David Pierpoint

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Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ’Society is marked by a serious lack of unity’. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Archbishop urges lawyers to promote social and economic rights

The Catholic Archbishop of Dublin has urged judges and lawyers, in a society “marked by a serious lack of unity”, to “look more closely at the meaning(...)

Memorial to be unveiled to two gardaí shot dead by bank robbers in 1980

A memorial will be unveiled on Friday afternoon by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan near Loughglynn Co Roscommon to two gardaí shot dead in a sho(...)

Members of An Garda Síochána who were killed in the line of duty are remembered at Dublin Castle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Adrian Donohoe case breakthrough praised at memorial service

The celebrants of this year’s Garda memorial day service have expressed gratitude to US border control police for the arrest of the chief suspect in t(...)

Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan, and Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald , at the Annual Garda Memorial Day for members of An Garda Síochána killed in the line of duty, at Dublin Castle. Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times
New armed unit will be ‘carefully deployed’, memorial event told

The Garda Síochána’s planned new armed Regional Support Unit will be “very carefully and very selectively deployed”, Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sulli(...)

The sit out took place at St Ann’s Church on Dawson Street in the days running up to Christmas. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons
Record donations to Dublin ‘Black Santa’ appeal

The 2015 Black Santa Sit Out at St Ann’s Church on Dublin’s Dawson Street was the most successful ever yielding a record €41,400 for charity, the larg(...)

Caution urged in addressing changes to blasphemy laws

A leading Church of Ireland cleric has urged legislators to “use caution” when preparing changes to the Constitution dealing with blasphemy as an offe(...)