'We need to be careful what we say. The process has started, it is important to be allowed to take its course'

Dramatic retelling of the aftermath of the Hillsborough soccer stadium disaster will seek to inspire viewers

Desmond Mpilo Tutu 1931-2021

Families of the 346 people who died in two plane crashes — including Irishman Mick Ryan — commence a legal battle to overturn the 'slap on the wrist' that has been issued to Boeing 

Plus, Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming take off in a motorhome; the Birmingham Six miscarriage of justice examined; and RTÉ Investigates: A Patient’s Nightmare on television this evening

Co-founder of the SDLP fought tirelessly against inequality and discrimination

The justice mnister claimed that the new Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill is 'about keeping people safe', amid criticism from the AGSI.

Mick Clifford is concerned about a controversy in Waterford where justice had not been seen to be done and a worrying dispute between the gardaí and a judge

TDs renew call for extra staff to be hired as Andrew Gearns' family are told inquest into his death last year may not occur until 2022

The US response to the climate emergency is all about security — when it really ought to be framed in terms of climate justice 

Over the last three years, budget provisions for the recruitment of gardaí have not been met

Increased spending on health and welfare are among the measures set to be announced in today's budget.

Ms Quigley took her own life in 2017 after CCTV footage of her naked and in a state of distress were leaked by gardaí

Top police officer says 'at least' three to four Kinahan hit teams have been taken out

TD urges adoption of the Scottish approach to knife crime with early intervention, job opportunities, and diversion programmes

Even if the killer's conviction is preserved, it is possible EU court judgment could affect other cases involving data retention

Osgur Breatnach was one of three men convicted and subsequently cleared of the Sallins mail train robbery in 1976

Osgur Breatnach was wrongly arrested and convicted of the Sallins train robbery in 1976. Abused by agents of the State, he describes what happened to him as torture. Forty-five years later, he is still looking for answers as to how it happened, he tells Michael Clifford

People locked up overseas endure issues from long lockdowns to worry about the welfare of their loved ones at home

Those serving a life sentence will now be eligible for parole after 12 years, rather than 7, but the changes have received a mixed response from campaigners

Mental health groups welcome pilot but psychiatric nurses say it falls short of recommendations

The council has already produced guidelines on personal injuries with a view to bringing insurance costs down.

The last Magdalene Laundry closed in 1996, but their effect is still being felt, writes Áine Kenny

The State must defend the public purse. But the tactic of conceding nothing until the end is a harsh ordeal for people who are already distressed, writes Michael Clifford

Northern Ireland’s most senior judge has suggested that sentencing guidelines which are currently used in some terrorist cases could also be applied to combat organised crime gangs.

Oireachtas committee says system needs to encourage victims to come forward

Law graduate Shane O'Farrell was hit by a driver out on bail when cycling near his home in Carrickmacross in 2011

After the bold and creative announcement by Minister Helen McEntee to expunge 600 convictions for offences related to the sale of sex, it is in all our interests that this is brought in for more offences in the wider review of the spent convictions legislation, writes Vivian Geiran

Heather Humphreys will renew the special counter-terrorism court legislation while the first review of it in two decades continues

Conviction of former cop Derek Chauvin for murder and manslaughter brings hope for change and restoration

Reforms to tackle white-collar crime and corruption will include the extension of surveillance powers already in use by gardaí and Revenue to other bodies

EU human rights representative warns of greater need to protect people's freedoms in time of crisis

Justice minister expects Children Bill to be passed by the Seanad and signed into law shortly thereafter

Access to showers at Mountjoy Prison is being denied to those in quarantine on the basis that it poses a risk to other prisoners and staff at the prison

Between microwaving T-shirts and doing a bit of violent food storage remediation, I'm having an entirely normal week, okay?

Aimed at under-18s guilty of offences from theft to rape, diversion programme cautions have fallen from 1,000 to 72 in four years

Government approval of new legislation for mandatory quarantine at hotels was delayed last night as “tweaks” to the laws failed to get over the line.

Garda Commissioner directed a tougher approach at the weekend, whereby international passengers deemed by gardaí as not engaging in essential travel would be liable to criminal prosecution, in addition to a fine.

Calls have been made for a public inquiry into the death of George Nkencho as his family say he “needed help, not bullets".

Justice minister Helen McEntee will bring a memo to Cabinet today to address a ban on naming a child murder victim once someone has been charged with the offence.

Issues around judicial appointments were highlighted recently in the process whereby former Attorney General Seamus Woulfe was appointed to the Supreme Court.

A tender has been issued to tackle issues of self-harm and suicidal behaviour in the country's prisons.

Some 4,000 people applying for Irish citizenship can now complete their naturalisation process through a temporary system opened by the justice minister today

Most of us will never be forced into a situation where we have to take on big corporations like Corkwoman Naoise Ryan, but that does not mean that we cannot make a stand.