TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judges
Figures show recruitment of 24 extra members of judiciary by previous government brought significant rise in court sittings
Matt Carthy
Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama that overshadowed budget day
Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too
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
College fees: Students and parents feel ‘betrayed’ by prospect of contribution charge rising
TD says parents cannot wait for budget in four months to find out what fees they must pay
Dáil passes Defamation Bill by 83 votes to 61
Retailers should fight defamation claims ‘and not take easy route’, says Minister
Minister denies Sinn Féin’s claim anti-terrorism Bill contains a ‘Kneecap’ clause
Jim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in Ireland
Sinn Féin proposes orders to protect victims of sexual violence after offenders released
Judges would be able to issue civil protection orders to apply after offenders released under proposed Bill
Carlow gunman disclosure set to lead to scrutiny of An Garda Síochána
The case of Evan Fitzgerald has been referred to Fiosrú, the police ombudsman
Minister not willing to ‘recommend’ candidate without policing experience for Garda Commissioner job
Advert for position states applications welcomed from candidates ‘of an appropriate calibre from policing, security or civilian backgrounds’
More than €10m of Irish State funds invested in Israeli companies with links to occupied territories
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discloses that direct investment by the State in business with direct links to illegal settlements has fallen to €1.25 million
Plans for stronger ‘stop-and-search’ powers for gardaí despite department report casting doubt on effectiveness
Report commissioned by Department of Justice found such powers had ‘huge potential’ to create public resentment
Deportation orders triple as Ireland enforces a ‘firmer approach to migration’
Substantial fall in number of people seeking international protection this year
Asylum system overhaul: What is changing beyond all the talk of reform?
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has signalled a new Bill will be the most significant reform of the asylum system in the State’s history
Women protesting outside Leinster House strip-searched, one subjected to cavity search, Dáil hears
TDs protest at Garda treatment, Taoiseach did not understand ‘necessity for any strip-searching’
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technology
The Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on Monday
Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member
Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin
Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality
International Protection accommodation bill tops €1 billion for first time
Daily average spend of €2.75m per day revealed in new figures released by department
Family of student killed in hit-and-run want sentencing law changed
Joe Drennan’s family seeking change in law to ensure concurrent sentences cannot be imposed in cases involving a death
Scenes of chaos and bullying in Dáil will have done nothing for the reputation of politicians
Nobody in the political world emerged untarnished from the spectacle
Verona Murphy’s turbulent first day: ‘She should have got the metre stick out’
Surprise that Murphy, a robust contributor who rarely took a backwards step in her days as an Independent TD, did not nip Dáil conflict in the bud
Should Ireland pass the Occupied Territories Bill? Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy and former ambassador Daniel Mulhall debate
Contentious proposed law would ban trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory
Provisions of new hate crime law come into effect today
Harsher sentencing will be imposed if the demonstration of hatred towards a protected group is proven
Cavan-Monaghan constituency candidates list: Loss of Heather Humphreys a major blow to Fine Gael with question mark over Fianna Fáil prospects
Election 2024: Sinn Féin's confidence in Cavan-Monaghan may have been dented by recent showing in opinion polls
Ukrainian embassy criticises Sinn Féin manifesto call for end to arms supply
Party said ‘all sides must cease the current unlimited supply of weapons’ into Ukraine, which was invaded in 2022 by Russia
Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza
Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster
Aircraft carrying weapons possibly violated Irish sovereign airspace while trying ‘to save fuel’, Tánaiste suggests
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy accuses Government of not regarding overflights by aircraft holding munitions ‘to be a serious matter’
Occupied Territories Bill: Coalition Ministers note ICJ opinion on illegal Israeli settlements
Proposed law, advanced in 2018, aims at banning imports from Israeli settlements on Palestinian land
Growing unease in Sinn Féin over Mary Lou McDonald’s leadership after poor election results
Sinn Féin members are openly questioning the party’s leader and the strategy pursued in the local elections as support collapsed
How did Ireland’s MEPs perform in Europe over the last five years?
Coalition-building across political groups more important in European Parliament than in the Oireachtas
Dáil passes motion for fourth time seeking British files on Dublin-Monaghan bombings
Tánaiste acknowledges ‘truly shocking’ lack of response from successive Irish governments until the 1990s
Ireland’s only arms contract with Israel is €295,000 a year for drone maintenance - Martin
SF TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh says State should never have purchased equipment from Israel
Sinn Féin motion calling on Government to join South African ICJ case against Israel defeated in Dáil
Countermotion by Government passed by 71 votes to 62
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