Brian Purcell

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(...)

The Department of Justice has been criticised for appointing a new secretary-general without following due process. Minister for Justice Charlie Fla(...)

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(...)

Former Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan disclosed confidential legal advice she had received to the then minister for justice and suggested she pu(...)

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(...)

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 (...)

The latest convulsions caused by the ongoing McCabe affair may further damage the Department of Justice, according to former minister for justice Derm(...)

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(...)

The Government has to fill another senior vacancy in the justice sector after the secretary general of the Department of Justice announced his retirem(...)

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(...)