Jim O'Callaghan

Jim O’Callaghan v solicitors on legal aid reform – who will blink first?

In the News podcast: Lawyers reject new payment model which will reduce their earnings

Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges

Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms

Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption

Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country

The Irish Times view on bail reform: time for action

Onus on Jim O’Callaghan to move on a system nobody believes is fit for purpose

Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina

Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission

Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September

E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government

What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland

Six easy steps, plus appendix, to root out foreign intelligence assets operating in Ireland

Legal aid system did not delay Kerry football fan’s three-year case flagged by Minister

Man’s prosecution singled out as example of ‘unacceptable’ delays caused by old criminal legal aid system

Miriam Lord’s End-of-Dáil-term awards: Holly Cairns still getting under Taoiseach’s skin

Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe

Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks

Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence

E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them

Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year

What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme

At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes

‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says

Estonian minister agrees increased exports from Ireland to Russia reinforces country’s call for alumina to be included in sanctions

Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says

Ahmed Al Saqar, who gardaí believe left Ireland immediately after US woman’s killing, is currently being detained in Jordan

Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register

Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021

Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break

The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?

Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases

Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown

If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working

There is a lot of money to be made from prostitution. The legal twilight world we have created suits the purposes of unscrupulous figures

Dunderrow sexual abuse survivors secure mediation process with Government over redress

Group of 19 women in their 60s and 70s plan legal action against the State

Homelessness ‘risk’ for hundreds of refugee families sparks exchange between Ministers

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan downplayed concerns of a Cabinet colleague and said refugees were moving to Dublin because of a ‘desire to live in this region’

Five-day miscarriage leave set to be approved

Absence will also be available to women who have abortions

More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in

Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement

Violent pornography would be banned under proposed new law

High Court recently identified loophole where no offence exists for possession of extreme material

Legal aid system ‘in crisis’ and ‘may collapse’, says Flac

Charity phone line received more than 66,000 calls, but could respond to just over 14,000 queries, notes annual report for 2025

18 designer watches and gold bullion coin among items sold by Cab in 2025

Bureau provided just over €14.9m to exchequer through seizing and selling assets deemed to be proceeds of crime

Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?

Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned

‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees row

One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases

Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row

Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues

Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on

There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess

Preventive healthcare and ‘upscaling’ of free contraception part of latest Women’s Health Action Plan

Government extends scheme for remediation of homes damaged by defective concrete to parts of Meath and all of Carlow

Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims

Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children

Ireland has ‘no immediate plans’ to set up asylum seeker return hubs outside EU – Taoiseach

Netherlands, Denmark and Italy seeking Brussels approval for deportation facilities in Africa or western Balkans

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?

New fast-track claims process rejects nine out of 10 asylum seekers

Internal Department of Justice assessment says asylum overhaul ‘significantly’ accelerates decisions and saves money

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects

There was nothing ‘un-Irish’ about the violence on Parnell Square. Or the heroism

Violence was not imported into Ireland by a rampaging man on a bright November afternoon in 2023

Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment

Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres

Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say

Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

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