O’Connell to fill vacancies arising due to appointment of judge to Court of Appeal and an upcoming retirement
‘Victim blaming’: refugee council criticises O’Callaghan’s asylum seeker comments
Fears about ‘a breakdown in social cohesion’ are prompting Government to seek cut in asylum seeker numbers, Minister tells The Irish Times
Taoiseach ‘absolutely’ confident as Fianna Fáil to consider presidential election review
Meeting could turn into a showdown between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and critics of his leadership
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister tells Inside Politics that population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
Public would have right to download their EV and smart device data under new Bill
Cabinet to consider Bill this week with any legislation expected to have impact on ways public use smart appliances
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
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