Brian Purcell
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State’s €50m prison site lies idle 15 years on from collapse of plan
- Crime & Law
- January 14, 2019, 01:22
Almost a decade and a half after the State bought the vast Thornton Hall site in north Co Dublin, it lies idle. But with the housing and homelessness(...)

Justice department criticised over appointment of new secretary-general
- Irish News
- July 11, 2018, 14:51
The Department of Justice has been criticised for appointing a new secretary-general without following due process. Minister for Justice Charlie Fla(...)

FF TD John McGuinness to give evidence at Charleton Tribunal
- Crime & Law
- April 9, 2018, 01:00
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness is expected to give evidence on Monday at the Charleton Tribunal that he was told by the then Garda Commissioner Martin(...)

O’Sullivan suggested Fitzgerald disclose legal advice in Dáil
- Crime & Law
- January 13, 2018, 01:00
Former Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan disclosed confidential legal advice she had received to the then minister for justice and suggested she pu(...)

Fintan O’Toole: The only thanks for whistleblowers is abuse
- Opinion
- December 5, 2017, 05:00
The only thanks you’ll get is abuse. It’s the warning that rings in the heads of troublesome people. It is a highly effective adage for those in power(...)

The job nobody wants: secretary-general of the Department of Justice
- Irish News
- November 30, 2017, 01:00
In ordinary times, the job of secretary-general of one of the largest and most powerful departments in the State should be one of the most attractive (...)

Department of Justice may sustain further damage, ex-minister says
- Crime & Law
- November 29, 2017, 21:26
The latest convulsions caused by the ongoing McCabe affair may further damage the Department of Justice, according to former minister for justice Derm(...)

The McCabe affair: Six senior office holders now gone
- Politics
- November 28, 2017, 21:45
The resignations and retirements so far: Alan Shatter: The former TD resigned as minister for justice in May 2014 after the publication of a report(...)

Department of Justice secretary general to step down
- Irish News
- November 14, 2017, 21:06
The Government has to fill another senior vacancy in the justice sector after the secretary general of the Department of Justice announced his retirem(...)

Department of Justice secretary general Noel Waters to retire
- Politics
- November 14, 2017, 15:30
The secretary general of the Department of Justice, Noel Waters, is to retire from his position , it has been announced Mr Waters took over as the mo(...)