Immigration Asylum seekers from unsafe countries to be put into fast-tracked system under new plansHelen McEntee is to bring a memo to cabinet ensuring that international protection applicants from certain countries are put into ‘accelerated process’
Policy New border centres to hold migrants near airportsThe new centres are part of the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact and will fundamentally change the nature of Ireland’s asylum system
Media James Browne TD: Abolishing juries in defamation cases will reduce risk of disproportionate awardsAs minister, I am deeply concerned about the chilling effect that powerful individuals and companies can have on freedom of expression
Housing Darragh O’Brien calls for new measures to tackle ‘menace’ of anti-social behaviour in social housing estatesMinister for Housing calls for overhaul of existing rules and laws
Politics Helen McEntee is weakened after Dublin riots but will likely survive confidence vote Several Government TDs don’t rate minister but won’t risk triggering a Christmas election by voting against her
Politics Leo Varadkar: Prospect of Sinn Féin justice minister ‘repugnant’Taoiseach accused Sinn Féin of lying to either Irish public or multinational firms in its economic policy
EU Ireland to be liable for more asylum seekers than most other EU countries under new pact Radical reforms will see ‘fair share’ approach to migration based on population size and GDP
Opinion Elaine Byrne: Coroner’s Service needs reform to provide dignity to loved onesA US hearing has shone a new light on the shortcomings of Ireland’s Coroner’s Service, which has been in need of review for over 20 years
budget 2024 ‘Money no barrier’ to achieving garda recruitment targets, says Helen McEntee Justice minister was speaking after Tuesday’s budget allocated €109 million additional funds to her department
Security Irish firms risk being locked out of €150m funding due to lack of security clearance systemIreland has no national intelligence agency, so companies cannot be screened and may miss out on sensitive contracts under EU tendering rules
Business Post's View Editorial: Thuggish city centre attacks demand radical action – and more policeOur capital must not be allowed to become a playground for the lawless, threatening unprovoked violence on tourists and residents alike
Legal Former Dublin Lord Mayor and Labour politician among five High Court judge nomineesNominations form part of long-awaited plans to add more judges to the justice system
Legal Assisted dying laws would need ‘significant’ safeguards - Department of JusticeIt is currently an offence for a person to aid, abet, counsel or procure the suicide of another person, with a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment
Legal Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch fails in bid to recoup costs from Regency murder trialMs Justice Tara Burns said the court was satisfied that an unfairness did not arise for Hutch in the decision to refuse costs
Politics Government can ‘collectively do more’ to tackle refugee accommodation crisis, O’Gorman says Department of Integration hopes to introduce 350 new beds in the coming weeks
Politics Junior justice minister says Leo Varadkar is wrong on garda resources for anti-immigration protestsJames Browne dismissed a suggestion by the Taoiseach that there are not enough resources to police protests which have turned violent
Politics Dublin mortuary delays leave families waiting weeks for release of loved ones’ remainsIrish Association of Funeral Directors has told the government of its ‘very serious concern’ at the operation of Dublin city mortuary in Whitehall – a facility flagged as unfit for purpose in a government report last year
Politics ‘Golden visa’ programme for foreign investors scrapped Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme has come in for increasing scrutiny and criticism in recent months
Politics 'Golden visas' for foreign investors could be suspended after Monaghan hotel shutsOfficials are worried about a surge in the number of Chinese applicants to the initiative
Energy Government department seeks data centre space no more than ‘an hour’s drive from Dublin 2’ There has been a moratorium on the development of new data centres in the greater Dublin area since last year