Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
Jim O'Callaghan
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Found dead in the Phoenix Park in 2023. Despite IDs on him, he wasn’t identified for a year
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Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
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High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
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Meanwhile, Jim O’Callaghan continues to lean into the immigration debate
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Centre ground continues to shift rightward on migration policy
Fourteen cases taken against State over age verification of international protection applicants
Tusla confirms it ‘does not conduct age assessment in the strict statutory sense’ on people presenting as unaccompanied minors
Hundreds rally in Dublin to demand amnesty for 1,500 asylum seekers
Abolish Direct Provision Ireland group believes EU migration pact will worsen experience of applicants
European court stance limits Ireland’s ability to deport criminals, O’Callaghan says
Ireland shares concerns over challenges posed by convention on human rights in relation to migration and deporting criminals, Minister tells meeting
The Irish Times view on the drone incursion: another gap in Ireland’s defences
The Government has much to do ahead of Ireland taking on the EU presidency next July
Navy officers couldn’t open fire when drones passed within 500m of ship during Zelenskiy visit
Naval officers on LÉ William Butler Yeats felt rules of engagement in place meant they could not open fire
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Victims of Co Offaly blaze named as Tadhg Farrell (4) and his great-aunt Mary Holt (60)
Rogue drones during Zelenskiy visit part of ‘co-ordinated threat’ to Europe, says Minister
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says drones off Dublin Bay were not controlled by ‘back garden enthusiast’
Deportation flight carried more than triple number of gardaí as failed asylum seekers
Deportation operation to Pakistan cost €474,000 and involved 24 failed asylum seekers
Criminal Legal Aid scheme spend to increase by a third to €120m this year
Leading Dublin solicitor says increase ‘not some kind of bonanza for criminal lawyers’
Security for former Garda commissioner’s Phoenix Park rental home cost €212,000
Drew Harris waived ‘considerable financial gain’ on pension options and paid benefit-in-kind on acccommodation
Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic
The Windsor Framework is so badly designed the whole of Europe could tighten its immigration laws and Northern Ireland might still be blocked from doing likewise
Families appeal for new information on cases as part of National Missing Persons Day
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Rank and file gardaí ‘delighted’ with introduction of Tasers
Irish Council for Civil Liberties expresses concerns and says move will change force’s relationship with public
Data Protection Commission sought €10m budget increase to beef up staff numbers
Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech
Prison system ‘at breaking point’ with urgent action needed to tackle overcrowding
Penal reform group calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to publish prison inspection reports
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland has two economies, one bourgeois, one proletarian. Both are broken
The bourgeoisification of the Irish workforce is a remarkable phenomenon
Filibustering or scrutinising? Slow passage of the defamation Bill through the Oireachtas
Legislation seeks to end to lawsuits designed to stymie comment and coverage on particular individuals or organisations
These three Ministers are doing something welcome – making enemies
Patrick O’Donovan, Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill have shown they are not afraid of rattling cages
Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?
Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down
Government to examine reducing number of visas granted to English language school students
Private concerns among some in Cabinet that visas may be used as ‘backdoor’ to employment documents
Dublin City Council will not remove Tricolours erected by anti-immigration groups
Erection of flags echoes similar campaign by far-right in UK that critics say is designed to intimidate immigrants
Flag wars: The battles in local communities across Ireland over Tricolours
Anti-immigration campaigners and antiracism activists are flying or removing flags across the country and arguing about what it all means
Gardaí should be able to arrest people suspected of breaching bail conditions, report finds
Examination of existing laws carried out in memory of Shane O’Farrell, who was killed in 2011
Sixty-seven human trafficking victims identified by gardaí in 2024
Figure is a 25% increase on 2023 and brings to 633 the number of individuals formally identified since 2013
How many people moved to Ireland last year and how many were asylum seekers?
There has been a natural increase but population growth is turbo-charged by immigration
Refugees who remain in State accommodation will not pay new fees
New barriers to citizenship form part of Government tightening of immigration system
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers?
The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive
New migration curbs aim to cut Ireland’s population growth rate, says Jim O’Callaghan
Irish rate is seven times the EU average and is putting pressure on services and State capacity, says Minister
Laws on use of counselling notes in rape trials will be changed, Government says
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says violence against women ‘is an epidemic in our society’
Minors using delivery app ‘loophole’ to buy alcohol, TD claims
Sinn Féin TD calls for more robust age verification methods
State must keep trying to cut numbers applying for international protection, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan to keep ‘close eye’ on consequences of UK plan to toughen its immigration policy
Plans to tighten Ireland’s migration rules due this week
Further changes likely in response to UK’s stricter new migration controls, sources say
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How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
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Overseas workers appeal for changes to income rules so children can join them in Ireland
Many on general visas, including meat packers and healthcare assistants, do not meet threshold
Minister considering ‘next steps’ over use of poor box in District Courts
Reform aims at ‘fair, equitable and transparent’ reparation scheme for minor offences
Male domestic abuse victims ‘largely unseen’ due to embarrassment, shame and fear - study
Male vulnerability can end up being dismissed or ridiculed, says Minister for Justice
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