Investigating historic schools abuse a ‘major pull’ on Garda resources, authority warns
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
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Three times more IPAS centres closed in last seven months than all of 2024
Department of Justice says 490 beds have been removed from the system due to closures so far this year
Number of failed asylum applicants granted leave to remain in State drops by half
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
Garda ‘very unlikely’ to hit target of 5,000 more officers
Gardaí managing complex and serious investigations while ‘relying primarily on manual spreadsheets or paper-based systems’
Irish man claims State has ‘abandoned’ his child in Poland, court filings show
Girl’s mother took her to Poland without father’s consent; parents in battle over where child should receive medical care
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney family group was paid €24m in three months for homeless and refugee housing
McEnaney Group growing fast with tens of millions in turnover and growing property portfolio, public documents show
Ireland cannot blame housing shortages for not accommodating asylum seekers, EU’s highest court rules
High Court referred issue to EU’s most senior judges after cases taken by international protection applicants
Key challenges for incoming Garda commissioner Justin Kelly
Recruitment, domestic violence, morale and the narcotics trade will head the agenda for incoming chief
Legal Aid Board warns of delays to divorce and child custody cases due to funding shortage
Rise in workload driven partly by ‘exponential increase’ in cases involving asylum seekers
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
GAA Palestine suffers €38,000 loss on travel as tour to Ireland left in limbo
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said trip seemed ‘haphazardly organised’ and processes have to be followed
‘Honest belief’ of consent to sex may no longer be a defence in rape cases
Planned reform at advanced stage, with backing of Law Reform Commission
Gardaí to use gait analysis and voice recognition to identify suspects
Force has long called for facial recognition powers to analyse increasingly prevalent digital evidence
Tramore community rallies around Albanian family facing deportation
Mother facing deportation: ‘Sometimes I just want to give up but I have to go on for my children’
Ireland needs immigrants. But our economy can’t accommodate an infinite number
Ireland has a management problem as well as a demographic dilemma
Domestic violence register will not breach perpetrators’ rights, Minister for Justice says
Scheme would publicise details of people found guilty of sexual and domestic violence
‘We can’t just tear up the rule book’: Tánaiste defends denial of visas to young Palestinian GAA players
Decision to refuse applications from 33 youths due to visit later this month criticised in Dáil
Heartbreak as Palestinian GAA players are refused visas to visit Ireland
West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visit
‘A crisis’: Self-generated imagery makes up quarter of child sex-abuse material reported
Irish hotline reports 116% increase in such photographs, videos and pictures in space of a year
Domestic violence disclosure scheme could expose victims to ‘unacceptable’ risk, department finds
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has committed to setting up a domestic violence register
‘I’m so scared’: Families in limbo after being told to leave international protection accommodation
Many of those affected are working locally, and their children attending local schools
Third of asylum seekers entering State this year subject to a fast-track decision-making
Total numbers applying for leave to remain in Ireland down by 44% year on year in period to mid-June
People with right to remain in Ireland stuck in direct provision centres due to lack of housing, Hiqa finds
Inspections covered IPAS centres in Cork, Kerry, Louth, Galway and Waterford
More than 130 properties offered for IP accommodation as Government looks to buy, not rent
Plan to provide 14,000 State-owned beds for asylum seekers, with purchase of Citywest a step towards goal
‘I have no rights to him’: mothers of children through surrogacy wait in legal limbo
Legislation and regulation are lagging behind for parents not currently recognised on birth certificates
Palestine GAA club’s planned tour of Ireland ‘under serious threat’ due to visa delays
More than 30 players from West Bank club are scheduled to arrive in July to play against teams across country
Bereaved families ‘hopeful’ that domestic homicide reviews will be introduced
Plans stalled amid concerns that proposed inquiries could take six years to start
‘This isn’t just about a visa. It’s about lost futures’: Job offers for Iranian scientists in Ireland hit roadblock
Research and medical services set back due to delay by Department of Justice in processing visas
Accommodation sought for 500 refugees under international resettlement plan
Ireland fell behind on commitments made in 2020-2023 to bring in 2,900 refugees
‘Dublin 8 Says No’: Mother removes son (8) from school due to anti-immigration protests
Hearing about a knife incident in the school’s area ‘felt like American news’, says parent
Ireland to back proposal to extend EU protection for Ukrainian refugees into 2027
Cabinet separately approves plans to strengthen counterterrorism laws
‘Arts’ dropped as a name of a Government department amid reshuffle by Coalition
Tourism and Gaeltacht move to other portfolios from Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Overcrowding in Irish prisons linked to appointment of new judges, system chief warned
Letter from Irish Prison Service director in 2024 warned of increased pressure on system by appointment of 20 new judges
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