Irish Council for Civil Liberties
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Civil liberties group concerned at how Covid-19 laws being drawn up
- Irish News
- August 29, 2020, 15:40
Proposals for criminal penalties for people organising house parties, quickly rejected by Cabinet on Friday, raised “concerns” over how Government dec(...)

Politicians and civil liberties groups criticise Garda over eviction
- Social Affairs
- September 12, 2018
Politicians and civil liberties groups have criticised An Garda Síochána after a group of balaclava-wearing men evicted housing activists from a prope(...)

Regina Doherty says public services card now mandatory for welfare
- Social Affairs
- August 25, 2017, 08:33
An advocacy group for older people has expressed concern at comments by Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty that a public services card is n(...)

Government urged to make constitutional, legal change on abortion
- Social Affairs
- June 9, 2016, 17:07
The Government must urgently commit to “substantial legislative and constitutional change” in response to a UN finding that the State should amend the(...)

‘Restrictive’ abortion laws to be questioned by UN members
- Social Affairs
- May 3, 2016, 16:08
The Government will face questions from other UN member states in Geneva next week on its plans to deal with the State’s “restrictive” abortion regime(...)

DNA database: gardaí to take bodily samples from suspects
- Crime & Law
- November 13, 2015, 17:05
Gardaí will be permitted to take bodily samples such as hair and saliva from crime suspects from later this month for a new DNA database. Minister fo(...)

‘Abortion rights an election issue’, says Clare Daly
- Social Affairs
- September 12, 2015, 18:38
Abortion rights is an election issue try as the Government might to avoid it, socialist TD Clare Daly has said. Ms Daly was reacting to comments made(...)

Recording phone calls could have implications for data protection
- Crime & Law
- March 26, 2014, 01:01
Taping and recording of phone calls in Garda stations could have serious implications for data protection and(...)