Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever
Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs
Jim O'Callaghan
Warning of reputational risk if Government departments don’t pull weight during EU presidency
French authorities ‘open’ to sending police officers to assist gardaí in security arrangements
Miriam Lord’s Week: Let he who is without Sim cast the first phone
Taoiseach’s cranky inner teacher comes out as he sees TDs not paying attention in class
How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?
Irish Ministers and diplomats will chair EU-level discussions and broker compromises between the other 26 countries from July 1st until the end of this year
Deportation charter flight to South Africa costs the State at least €735,000
Forty-two South Africans deported at an average cost of €17,500
What does division over abortion within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael mean for Government?
Possible leadership contenders O’Callaghan and Calleary vote against removing three-day waiting period
Bill Kenneally’s death ‘a strange release’, abuse survivor says
‘He’s just going to have to face the music when he meets his maker,’ Jason Clancy says of serial sex abuser
Plan to advise charities overseas how to avoid inadvertently financing terrorists
National group to tackle sanctions evasion efforts
Bill Kenneally survivors welcome move to consider law on misconduct in public office
Survivors of jailed abuser met Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan in wake of commission report
Government considers new rules to tackle e-scooter misuse
Motor-propelled vehicles are ‘of benefit to people’, but making rules enforceable is critical, says junior Minister
Minister for Justice meets Bill Kenneally victims and promises formal State apology
Jim O’Callaghan pledges formal State apology for victims will be approved by Cabinet before Dáil’s summer recess
‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors
Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions
Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on
The newly wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but key evidence has since gone missing on both sides of Border
Survivors of serial sex abuser Bill Kenneally seek law on misconduct in public office
Victims of Bill Kenneally will review damning report findings with Minister for Justice on Tuesday
More than 630 asylum seekers have voluntarily left State in 2026
Department of Justice has paid €222,500 to those who have left during 2026
Bill Kenneally’s actions were ‘horrific’ but ‘no evidence’ of FF cover-up, Taoiseach says
Report ‘does not implicate the Fianna Fáil party at all as an organisation’, says Micheál Martin
Up to 90% of asylum seekers may have crossed Border from North, data shows
UK Home Office reveals it apprehended more than 900 ‘immigration offenders’ abusing the open Border in the past year
Ireland’s refusal to say sorry to men convicted of Sallins train robbery is shameful
The men wrongfully convicted have suffered physical and psychological consequences from the injustice done to them
State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally report
Former basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to light
Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments
Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals
Controversial triple-lock legislation to get formal Cabinet approval today
Removal of UN Security Council approval set to spark conflict with Opposition politicians
Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence to be named on public register for first time
Domestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 to be known as Jennie’s law in honour of murdered Jennifer Poole
Brian McNally, wrongfully convicted for Sallins train robbery, dies aged 83
McNally was commended for his ‘long fight for justice and truth’, having unsuccessfully campaigned for a public inquiry and State apology
Hardline Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich barred from travel to Ireland
‘Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,’ Micheál Martin says
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’
Regressive migration policies risking Ireland’s economic performance, says immigrant council
Government is taking a ‘severe approach’ towards ‘penalising’ migrants, says ICI chief
Garda to expand use of body-worn cameras nationwide
Some €150 million to be spent on the cameras and related technology over next 15 years
Man killed in Grafton Street stabbing was ‘always smiling’ and a ‘credit to his community’
Qayyum Balogun (21) was killed in the early hours of Monday as he tried to flee from armed attacker pursuing him
Women of Honour to challenge Minister’s decision not to financially assist group in tribunal
Tribunal to examine allegations of widespread abuse and misconduct in Defence Forces made by group of women veterans
‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes
The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties
State spend on commercial accommodation for Ukrainians and IP applicants falls by €104m
Figures for first quarter show an average of €3.3m spent in area per day
‘Hostile’ agents feared to be among 14,000 Russians granted Irish visas in four years
Dublin MEP seeks greater scrutiny of applications ‘to assess possible hostile intelligence activities’ by visa recipients
Paul Cleary appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner after interim stint
Cleary previously served as Assistant Commissioner, responsible for leading policing of Dublin metropolitan region
Deportations to continue for EU citizens who commit serious crimes in Ireland, says Minister
It comes as 12 Polish and 22 Lithuanian nationals deported because of the serious crimes
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