Only 2% of asylum seekers transferred back to EU state where they first applied
Figures show 361 people who applied for asylum in Ireland in 2025 had already been granted protection in another EU state
Jim O'Callaghan
Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons
Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes
Migration policies should be managed with facts not emotions
Social cohesion is possible and thriving with the presence of migrants
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
Jim O’Callaghan hails balance of rights, protections as Defamation Bill passes Oireachtas
Abolition of juries in High Court defamation cases is most significant change in decades
Margaret Loftus says 13 years before Garda husband was convicted almost broke her
Margaret Loftus says she was intimidated and punished by her Garda colleagues after reporting her husband for assault
Garda group raises threat of ‘blue flu’ on St Patrick’s Day if issues not resolved
GRA warns it may withdraw services around Ireland’s EU presidency and will cancel voluntary overtime on national holiday
FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one year
International Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells Dáil
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
No space for up to 400 asylum seekers in January amid persistent system pressure
More than 13,000 people applied for asylum in State last year, down from a record 18,651 in 2024
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homeless
The housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessness
Timeline: How did fatal bus crash in Dublin city centre happen?
Gardaí are continuing to investigate the collision which happened in Dublin 1
Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecution
UK practice uses drones to track offenders and avoid ‘high speed chase dangers’, TD says
Pedestrian (80s) dead and three people injured after bus crashes in Dublin city centre
President, Taoiseach, Tánaiste and others offer condolences following North Earl Street incident
Scrambler regulations will empower gardaí to seize vehicles, with release fees increasing
Scrambler use is already illegal in many settings
Disclosure of rape complainant’s counselling notes during trial will be ‘an exception’ under law change
Minister also secures approval for amendments to allow for potential expunging of historical convictions relating to same-sex activity
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
Rape complainant’s counselling notes may no longer be shared in most prosecutions
Government move seeks to balance privacy rights against constitutional entitlement to fair trial of accused
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
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
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