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Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet
Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks
Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence
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
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
Disability campaigner Cara Darmody begins third 50-hour protest over ‘disgraceful’ delays
Latest figures show 21,782 children waiting beyond the six-month statutory deadline for Assessment of Need
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’
Department of Justice accused Government of ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget
Department of Justice said Government was ‘knowingly under-resourcing’ EU presidency budget, internal emails show
As public opinion toughens on migration, politicians have shifted to the right
New system for assessing the claims of people who arrive here to claim asylum is doing what was intended - turning down most of those who apply
‘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
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
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
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
‘We’re only half doing nightlife in Ireland’: campaigners call for reforms to move forward
Many await longer opening hours and other reforms, but concerns surround growth in alcohol availability
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
Children’s group ‘deeply concerned’ over company selected to represent unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
Galway-based Allpro Services states it works in security, cleaning, pest control, sanitary services and landscaping
Staff at English language school in Limerick told process under way to restart classes
Student Campus staff to be offered their jobs back and contracts with students will be honoured
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors
Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned
Garda may seek legislative change to address backlog of more than 60,000 fraud offences
Ongoing operation has resulted in 782 arrests in Ireland
Young asylum seekers may face medical tests to determine age ‘as a last resort’ in disputes
Move criticised as ‘unreliable, unnecessary, and possibly invasive’ by Children’s Rights Alliance
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments
More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens
Brazilian man subjected to ‘mistaken identity’ deportation order gains Irish citizenship
‘We love the land, we love the people’, says software engineer who lives in Wexford with family
Warning of reputational risk if Government departments don’t pull weight during EU presidency
French authorities ‘open’ to sending police officers to assist gardaí in security arrangements
What next after people have to leave State-funded accommodation centres for refugees?
Hundreds of people in State-funded accommodation for asylum seekers have been told they must find their own homes from early July - what will happen to them?
How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?
Irish Ministers and diplomats will chair EU-level discussions and broker compromises between the other 26 countries from July 1st until the end of this year
Sinn Féin’s US fundraising and lobbying arm sent €41,000 to party in Belfast
Latest filing by Friends of Sinn Féin shows it raised almost €100,000 in the US in six months
Plan to advise charities overseas how to avoid inadvertently financing terrorists
National group to tackle sanctions evasion efforts
Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service
Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears
Councillor calls for ethnicity and nationality to be included in crime stats, saying ‘prove us wrong’
Department of Justice project under way to improve collection and strength of data
Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
More than 630 asylum seekers have voluntarily left State in 2026
Department of Justice has paid €222,500 to those who have left during 2026
‘They’re rattled’: Is this the beginning of the end for the Kinahans?
Consigliere Sean McGovern has been jailed for 24 years, Daniel Kinahan awaits extradition and his father and brother are in precarious positions
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