Person: Minister for Justice

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Dáil committee to investigate Brid Smith's comment on judge

A Dáil committee is to investigate social media comments made by a People Before Profit TD last month after receiving a complaint from the then Minister for Justice.

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Cowen claimed over €7k in travel allowance following drink-driving suspension

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55 prisoners released since start of March re-arrested

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Irish Examiner View: Refugee crisis will change our world

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'An attack on democracy': Garda killed in Co Roscommon named as Detective Garda Colm Horkan

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Taoiseach leads tributes to guard shot dead last night in Roscommon

Michael Clifford: Direct provision facing perfect storm of protest

As calls to end a broken system continue to grow, the pressure of the Black Lives Matter protests could force the end of direct provision as we know it, writes Michael Clifford

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Gardaí appeal for witnesses following stabbing of teenager in Cork

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses following the brutal and shocking stabbing of a 17-year-old in a Cork suburb on Saturday night.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2020

Cork students 'are blatantly flouting Covid-19 rules'

Students attending house parties in Cork face eviction, expulsion from college or jail, because residents are demanding existing laws be used to shut the houses hosting them down.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

Judge orders extradition of Declan 'Whacker' Duffy to UK

Declan Duffy had sought to be allowed to remain in Ireland on humanitarian grounds.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Michael Clifford: Trust has been eroded in how State operates

The mishandling of the Caherciveen centre has been exacerbated by misinformation, deflection, and at its most charitable, a deficit of knowledge, writes Michael Clifford

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Michael Clifford: We must resist attempt to rewrite history

Alan Shatter is entitled to have passages in the Guerin Report referencing him redacted, but removing it from the Oireachtas library would be a travesty, writes Michael Clifford

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Almost 1,000 sign petition over garda museum closure

Garda HQ has played down concerns over the apparent closure of a museum at the Force's training college in Templemore, after a petition was started online asking the Minister for Justice to intervene.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Complaint made over Healy Rae link to direct provision hotel

A complaint has been lodged with the clerk of the Dáil over the failure of Michael Healy Rae to declare his interest in the company that ran the hotel in Caherciveen, Co Kerry at the centre of the controversy about a direct provision centre.

Sat, 23 May, 2020

Ann McCabe watched "moving" tribute to her husband online

The widow of Limerick Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, shot dead by the IRA during a botched robbery in Adare 24 years ago, has described how she and her family were unable attend a remembrance ceremony for her slain husband and 87 other officers, due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

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The Justice Minister should apologise to the Dáil following his apology to the residents of Caherciveen, Labour's justice spokesman has said.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Flanagan couldn't apologise for direct provision centre in person due to Covid-19 restrictions

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said he could not travel to Cahirciveen to apologise directly to the people in direct provision in the Skellig Star hotel because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Fresh calls to close Kerry direct provision centre as Healy-Rae rejects Flanagan's apology

A Kerry TD is rejecting the Justice Minister's apology for the opening of a direct-provision centre in Caherciveen.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Charlie Flanagan apologises to Kerry people over controversial direct provision centre

The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has written an unprecedented letter to the people of Kerry apologising for what has unfolded at the controversial direct provision centre in Cahirciveen.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Lawyers for haulier linked to migrant deaths argue some alleged offences occurred outside UK

British authorities are seeking the surrender of Ronan Hughes, 40, from Leitrim, Silverstream, Tyholland, Co Monaghan, to face 39 counts of manslaughter and one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Gardaí investigating after 19-year-old shot in Dublin

Gardaí are investigating after a man in his late teens presented himself to a Dublin hospital with apparent gunshot wounds last night.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Justice department rejects alternative accommodation for Cahirciveen asylum seekers

The Department of Justice has rejected an offer of alternative accommodation for asylum seekers who want to be moved from a controversial direct provision centre in south Kerry.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Fianna Fáil vows to tackle scourge of online gambling addiction

Fianna Fáil is to tackle as a matter of urgency in Government what it describes as the 'dysfunctional legislation' which it maintains is an open door to online gambling addiction.

Mon, 11 May, 2020

Letters to the Editor: Caherciveen people could end direct provision

Direct Provision since its inception in 1999, under the Minister for Justice, John O' Donohue has been a documented disaster.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Four of Kerry's five TDs call for 'immediate closure' of Direct Provision centre in Caherciveen

Of Kerry’s five TDs, four are now calling for the “immediate closure” of the Direct Provision Centre in Caherciveen which is now at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

#StillHere: Campaign reminds those suffering sexual and domestic abuse help still available

A new awareness-raising campaign has been launched to let people know that domestic and sexual violence support services are still available during Covid-19 crisis.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Separated parents should use common sense regarding access orders, solicitor says

Separated parents are being advised to comply with court orders as much as possible when it comes to access with their children.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Dundalk ATM raid: PSNI release one of three men arrested after cross-border pursuit

The thieves set cars on fire at both entrances to Dundalk Garda Station to prevent Gardaí from responding to incident.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

Dundalk ATM thieves were 'reckless' in their disregard for the Gardaí

A car was placed outside each of the two entrances to Dundalk Garda station and set alight.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2020

'Pubs must close': Gardaí inspect Dublin pubs after 'fake' social posts

Minister for Justice Charlie Flannagan said that the public needs to "observe social distancing" and that the pubs "must close".

Sun, 22 Mar, 2020

Calls for restaurants and cafes to shut following govt decision to close pubs

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has welcomed the response of the Vintners to the government’s appeal for pubs to close in a bid to slow the transmission of the Covid-19 virus.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Minister welcomes 5,000 new citizens to 'remarkable' Ireland

Some 5,000 people are being conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which began this morning in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Ex prisoner says rights breached by having to slop out in Limerick Prison

Susan McGovern has sued the the Irish Prison Service, the Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General and the Governor of Limerick Prison.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

Two Dublin men to be extradited to North in relation to alleged attempted murder of PSNI officer

The arrest warrant says the PSNI officer’s wife awoke in the early hours of June 18 and looked out her bedroom window and saw a male in the driveway on the ground at the driver's door of her husband's car.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020

Essex lorry deaths: Court to make decision on extradition of Irishman facing manslaughter charges

The High Court is due to deliver its judgement this morning on whether an Irishman should be extradited to the UK to face manslaughter charges.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2020

Only one in three garda stations see increase in staffing levels in past five years

Only a third of the country’s network of over 560 Garda stations has experienced an increase in staffing levels in the past five years, despite almost 2,800 extra gardaí joining the force over the period.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2020

Taoiseach to visit Drogheda in wake of Keane Mulready-Woods murder

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set to visit Drogheda, Co Louth, in the coming days in the wake of one of the most gruesome murders in Ireland’s recent history.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

Nash: 'Mulvey style' commission needed to respond to 'grotesque, medieval, barbaric' murder

Labour senator Ged Nash, who is a former TD for Louth, has described the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods as “grotesque, medieval and barbaric.”

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

Staff and students in UCC and Cork school appeal for family's deportation to be halted

"The removal of Hamza and his family from the state would put an end to their meaningful access to higher education."

Sat, 11 Jan, 2020

Crisis-hit FAI owes Gardaí €360,000 for policing major matches

The bulk of the monies would concern policing international matches at the Aviva stadium and last year - the senior Republic of Ireland team played four Euro 2020 qualifiers at the stadium.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2020

State Archives: Charles Haughey visit to Japan coincided with Takeshita corruption scandal

One could hardly imagine a more traumatic political time to visit Japan than late April 1989, when Taoiseach Charles Haughey arrived there

Mon, 30 Dec, 2019

Thirty senior gardaí targeted for early retirement next year

A redundancy scheme for senior gardaí is expected to get the approval of the Government today.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2019

Latest: Senator accuses minister of 'misleading the public' with Judicial Appointments Bill

Latest: Senator Michael McDowell has accused the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross of “misleading the public” with the Judicial Appointments Bill.

Thu, 12 Dec, 2019

'Talented barrister, popular lecturer': Tributes paid following death of Paul Anthony McDermott

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2019

Brain damaged homeless man in prison case 'a social policy failure', says Irish Penal Reform Trust

The man was described as having filthy feet and a rare nail disease not seen in Ireland in decades.

Fri, 06 Dec, 2019

Justice Minister confirms 10 out of 18 charged with brothel-keeping are Romanian

The Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that of the 18 individuals charged with brothel-keeping here over the past two and a half years, 10 are Romanian.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Man wanted in Romania for alleged murder seeks order requiring file be submitted to DPP

Mr Pal, who is also being sought in connection with the alleged creation of an organised crime group, is currently in custody fighting his extradition, having been refused bail.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2019

35-year-old by-law sees gaming licence application for Mitchelstown arcade dismissed in court

An application for a gaming licence for an arcade in Mitchelstown has been dismissed in court - because of a 35-year-old by-law that specifically bans such businesses in the Co Cork town.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019

Garda Ombudsman to probe judge’s ‘texts to woman’ in family law case

The Garda ombudsman, Gsoc, is looking into whether gardaí properly investigated the complaint of a woman who said she had been repeatedly contacted by a judge who was dealing with her family law case.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2019

D'Arcy comments not the view of Government, Donohoe insists

Mr D'Arcy has ignored calls to apologise to gardaí for the controversial comments.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2019