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Paedophile Bill Kenneally's life dominated by 'devastating and heinous' crimes, says Justice Minister
Bill Kenneally
Jim O’Callaghan said he wouldn’t be following the tradition of not speaking ill of the dead in the case of Kenneally
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Man carrying 'loaded gun and knife' arrested in Dublin after 999 call to gardai
Dublin
A man was arrested in Inchicore after gardai allegedly found him in possession of a loaded firearm and a knife.
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Calls to Dublin Rape Crisis Centre reached highest level on record in 2025
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
The organisation said last year was its busiest in 47 years.
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Garda fury: Innocent officers left in 'six-year hell' as rank-and-file demand urgent overhaul of suspension policy
Garda Representative Association
Hundreds of gardai are set to descend on the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport, Co Mayo today for the annual conference of the Garda Representative Association (GRA).
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Justice Minister accused of 'dodging responsibility' for refusing to answer questions on number of serious offenders released early from prison
Justice Department
In a parliamentary question, Minister O’Callaghan was asked to confirm every instance since January 2024 where a serious offender was granted bail or released early due to prison or detention centre overcrowding
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Sinn Féin launches proposed legislation for jurors to be paid expenses while on duty
Sinn Fein
This would include travel expenses and the cost of providing care for children or other dependents
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Government apologises to family of Shane O'Farrell and announces bail law review
Justice Department
Shane O’Farrell, 23, died while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, on August 2, 2011
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Brother of murdered Jennifer Poole’s relief as Justice Minister confirms commitment to Jennie’s Law
Justice Department
Since Jennifer's murder in 2021, her brother Jason has been campaigning for a domestic violence register
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Justice Minister wants UAE extradition deal enacted quickly - to target Kinahans and other Irish criminals there
Crime
Jim O'Callaghan wants the Dail to rubber stamp the agreement
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Julian Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom
Julian Assange
The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years on the major world stages of Washington and London, came to a surprise end in a most unusual setting with Assange, 52, entering his plea in a U.S. district court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands
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Department of Justice says deportations in Ireland were 'highly litigious'
Justice Department
Of deportations that took place up to the end of October last year, eight were to South Africa, seven each to Brazil and Georgia, and six to Pakistan
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Donald Trump's 'hidden room' at Mar-A-Lago missed by FBI during document raid
Donald Trump
Both a 'secret room' and a locked cabinet were reportedly not checked during a raid on Trump's Florida based residence for classified material back in August 2022.
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Dublin riots LIVE: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faces grilling in wake of unrest in capital
Dublin riots
The top garda is appearing before the Oireachtas Justice Committee in the aftermath of the violence and chaos that erupted on the streets of the capital
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Current number of Gardaí off work 'really worrying' says Fianna Fail TD Niamh Smyth
An Garda Siochana
Across the seven policing divisions in Dublin, there are at least 90 people out on long-term sick leave
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Ireland 'at or near bottom' of table on justice spending, says country's top judge
Justice Department
Chief Justice Frank Clarke said that Irish taxpayers pay much less for justice and courts, while litigants pay much more than in other countries
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Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan promises vulnerable children will get best support from State in future after shocking foster abuse case emerges in Tusla review
Tusla
The revelation came one the same day as Mr Flanagan was attending a Tusla launch in NUI Galway
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Over 40 sensitive data breaches involving Justice Department recorded in 2018
Justice Department
A number of incidents occurred in which passports were issued to incorrect recipients
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Holiday chaos fears rise over unmanned e-gates at Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport
The e-gates were put in place to speed up queues at passport control and avoid long waits however they are often closed
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Pat Flanagan: Double rapist allowed stalk the streets as State tries to brand honest cop a sex offender
Courts
Only in a twisted country could State agencies try to make out Sgt Maurice McCape was a child sex offender while allowing a notorious serial sex offender back on the streets
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Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger hits out at Trump's Muslim ban: 'It's crazy and makes us look stupid'
Celebrity News
The Terminator said the Trump White House was "ill-prepared to put this kind of" directive out there
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