High Court strikes out man’s claim of unreasonable delay in dealing with his citizenship request
Man had not provided properly completed Garda vetting form to allow Minister to make decision, judge said
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Man had not provided properly completed Garda vetting form to allow Minister to make decision, judge said
Minister for Justice promises to reform system ‘as soon as possible’ following jailing of Dublin man for 17 years for rape of two women in his taxi
The Bill goes some considerable way towards addressing unacceptable restrictions on journalistic inquiry
Eighteen people reported being the victim of rape or sexual assault in a taxi in the last two years
Industrial action will take place on Tuesday, on July 15th and on July 24th
Papers to be required for citizens of both countries as additional measure to address the sharp rise in international protection applicants in 2024
Parents with direct experience of family courts asked to take part in anonymous online survey
Gleeson was jailed for murder of Mary ‘Moll’ McCarthy in 1940 but pardoned by State in 2015
We have yet to be given clear reasons why we need facial recognition technology even though a Bill relating to it is meandering through our political process
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee sayas ‘vast majority’ of the 14,000 members of An Garda Síochána ‘uphold the values of the organisation and serve the State with integrity each and every day’
Department of Justice report compilers told ‘assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence’
Suspended sentences can be given to incentivise rehabilitation or to discourage further criminal activity
Woman has been subject of disciplinary investigation related to an incident in 2019
Move is an escalation from a strike on October 3rd when almost no criminal business happened in the Criminal Courts of Justice
New figures show 91 people had been assisted to leave Ireland by the end of May
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says accessing by Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to identify sources raises serious concerns
Time to increase capacity to remove people from State, Helen McEntee says
Comments come after latest protest by an anti-migrant and anti-Covid vaccine group at home of Taoiseach Simon Harris
Accelerated processing times and designated accommodation centres form part of changes in controversial EU deal
New report identifies various factors contributing to long wait lists, including a ‘culture of last minute-ism’ by overstretched lawyers
Just under 5,000 people have attended six ceremonies over the past two days
There is a reasonable argument for the introduction of a ban, even if the terms on which it operates require some thought
Chico Makamda received partly suspended sentence on condition that he leave State immediately on release but failed to do so
Government repeatedly claimed referendums had no immigration implications
Members of Garda roads policing units targeting drivers flagged for multiple crimes as those drivers flagged for single offences too numerous to pursue
Asylum seekers to be brought to alternative accommodation in the Dublin area
Hand-held devices will scan the registrations of passing vehicles and check them against databases provided by the insurance industry
Legislation aims to recognise the life-long impact and harm done to children by drawing them into criminal activity.
A chaotic system involving the Department of Justice, the Department of Integration and the HSE is struggling to cope with increased demand
Number of deportations from the State nonetheless remains lower than in the pre-Covid period
Large group of migrants demonstrate over Family Reunion Policy in front of Department of Justice in Dublin on International Day of Families
The national roll-out of the system is dependent on a far broader strategy paper being completed
Ministers reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigations
What exactly will it be illegal to say in future that it is not currently illegal to say? Nobody seems to know
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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