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Figures suggest an increase of people carrying knives but also improved Garda recording of items seized

It is understood prison officials are considering purchasing bunk beds to alleviate the problem

Department of Justice outlines 140 actions to build ‘stronger, safer communities’

Proposals to remove juries from defamation cases would help reduce media sector’s exposure to disproportionately high awards for damage to reputation

Garda sergeants’ body criticises Sinn Féin TD Ó Broin for sharing montage image of officers at scene of Famine-era eviction

Private Security Authority has authorised any licensed security guard or ‘doorman’ to carry out evictions

Most international protection applicants enter low-skilled jobs marked by poorer working conditions, according to its research

More than 4,200 people arrived at Dublin Airport last year with no travel documentation

Convicted murderer, who killed Irish boxing champion by driving over him, transferred to jail in England over fears for his safety, Department of Justice says

Recruitment of 1,000 new gardaí into Templemore planned this year

Officials unable to decide which department should take charge of issue that has affected thousands of travellers

New arrivals down 40 per cent since mid-November and 48 per cent since the start of 2023

Experience of Irish court users is ‘poor, due to costly, complex and often delayed services, cases and processes’, major OECD study finds

Further 20 appointments depend on ‘measurable progress’ in reforming court and judicial work practices, says Minister for Justice

Increase likely to be linked to more efficient working practices, including more court sittings and shorter vacations

Immigrant Investor Programme closed this week amid concerns over a surge in applications from China

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Government prepares to decide on future of programme dominated by Chinese participants

Dublin regulation provides that authorities in first receiving EU state must process application for international protection

Anxiety in Government as all but 41 of 1,316 applications last year came from people in China amid geopolitical tumult

Inside Ireland’s Coroners’ Courts: Delayed postmortems and inquests, inadequate funding and a lack of bereavement officers for families are among the problems coroners say must be addressed

More than 5,000 international protection applicants arrived with fake or no documents between January and November 2022

Minister for Justice says gardaí are taking tough line with far-right agitators

Review group led by Department of Justice and Revenue Commissioner to look at whether there is a ‘more efficient and cost effective system of debt collection’

Father of two Andrew Gearns (29) died more than two years ago

Minister of State says similar numbers of refugees from war could arrive this year as in 2022

Groups are ‘very small in number’ but using social media to sow fear, says Drew Harris

The tip-off line for the public has no sponsor and there is confusion over which agency should fund rewards

Gardaí are continuing to seek a motive for the outbreak of violence on New Year’s Day

Anglo-Irish records from 1996–2002 from three government departments - the taoiseach, foreign affairs and justice

Graham Dwyer case is a consequence of Government inaction on data laws

Immigrant Investor Programme has raised almost €1.2bn since it began 10 years ago

The scheme was open to those who had spent at least four years in the State without immigration status

Parental alienation a “discredited” concept, Dáil protest told

It is not recognised as a mental disorder by the WHO, but the concept of ‘PA’ is being used increasingly in custody disputes before the family law courts

Body was found on Tuesday morning outside the M Hotel in Carrickmacross

Children are being removed from their preferred parents into the custody of allegedly abusive parents, advocates warn

Night-time sector and young people welcome a move to revive an industry that was ‘dying on its feet’

Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationally

Government agrees further measures to sanction Russia over invasion of Ukraine