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Pork sausages served on flight deporting 24 men from Ireland to Pakistan
Human rights monitor understood halal food would be available, but it was ‘not specified in the flight brief’
Irregular betting on byelection; bodyguards to protect special care staff
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Transport authority disputes PAC report claiming new ticketing system is €41m over budget
Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget
Iconic Offices agrees deal with well-known hoteliers for former bank headquarters building
Flexible workspace provider to occupy all 65,000 sq ft of office space in Sandwith Court
Future days off considered for Irish football playoffs at Oireachtas committee
One-off public holiday ‘redundant’ due to Czech Republic defeat – but TDs say it’s ‘a very good idea’
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adults, Oireachtas committee told
Tusla says age assessment of unaccompanied minors has been an issue of significant risk in recent years
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
As Ukrainians prepare to exit Irish hotels, what will become of them and the rooms they leave behind?
One Killarney hotelier has mixed feelings about ceasing to host Ukrainians as housing for up to 16,000 war refugees is to end
Minister for Justice: ‘We should have kept prison capacity in line with population increase. We didn’t’
Jim O’Callaghan says courts should opt for more non-custodial sentences amid prison overcrowding
Cutting Ukrainian accommodation supports could cause spike in asylum requests, groups warn
Ukrainians ‘absolutely entitled’ to apply for international protection but this could put system under ‘catastrophic strain’, says Brian Killoran
State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months
EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasion
Perceived racism may hit Ireland’s ability to attract international workers, conference hears
Ibec employment law event hears of ongoing delays in renewing Irish Residence Permits
Kinahan cartel ‘spread misery and death’ in Ireland and abroad, says Garda Commissioner
Justin Kelly praises late senior officer John O’Driscoll in first comments since Daniel Kinahan’s arrest
Prison overcrowding group to meet after capacity crisis warning
Last October Caron McCaffrey warned some prisons were ‘under extreme duress’
Number of migrants seeking help to return home nearly doubles as State spends €1.6m
Citizens of Georgia accounted for more than 20% of applications under the Government scheme
Family of Canadian peace negotiator John de Chastelain say he is ‘in good health and spirits’
Reports of his death emerged in Canada and were published here, with public figures paying tribute
Plans to strip convicted killers of parental rights to proceed despite Tusla’s concerns
Department of Justice ‘satisfied’ that Valerie’s Law ‘is constitutional in all respects’
Staffing issues at State agency led to delay in carrying out parts of plan to end sexual violence
Majority of 95 actions in Government’s own Zero Tolerance strategy were not completed by the end of 2025
‘Six years of hell’: Charges of perverting course of justice dropped against traffic gardaí
Solicitor and garda association demand inquiry into ordeal of cleared officers in Limerick
Government to track passenger flight data to help detect ‘suspicious travel patterns’ and terrorists
Cabinet told of 63% rise in people on hospital trolleys over St Patrick’s weekend compared to same period in 2025
Judge says Irishman trying to locate his daughter in Poland is in ‘terrible situation’
Child’s parents have been involved in legal battle for more than a year over where she should receive medical treatment
Government preparing cost-of-living interventions to meet Middle East fallout
Simon Harris underscores support for hospitality VAT cut following comments from Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins
The cost of defending cases: solicitors push back on plan to change how lawyers are paid through criminal legal aid
‘There’s a world of difference between theft of a Creme Egg and mortgage fraud,’ says one lawyer
Minister’s plan to reduce criminal legal aid fees will lead to solicitor ‘exodus’ – Law Society
Plan for €455 ‘one flat fee’ in breach of Programme for Government commitments, society says
Family of woman murdered by husband in Dublin ‘distressed’ after killer granted day release
Siobhán McLaughlin was killed by her husband in ‘savage, torturous’ attack 20 years ago at her family home in Goatstown
Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Government accused of colluding with ‘narrow agenda’ of UK on human rights issues
Groups say Council of Europe proposal would weaken protections of the European Convention on Human Rights
Some gardaí working until age 64 for the first time in history of force
Mandatory retirement age for gardaí, sergeants and inspectors previously 57 years but increased to 62 in 2024
Plans for electronic tagging of criminal offenders delayed after tender attracts no bids
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan previously called delays ‘embarrassing’ and said system would be rolled out by the end of last year ‘at the very latest’
Researcher to be paid €270k to write history of justice department and its achievements
Researcher to produce comprehensive written history of the department’s first 50 years
A garda sergeant spied on two adult men having sex. But he wasn’t prosecuted. They were
Almost 1,000 men were convicted under anti-gay laws, and 1,700 were prosecuted. Their wait for justice is nearly over
Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
Solicitors defending alleged brothel-keeper get €14,000 in legal aid in single sitting, review finds
Department of Justice seeks to introduce standard solicitor’s fee of €455 in legal aid cases in bid to reduce costs
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