The Department of Justice has today launched three new radio ads as part of the ongoing No Excuses campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said he wants the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill to be passed before the Oireachtas summer break in nine weeks time after three years of legislative delays.

The controversial preacher who has previously expressed extreme anti-gay and anti-Semitic views has become the first person ever banned from Ireland by exclusion powers dating from 1999.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he is concerned at the “contents” of a report by the Inspector of Prisons into allegations of illegal surveillance of prison officers.

Prison bosses are to trial a new technology to tackle the rising threat posed by drones smuggling drugs and weapons into prison.

Two prison units are being opened and 100 cells are being 'doubled up' in a bid to deal with a resurgence in overcrowding in prisons.

Budget issues, bullying complaints, leadership dysfunction — the GRA makes a lot of noise at its conference but it needs to take charge of its own, writes Michael Clifford.

Revenge porn, online stalking, and distributing intimate photos of people without their consent are set to be made crimes punishable by heavy fines and potential jail sentences — three years after the first calls for Government action.

A new law to name and shame companies with a poor record of equal pay for female staff has been introduced by the Government, five years after being asked to do so by the European Commission.

Independent Alliance TDs often operate as though they are not part of the Government, even though they are at the heart of it, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has demanded cabinet colleague and Independent Alliance TD Finian McGrath withdraw his "bizarre" comments

Five West Cork garda stations are to be fitted with defibrillators as part of a new pilot project.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has asked judges to review guidelines for minor personal injury claims amid efforts to drive down the cost of insurance premiums.

Victims of domestic violence, trafficking, and sexual assault still have no idea when a special unit will be up and running in West Cork.

Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan has defended the length of time it will take for the completion of the new National Sexual Violence Prevalence Study.

Greater use of video-link evidence in court cases and electronic warrants could help save millions of euro under new legislation designed to improve efficiency in the justice system.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has enacted domestic violence legislation to include new crimes of coercive control and forced marriage and to incorporate crimes committed during dating.

The first thing I’m asked by an African man when I attend a fundraiser for asylum-seekers in Ireland is: “Are you alone? Do you have someone with you? A friend? Will I introduce you to people?”

More than 10,000 people became naturalised Irish citizens last year, as new figures also revealed a rise in the number of people issued passports, particularly from the UK.

Charlie Flanagan has published the general scheme of the Repeal of Offence of Publication or Utterance of Blasphemous Matter Bill

A new group that will assess threats to State security is to be established by the Cabinet today.

The amount paid out in compensation payments by the State to victims of crime is set to soar this year due to a number of large awards from a State scheme in 2018.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said all threats against members of An Garda Síochána are “utterly unacceptable” and has appealed to the public to help tackle a “lethal” gang feud in Co Louth.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has strongly rejected assertions that proposals to transfer powers from the Policing Authority to An Garda Síochána represent a “watering down” of oversight.

The Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan, has said that the High Court judgement in favour of Graham Dwyer will have to be considered very carefully.

The prison officer who made allegations of malpractice in the prison service has still not been contacted despite an “urgent” inquiry being set up by the Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan two weeks ago.

Two weeks ago, the justice minister ordered what now appears to be a Mickey Mouse probe into a whistleblower’s claims about the prison service, writes Michael Clifford

Gardai and forensic experts are working on collecting DNA samples from the families of missing people here to help put names to unidentified remains.

A Garda investigation has been launched into allegations surrounding the Irish Prison Service.

Fianna Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary has called for a helpline to be set up to ensure people can access help and support after an independent audit found evidence of 71 alleged abusers and 108 victims within the organisation.

Concerns have been expressed about the length of time it will take to conduct and publish the long-awaited new study on sexual violence in Ireland.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has called for strict limits on how alleged rape and sexual assault victims are treated in court after a public backlash over aggressive legal tactics in high-profile cases.

Dozens of Magdalene laundry survivors blocked from receiving crucial compensation because they were officially placed in “adjoining” facilities will be given significant pay-outs before Christmas.

Less than 1% of deportation orders against minors in Ireland are enforced, according to the Justice Minister.

DCU Students' Union is calling on Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to revoke a deportation order against one of its fellow students.

The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said the offence of blasphemy in our constitution is damaging our reputation.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said he fully endorses Judge Peter Charleton’s description of Sgt Maurice McCabe in his third interim report.

The Justice Minister is welcoming Hotline.ie's Annual Report for 2017 which shows 524 leads it investigated constituted child sexual abuse under Irish law.

Recommendations on updating the data on incidents of sexual abuse will be brought to Cabinet "in a matter of weeks", according to the Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan.

Ireland has been named in an Interpol report as being a location for the flow of foreign jihadists and African Rhino horn smuggling.

An urgent forum to address the “alarming” number of sexual assaults of first-year college students must be convened, the Dáil has been told.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has sparked a strong reaction after he appeared to indicate a level of support for proposals to ban the photographing of gardaí performing their duties.

The assertion yesterday by Charlie Flanagan, the minister for justice and equality, that he would be “favourable to the idea that it could be made illegal to photograph a garda on duty” is so wrong on so many levels that he must clarify the statement.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has insisted there will be enough money to pay all new Garda recruits graduating from Templemore college in Tipperary today.