Justice Minister Simon Harris cited "the continuing threat from dissidents, international terrorism and organised crime gangs" as reasons for renewing the court for another year

Blockades cannot 'become the new norm where we are trying to respond to the biggest humanitarian crisis any of us have lived through', says minister 

Simon Harris has received Cabinet approval for a six-month extension of the measure introduced during covid restrictions

Justice Minister wants to increase the maximum sentence for assaulting a garda from seven to 12 years

Justice Minister said gardaí were being put in 'difficult situations' and said he planned to increase the maximum sentence for assaults on members of the force

Department of Justice launches awareness campaign after discovering many people in Ireland were not aware that threatening to share intimate images online is a serious crime that could earn an offender up to seven years in prison 

Criminal barristers will meet in Dublin on Monday to discuss their concerns that cuts made to legal aid fees during the recession have not been reversed.

The political ambitions of the double-jobbing minister have been far from secret for some time, but his performance this week comes at an interesting juncture for Fine Gael

Ministers "thanked An Garda Síochána for their work in policing a number of incidents in recent weeks", but one Government TD says gardaí are not doing enough.

Residents in Inch, Co Clare, have voiced concerns after remarks made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Justice Minister Simon Harris.

The tension comes as protestors in Clare prepare for a third day of barricading a hotel accommodating refugees

Taoiseach counteracts comments by saying there are 'different ways of saying the same thing'

Simon Harris 'working on way forward as we seek to grow the numbers of apprentices'

The Government is considering sheltering refugees by procuring barges which can offer “floating accommodation”.

Just 80 vets who registered with the Veterinary Council of Ireland last year received their qualification from UCD, currently the only third-level institution in the country to offer veterinary training

Justice Minister Simon Harris said new law will not compel the Garda Commissioner to respond in a 'timely manner' to the new Police Ombudsman as it could interfere with his or her independence

Both allegations relate to alleged incidents in the 1970s by a former staff member who is now deceased

'Anytime Donald Trump and Elon Musk have a different view to you is not a bad day at the office' justice minister said

The Government has agreed to co-fund the project up to a maximum state contribution of €30.88m

Action plan includes a goal of 10,000 apprentice registrations a year by 2025

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2017, those who offer their services as a prostitute are no longer committing an offence.

The report calls for systemic changes to in-camera rules in courts and for mandatory training for public sector staff who deal with victims

It comes after Justice Minister Simon Harris said he does not want to see “any delay” to plans to introduce controversial facial recognition technology by the gardaí

It comes amid claims of severe levels of overcrowding in prisons across the country

Instances of harassment, assault, and rape to be collected by institutions following disclosers or formal reports made by students

People Before Profit TD said it was 'not right' to target families of public representatives

Up to 50,000 undergraduates could receive support under the student grant scheme for the first time, according to Higher Education Minister Simon Harris

One prisoner who escaped in 2014 has yet to be recaptured, while two inmates who fled the following year also remain at large

Disagreement within Coalition as Green Party has said it would prefer if standalone legislation dealt with facial recognition technology rather than amending current legislation

A number of charities that saw the personal data they held on abuse victims stolen in a ransomware attack could face sanction from the data regulator.

Sexual abuse charities and survivors welcome new online guide, ‘Finding your way after Sexual Violence’

Teachers hoped Further Education Minister Simon Harris was to be their 'knight in shining armour', but many promises remain unfulfilled, conference told

Students can apply for the courses in nursing, science, engineering, and business from July

The new measures include the creation of a European referral mechanism to improve early identification of victims and provide support.

The Department of Justice says it will also support legislation to increase sentences for assault causing harm and conspiracy to murder.

Criminals will be stopped from using legal tactics to hold onto their property under new a range of powers being rolled out to beef up the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB).

Lawyers note the growing number of plaintiffs availing of Irish courts, suggesting that 'defamation tourism' could be an issue

The Justice Minister will move to intrduce anti-SLAPP measures and improve protections against online defamation in a radical transformation of Ireland's defamation laws

South East Technological University to purchase 20 acres of the site

Justice Minister said it was important to remember 'the most innocent of people, an innocent baby' was found murdered on a beach

Justice Minister Simon Harris speaking following comments made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Tuesday.

A Government statement said that the Ukrainian president thanked the Taoiseach for Ireland’s ongoing support, as well as wishing a happy St Patrick’s Day to Ireland

The Postgraduate Workers' Organisation of Ireland believes that postgraduate researchers are being exploited to make up for the chronic underfunding of the higher education system

Gardaí working on rosters drawn up in March 2020 to respond to covid-19 pandemic