TDs and senators are to send recommendations to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn from campaigning teenagers who want a junior cycle course to raise awareness on human trafficking.

A report on the removal of two Roma children from their families in Dublin and Athlone last October has been handed over to Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

New crime statistics show increases in the number of kidnappings and thefts increased amid calls for greater garda resources.

The Taoiseach has given the clearest signal yet that Justice Minister Alan Shatter will acknowledge that Gardaí did not do enough to get the co-operation of whistleblowers.

Garda whistleblower John Wilson has joined the ranks of a new, non-party political grouping to contest the local elections next May.

Leo Varadkar shirked default mode, says Michael Clifford, to declare that the Garda commissioner should withdraw his ‘disgusting’ whistleblower remark

Up to 900 new members are to be recruited to the Irish Defence Forces before the end of the year, in order to maintain numbers at 9,500.

The number of women being jailed continues to reach record highs — despite a significant drop in the total number of people being sent to prison.

The Justice Minister Alan Shatter has defended the decision by Gardaí not to co-operate with an investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman into a murder in Donegal eight years ago.

An ex-garda ombudsman has said concern over garda knowledge of sensitive GSOC inquiries triggered the move to carry out a surveillance sweep at the commission’s headquarters in Dublin.

The Government is coming under increasing pressure to punish those who buy sex and to move away from the current emphasis on prosecuting prostitutes.

The Justice Minister Alan Shatter has confirmed 20,000 people have now looked to join An Garda Síochána.

48 people were reported as victims of human trafficking in Ireland last year.

The public have been warned by Justice Minister Alan Shatter to be vigilant this Christmas despite a drop in most types of crime.

More than 900 criminals have absconded from prisons in the last 10 years — and almost 60 of them remain at large.

The doubling-up of cells in the new multi-million euro Cork prison will contravene international and European rules, according to a social justice group.

Q We know about the vote on whether or not to retain the Seanad but what is the referendum regarding the establishment of a Court of Appeal?

Self-harm incidents more than doubled in St Patrick’s Institution for young offenders last year.

Abortion is expected to be back in the spotlight in the coming months, when the Un will hear a case on behalf of women carrying babies with no chance of survival outside the womb.

Women account for just 6% of the country’s defence forces and hold none of the top positions in army, naval service or air corps, figures from the Department of Justice show.

Garda chiefs have still not overhauled the force as demanded by the Morris Tribunal seven years ago, State investigators have warned.

Opposition spokesmen on justice will raise emergency motions in the Dáil this week regarding the Garda Ombudsman’s report on alleged collusion between gardaí and an informant.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter will delay hiring more gardaí following the rejection of Croke Park 2.

The Taoiseach is being called on to intervene to avert a full blown constitutional crisis arising out of a row between the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and the Judiciary.

Four Garda sergeants facing disciplinary action after they walked out of their annual conference in a protest action are attending a meeting with management at the Garda College in Co Tipperary.

Four members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors are expected to face the Assistant Commissioner in Templemore today, after walking out of annual conference this week.

Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said he will reveal how gardaí contacted him to cancel penalty points for allegedly driving while using a mobile phone.

Gardaí are set to increase their campaign of opposition to further cutbacks to their pay and allowances by refusing to issue fines for motor tax offences from later this week.

Gardaí have seized an average of almost 900 illegal firearms per year since 2005, Justice Minister Alan Shatter has confirmed.

Survivors of the Magdalene laundries have said they expect to be told details of a compensation scheme alongside an anticipated state apology by the Government.

The Garda Representative Association has said it has no confidence in the Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

More than 350 gardaí in Cork have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion of no confidence in the justice minister and the Garda commissioner, in the first tangible sign of insurrection over proposed wage cuts.

The bravery of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and his innate love of family, policing, the GAA and community will not be forgotten.

The murder of a detective during a credit union hold-up has today been branded an attack on the State by Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described the fatal shooting of a Garda detective in Co Louth as "cold-blooded violence", while Justice Minister Alan Shatter called it a "callous and barbaric event" .

The controversy surrounding a call to relax the drink-driving laws for rural drivers has taken a sinister turn, with members of the Healy-Rae political family receiving death threats.

The Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said the idea of drink driving permits is "grossly irresponsible".

A motion passed by Kerry County Council aimed at permitting people to drink and drive has been criticised today for dragging the country back to "darker days".

Fianna Fail is accusing the Justice Minister Alan Shatter of being "divorced from the reality of life" in rural Ireland.

A Garda Inspector struck off up to 1,000 fixed notices for drivers all over the country, four TDs claimed as they called for a public inquiry into corruption in the force.

Labour senators will move next week to regulate some €6bn a year in taxpayers’ funds spent on charities amid concern about abuse of the monies and the failure to monitor the sector.

A report on state involvement in the conditions in the Magdalene Laundries will be submitted to Government by the end of the year.

Nearly 40% of farmers say they feel less safe in their homes, with one in 10 reporting being a victim of crime.

The show of strength by the Real IRA (RIRA) at the funeral of terror boss Alan Ryan has been condemned as "reprehensible" today by Justice Minister Alan Shatter.