Garda numbers fall as dozens of successful candidates choose not to take up their places
Dozens of successful candidates in each intake have not taken up their places over the past two years
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Sharp increase in ‘doorstep’ passport checks on flights arriving in Dublin
Operations were put in place last year after it emerged 40 per cent of people seeking asylum in Ireland had either lost or destroyed their travel documents before arriving at immigration control
Prisoners denied ability to apply for parole due to delay in drafting regulations
Parole Board says it does not know when regulations will be introduced
Ireland almost unique in granting prisoners early release, Government review finds
Prisoners in Ireland are entitled to 25 per cent off their sentences, regardless of behaviour
Deadline for senior Garda role extended after few suitable candidates apply amid pension tax impasse
Senior gardaí reluctant to apply owing to tax implications
We owe it to the victims of sexual crime to improve how courts deal with their cases
Trials of sexual offences can take many years to reach a conclusion, potentially re-traumatising victims
Minister of State has faced ‘endless’ lobbying over upcoming gambling legislation
Long-awaited Bill should become law by mid-October, says Fianna Fáil politician James Browne
McEntee rejects call for inquiry into murder of ex-Sinn Féin official and British agent
Denis Donaldson was shot dead by the Real IRA at an isolated cottage near Glenties, Co Donegal, in April 2006
The key question remains how many people are complying with deportation orders
Enforcing orders is complex, and it is hard to establish how many failed asylum seekers have actually left
Deportation orders rise sharply to more than 1,000 in past six months
State moving towards chartering of planes for those refused asylum as policies on immigration tighten
Department of Justice says no talks on Garda Commissioner contract extension have taken place
Drew Harris to remain in role until next summer but would face an application process for a second extension due to his age
Planned abolition of juries in defamation law reform ‘undemocratic’, says retired judge
Claims in support of abolition of jury cases involve ‘factual and legal dishonesty’ says judge who presided over defamation cases
Judges could recommend minimum sentences of 30 years or more for worst crimes under proposals
Parole Board will retain ultimate responsibility for deciding release date despite proposed reforms
High Court strikes out man’s claim of unreasonable delay in dealing with his citizenship request
Man had not provided properly completed Garda vetting form to allow Minister to make decision, judge said
McEntee vows to reform taxi licensing system in wake of Shorten rape sentencing
Minister for Justice promises to reform system ‘as soon as possible’ following jailing of Dublin man for 17 years for rape of two women in his taxi
The Irish Times view on the Defamation Bill: a long overdue reform
The Bill goes some considerable way towards addressing unacceptable restrictions on journalistic inquiry
Shorten sentencing raises concerns about safety of women in taxis
Eighteen people reported being the victim of rape or sexual assault in a taxi in the last two years
Criminal barristers strike: Legal aid earnings range from €27 a day to €773,000 a year
Industrial action will take place on Tuesday, on July 15th and on July 24th
South Africa and Botswana citizens will no longer be allowed visa-free travel to Ireland
Papers to be required for citizens of both countries as additional measure to address the sharp rise in international protection applicants in 2024
Operation of privacy rule in family law cases to be examined by new independent study
Parents with direct experience of family courts asked to take part in anonymous online survey
Remains of Harry Gleeson, wrongly executed for murder 83 years ago, to return home to Tipperary
Gleeson was jailed for murder of Mary ‘Moll’ McCarthy in 1940 but pardoned by State in 2015
Facial recognition: We’re tilting alarmingly towards normalising sneakier mass surveillance
We have yet to be given clear reasons why we need facial recognition technology even though a Bill relating to it is meandering through our political process
More than 40 Garda members convicted or given probation over last decade
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee sayas ‘vast majority’ of the 14,000 members of An Garda Síochána ‘uphold the values of the organisation and serve the State with integrity each and every day’
Domestic violence and child abuse concerns ‘discounted’ in custody disputes, report says
Department of Justice report compilers told ‘assessors do not have adequate training or accreditation to properly assess family violence’
How sentencing works: judges consider law, gravity of offence and circumstances of offender
Suspended sentences can be given to incentivise rehabilitation or to discourage further criminal activity
Garda challenges extension of probation period into seventh year
Woman has been subject of disciplinary investigation related to an incident in 2019
Barristers set to strike again over three days in July
Move is an escalation from a strike on October 3rd when almost no criminal business happened in the Criminal Courts of Justice
Number of migrants seeking help to return home rises by 60%
New figures show 91 people had been assisted to leave Ireland by the end of May
Call for Gsoc and Minister for Justice to ‘urgently’ address journalists’ phones being accessed
Irish Council for Civil Liberties says accessing by Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to identify sources raises serious concerns
Government seeks tenders for charter flights to carry out deportations
Time to increase capacity to remove people from State, Helen McEntee says
Legal issues around protests outside politicians’ homes is ‘complex’, says Department of Justice
Comments come after latest protest by an anti-migrant and anti-Covid vaccine group at home of Taoiseach Simon Harris
Irish plan for implementing EU migration pact, including new accommodation centres, expected by November
Accelerated processing times and designated accommodation centres form part of changes in controversial EU deal
Covid-19 had devastating impact on wait times for sexual offence prosecutions, judges say
New report identifies various factors contributing to long wait lists, including a ‘culture of last minute-ism’ by overstretched lawyers
‘Becoming a citizen means everything’: Ceremonies held in Killarney for almost 5,000 people
Just under 5,000 people have attended six ceremonies over the past two days
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