Jim O'Callaghan

Gardaí question four arrested in connection with the seizure of more than €30m worth of cocaine

Gardaí question four arrested in connection with the seizure of more than €30m worth of cocaine

Police ombudsman investigating circumstances of Evan Fitzgerald’s death

Wicklow man (22) took his own life after discharging a firearm in Carlow shopping centre

Dáil is expected to pass Bill reforming defamation law this week

Sinn Féin’s moves to retain juries in defamation cases were rejected by the Government previously

Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists

Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert

Record domestic violence calls to Free Legal Advice Centres

Overwhelming demand points to ‘civil legal aid crisis’, says Flac chief executive

Justice plan to overhaul local community safety partnerships to replace joint policing committees

New partnerships a step towards a more collaborative, responsive and locally driven approach, Minister says

Isme says 17% rise in personal injury payout is ‘capitulation to vested interests’

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is due to bring proposal to Cabinet next week to legislate for higher payouts

Britain’s ambassador takes Darragh O’Brien’s name gaffe like a diplomat at summer garden party

‘We’ve so fallen in love with the city, country and people,’ says Paul Johnston, announcing he is to stay in Dublin

Minister denies Sinn Féin’s claim anti-terrorism Bill contains a ‘Kneecap’ clause

Jim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in Ireland

Will the EU sanction Israel?

Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement

Minister concerned 44% of women are dissatisfied with initial Garda response to abuse

Jim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issue

Minister to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to raise personal injury awards by almost 17%

Planned blanket hike of 16.7% has been met with resistance from insurers and business lobby groups

New sheriff Jim O’Callaghan took Leaders’ Questions. Expectations were modest…

Some people might have been thinking Jim O’Callaghan was chosen to answer questions precisely because of the topic

Shocking domestic violence data adds further urgency to new strategy

Elsewhere, Donald Trump’s latest foe proves to be the Pentagon’s intelligence arm

Highest number of domestic violence disclosures in 50 years is ‘just tip of iceberg’, says Women’s Aid

Men ‘need to lead as allies’ in tacking male violence as almost 47,000 women reported abuse of women and children last year

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

If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras

Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire

TD first to tell Justice Minister gardaí supplied guns to Carlow gunman

Alan Kelly questions why Garda Commissioner did not tell Jim O’Callaghan about ‘major issue’

Bereaved families ‘hopeful’ that domestic homicide reviews will be introduced

Plans stalled amid concerns that proposed inquiries could take six years to start

State to purchase Citywest hotel for €148m and use it as asylum seeker accommodation

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says decision represents value with sum to be clawed back over a period of four years due to savings

Capacity at Oberstown Child Detention Campus to be slightly extended

Lack of space at State’s main youth detention centre for teenagers accused of being armed with machine gun during burglary

Ireland to back proposal to extend EU protection for Ukrainian refugees into 2027

Cabinet separately approves plans to strengthen counterterrorism laws

Government to raise concerns with EU about proposed retaliatory tariffs on aviation, medtech and agrifood

Simon Harris says EU’s countermeasures should not disproportionately affect individual Member States

Garda not planning to invest in full-time cadaver dog, despite Minister’s preference

Specialist animal required on just three occasions during his near seven-year term, says Commissioner Drew Harris

Families deported to Nigeria could have left voluntarily, says Minister

Jim O’Callaghan defends handling of deportation of 35 people, saying applicants from Nigeria are not guaranteed protection status

Five children among 35 people deported to Nigeria on chartered flight

Garda Síochána carried out operation removing people from State on Wednesday

Seven international protection accommodation contracts terminated in first four months of 2025

Minister for Justice says contracts with commercial providers ended due to non-compliance with rules including planning and fire safety

Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had bail conditions relaxed prior to trial date

He had complied closely with bail obligations, so some restrictions were eased after initial charge

Garda Commissioner role: Long-serving senior members not in running due to pension tax concerns

Applications now closed, with sources saying deputy commissioners Justin Kelly and Shawna Coxon have sought to succeed Drew Harris

‘He is 13 and he’s huge. He will be the next Wayne Dundon’: Limerick on edge as a new generation takes over gangland

A new wave of violence is plaguing the Hyde Road area 20 years after the city was rocked by a bloody gangland feud

BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry Adams

Former Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’

Insurers and businesses call for injury guidelines reform as 17% rise planned

Judicial Council put forward proposal

Special Criminal Court and Offences Against the State Act set to be repealed

Replacement of legislation will not mean an end to non-jury courts

The Irish Times view on bail reform: a careful balance required

. Critics argue the system sometimes prioritises the presumption of innocence over public safety

A mother who refused to take no for an answer - for 13 years, 9 months and 20 days

Nearly 14 years after Shane O’Farrell’s needless death, the Minister of Justice presents a public apology

Dáil hears claim that driver who killed Shane O’Farrell was a Garda ‘informer’

Government to establish scholarship in memory of cyclist killed in hit-and-run by repeat offender

Removal of brothel-keeping law could ‘expand market’ for sex, O’Callaghan says

Opponents say law endangers women working together for safety, but Minister for Justice believes fears are ‘unfounded’

Ministers accused of giving ‘half the picture’ on refugees as more than 40% get positive decisions

Jim O’Callaghan cited 80 per cent refusal rate on ‘first instance’ decisions

Dáil apology to be made to family of 2011 hit-and-run victim Shane O’Farrell

Minister for Justice to address Dáil on Thursday about case of Co Monaghan man (23) killed by motorist who should have been in jail at the time

Drew Harris ‘deeply concerned’ over ‘erroneous’ Garda strip-search claims made in Dáil

Garda chief says women protesters arrested were treated ‘with respect at all times’ in letter to Ceann Comhairle

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