Wild West nature of business of accommodating asylum seekers has been laid bare
Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?
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Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?
More than 100 organisations nationwide urge Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to act
Sinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiated
Irish Refugee Council opposes controversial move saying stakeholders were not forewarned
Students planning to work part-time to fund cost of living unable to get appointments to register for Irish residence permit
Move part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection
Demand for voluntary service rising as it marks 20 years of supporting victims of crime and their families
Justin Kelly unveils plans during first appearance as Garda chief before Police and Community Safety Authority
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Micheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunity
Sinéad McPhillips appointed as secretary general of Department of Agriculture, while her sister Oonagh McPhillips leads Justice
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October
New legislation makes it easier for authorities to prosecute gangs illegally bringing people into the State
A secure, paperless and electronic conveyancing process would save costs, cut red tape and reduce stress of house sales
Three adults in their 70s, including woman with prosthetic leg, were transferred from housing in Youghal to Dundalk in August
Applications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controls
Payments may have been disclosed inadvertently
Cognyte Technologies, which has close ties to Israeli security services, manufactures a range of espionage tech
Dáil’s spending watchdog seeks ‘rationale’ from department officials for not publishing list of contracts
Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
State bodies under pressure over contracts awarded to group found supplying falsified vetting checks
Businessman behind firm blacklisted by Tusla over fake vetting later won €6 million State contract
Most children taken from Ireland are brought elsewhere in Europe
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
Department of Justice says 490 beds have been removed from the system due to closures so far this year
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
Gardaí managing complex and serious investigations while ‘relying primarily on manual spreadsheets or paper-based systems’
Girl’s mother took her to Poland without father’s consent; parents in battle over where child should receive medical care
McEnaney Group growing fast with tens of millions in turnover and growing property portfolio, public documents show
High Court referred issue to EU’s most senior judges after cases taken by international protection applicants
Recruitment, domestic violence, morale and the narcotics trade will head the agenda for incoming chief
Rise in workload driven partly by ‘exponential increase’ in cases involving asylum seekers
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said trip seemed ‘haphazardly organised’ and processes have to be followed
Planned reform at advanced stage, with backing of Law Reform Commission
Force has long called for facial recognition powers to analyse increasingly prevalent digital evidence
Mother facing deportation: ‘Sometimes I just want to give up but I have to go on for my children’
Ireland has a management problem as well as a demographic dilemma
Scheme would publicise details of people found guilty of sexual and domestic violence
Decision to refuse applications from 33 youths due to visit later this month criticised in Dáil
West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visit
Irish hotline reports 116% increase in such photographs, videos and pictures in space of a year
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has committed to setting up a domestic violence register
Many of those affected are working locally, and their children attending local schools
Total numbers applying for leave to remain in Ireland down by 44% year on year in period to mid-June
Inspections covered IPAS centres in Cork, Kerry, Louth, Galway and Waterford
Plan to provide 14,000 State-owned beds for asylum seekers, with purchase of Citywest a step towards goal
Legislation and regulation are lagging behind for parents not currently recognised on birth certificates
More than 30 players from West Bank club are scheduled to arrive in July to play against teams across country
Plans stalled amid concerns that proposed inquiries could take six years to start
Research and medical services set back due to delay by Department of Justice in processing visas
Ireland fell behind on commitments made in 2020-2023 to bring in 2,900 refugees
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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