Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
Jim O'Callaghan
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Found dead in the Phoenix Park in 2023. Despite IDs on him, he wasn’t identified for a year
Belfast man’s body found in Phoenix Park in 2023 but not identified for a year as nine forms of identification in his pocket went undetected
Two senior counsel nominated for appointment as High Court judges
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Taoiseach ‘absolutely’ confident as Fianna Fáil to consider presidential election review
Meeting could turn into a showdown between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and critics of his leadership
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister tells Inside Politics that population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
Public would have right to download their EV and smart device data under new Bill
Cabinet to consider Bill this week with any legislation expected to have impact on ways public use smart appliances
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
Proposed €600m loan scheme aims to help small builders deliver more homes
Ministers will also consider plans for public interest test for judicial reviews to prevent delays to infrastructure projects
Granddaughter of Chaim Herzog takes part in Hanukkah celebration in Dublin
Minister for Justice among those at Herzog Park to mark Jewish festival and commemorate victims of Sydney attack
Gardaí to increase presence at Jewish events following Bondi Beach shooting
Mass shooting at Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, resulted in at least 16 deaths
Drone sightings highlight worrying gaps in our national security
Drones were probably meant as a reminder from Russia of the ominous costs of continued EU support for Kyiv
I have one quibble with David McCullagh’s first month on radio
RTÉ Radio 1 host’s jaundiced air lifts his show, while a tetchy chat dispels Oliver Callan’s December-birthday blues
Micheál Martin to find out scale of damage done to him in Fianna Fáil by Gavin fiasco
Meanwhile, Jim O’Callaghan continues to lean into the immigration debate
Advocates for Europe’s values are hard to find in asylum debate
Centre ground continues to shift rightward on migration policy
Fourteen cases taken against State over age verification of international protection applicants
Tusla confirms it ‘does not conduct age assessment in the strict statutory sense’ on people presenting as unaccompanied minors
Hundreds rally in Dublin to demand amnesty for 1,500 asylum seekers
Abolish Direct Provision Ireland group believes EU migration pact will worsen experience of applicants
European court stance limits Ireland’s ability to deport criminals, O’Callaghan says
Ireland shares concerns over challenges posed by convention on human rights in relation to migration and deporting criminals, Minister tells meeting
The Irish Times view on the drone incursion: another gap in Ireland’s defences
The Government has much to do ahead of Ireland taking on the EU presidency next July
Navy officers couldn’t open fire when drones passed within 500m of ship during Zelenskiy visit
Naval officers on LÉ William Butler Yeats felt rules of engagement in place meant they could not open fire
Drugs gang suspected in Edenderry firebomb attack that killed woman and four-year-old
Victims of Co Offaly blaze named as Tadhg Farrell (4) and his great-aunt Mary Holt (60)
Rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit part of ‘co-ordinated threat’ to Europe, says Minister
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says drones off Dublin Bay were not controlled by ‘back garden enthusiast’
Deportation flight carried more than triple number of gardaí as failed asylum seekers
Deportation operation to Pakistan cost €474,000 and involved 24 failed asylum seekers
Criminal Legal Aid scheme spend to increase by a third to €120m this year
Leading Dublin solicitor says increase ‘not some kind of bonanza for criminal lawyers’
Security for former Garda commissioner’s Phoenix Park rental home cost €212,000
Drew Harris waived ‘considerable financial gain’ on pension options and paid benefit-in-kind on acccommodation
Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic
The Windsor Framework is so badly designed the whole of Europe could tighten its immigration laws and Northern Ireland might still be blocked from doing likewise
Families appeal for new information on cases as part of National Missing Persons Day
Garda Commissioner urges relatives of missing people to give DNA to national database
Rank and file gardaí ‘delighted’ with introduction of Tasers
Irish Council for Civil Liberties expresses concerns and says move will change force’s relationship with public
Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers
Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech
Prison system ‘at breaking point’ with urgent action needed to tackle overcrowding
Penal reform group calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to publish prison inspection reports
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both are broken
The bourgeoisification of the Irish workforce is a remarkable phenomenon
Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas
Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations
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