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Siobhán McLaughlin was killed by her husband in ‘savage, torturous’ attack 20 years ago at her family home in Goatstown
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Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Government accused of colluding with ‘narrow agenda’ of UK on human rights issues
Groups say Council of Europe proposal would weaken protections of the European Convention on Human Rights
Some gardaí working until age 64 for the first time in history of force
Mandatory retirement age for gardaí, sergeants and inspectors previously 57 years but increased to 62 in 2024
Plans for electronic tagging of criminal offenders delayed after tender attracts no bids
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan previously called delays ‘embarrassing’ and said system would be rolled out by the end of last year ‘at the very latest’
Researcher to be paid €270k to write history of justice department and its achievements
Researcher to produce comprehensive written history of the department’s first 50 years
A garda sergeant spied on two adult men having sex. But he wasn’t prosecuted. They were
Almost 1,000 men were convicted under anti-gay laws, and 1,700 were prosecuted. Their wait for justice is nearly over
Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
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
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