Alison Chawke’s early prison release: was south Dublin woman given special treatment?
Mother of three must work in community ‘two to three times per week’ for next 12 months, including cleaning public spaces
Matt Carthy
Alison Chawke prison release raises ‘serious questions’ says Sinn Féin TD
Law professor surprised at Chawke’s release from Limerick jail after ‘just one month’
Alison Chawke released from prison four weeks into sentence for unprovoked assault
Social Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon says prison ‘not the right place’ for a woman who has children
Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister
Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system
Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register
Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021
Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?
Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment
Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres
Fianna Fáil committee members contradict Sinn Féin chairman on ‘legal aid reform’ position
Matt Carthy says they ‘were either asleep at the meeting or trying to backtrack’ over letter to Justice Minister
Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes
But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned
Families will be ‘aghast’ at phased withdrawal of fuel tax cuts, Sinn Féin says
Cabinet has agreed to begin gradual reduction of reliefs, worth 32 cent on litre of diesel and 27 cent on petrol, from September 1st
Brian McNally, wrongfully convicted for Sallins train robbery, dies aged 83
McNally was commended for his ‘long fight for justice and truth’, having unsuccessfully campaigned for a public inquiry and State apology
Rape survivors call for automatic protection order from offenders after prison release
Proposed law would see protection orders issued at time of sentence hearings directed at offenders after they are released
Mary Lou McDonald claims immigration abuse aimed at Sinn Féin driven by people ‘who want FF and FG to remain in power’
McDonald was asked about abuse she received from anti-immigration protesters in Dublin who branded her ‘traitor’
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
A question some politicians would do well to ponder: where is your shame?
Without shame, everything is possible, and for Donald Trump, the most shameless man in the world, nothing is beyond the bounds of decency
An ‘outrageous’ gender oversight and turmoil for St Patrick’s Day plans
It’s not just stranded tourists and discommoded influencers who have been repatriated, Eoin Hayes has returned to the Dáil
Minister questions why 11 Sinn Féin TDs had to speak on a single amendment to International Protection Bill
Dáil passes legislation by 74 to 65 votes and Bill now goes to Seanad
Miriam Lord: Driven demented by the infernal Dáil bells – and Danny Healy-Rae’s Nokia
FF’s Malcolm Byrne wants a composer-in-residence in Leinster House, which might distract from the constant ding-donging
Bord Bia chair to address Agriculture Committee over Brazilian beef row
Simon Harris rejects Sinn Féin call to remove Larry Murrin, says ‘you’ve come for a head and you’re not getting one’
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
Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy defends party attendance at Maduro inauguration in Venezuela
Trip by former party senator and general secretary in 2019 has attracted renewed criticism in recent days
‘We were heartbroken when they left’: Removal of asylum seekers from Wicklow village raises questions
Tynte House in Dunlavin, Co Wicklow, is one of 22 contracts for international protection accommodation centres that ended in 2025
Oireachtas committee recommends opting out of ‘majority’ of EU migration and asylum pact
Bill to give effect to pact is seen as most radical overhaul of migration policy in a generation
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judges
Figures show recruitment of 24 extra members of judiciary by previous government brought significant rise in court sittings
Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama that overshadowed budget day
Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too
Investigating historic schools abuse a ‘major pull’ on Garda resources, authority warns
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
Three times more IPAS centres closed in last seven months than all of 2024
Department of Justice says 490 beds have been removed from the system due to closures so far this year
College fees: Students and parents feel ‘betrayed’ by prospect of contribution charge rising
TD says parents cannot wait for budget in four months to find out what fees they must pay
Dáil passes Defamation Bill by 83 votes to 61
Retailers should fight defamation claims ‘and not take easy route’, says Minister
Minister denies Sinn Féin’s claim anti-terrorism Bill contains a ‘Kneecap’ clause
Jim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in Ireland
Sinn Féin proposes orders to protect victims of sexual violence after offenders released
Judges would be able to issue civil protection orders to apply after offenders released under proposed Bill
Carlow gunman disclosure set to lead to scrutiny of An Garda Síochána
The case of Evan Fitzgerald has been referred to Fiosrú, the police ombudsman
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