Wait time for asylum seekers looking for work reduced The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has welcomed a reduction in the waiting period for asylum seekers to be able to seek employment. Ireland • 28 Jan 21
Funding for up to 620 new garda recruits The Minister for Justice says an additional €200 million has been allocated to the justice sector for next year. budget 2021 • 13 Oct 20
Barr warns Trump attacks undermining justice dept US Attorney General William Barr has said that President Donald Trump's attacks on prosecutors, the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser … US • 14 Feb 20
Depts in talks over accommodation for asylum seekers The Department of Defence is in talks with the Department of Justice about the provision of asylum seeker accommodation. Ireland • 25 Nov 19
Ross confident bill will pass despite criticism Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said he is confident the Judicial Appointments Bill will be passed by the Dáil. Politics • 24 Mar 18
Conor Hunt: Questions over department's role continue Frances Fitzgerald has resigned, a Christmas election averted, but the fallout from this political crisis will continue, writes Conor Hunt. News • 28 Nov 17
Garda graduates urged to help transform the force A total of 198 new gardaí have qualified from Templemore today - the biggest single number of graduates since a moratorium on recruitment was lifted … garda • 06 Jul 17
Senior gardaí 'double jobbing' despite promotions The senior garda officer in charge of the new armed support unit for Dublin is one of a number of officers with responsibility for two … News • 14 Dec 16
O'Sullivan: Whistleblowers will be supported The Garda Commissioner has told the Oireachtas Justice Committee that An Garda Síochána is more open to internal and external dissent and the force is … News • 12 Oct 16
'Clear no' in Danish vote on EU justice rules Denmark has rejected a government proposal to deepen the EU member's participation in the bloc's justice cooperation, Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said. News • 03 Dec 15
Call for new garda system to manage sex offenders The Garda Inspectorate has said a new system needs to be introduced to manage high risk offenders, such as sex offenders, and those on bail … News • 14 Jan 15
Purcell's contract 'may allow him to keep salary' Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said that the Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Brian Purcell, has contractual rights and these may relate … News • 29 Jul 14
Committee hears garda training ground to a halt The Garda Inspectorate has told an Oireachtas Committee that training within the gardaí has ground to a halt and this would come back to haunt … News • 02 Dec 16
Fitzgerald looks to restore confidence in policing New Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald has said she intends to usher in a new era and a new culture to restore public … News • 08 May 14
No confidence motion in Shatter defeated The no confidence motion in the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has been defeated in the Dáil this evening. News • 03 Apr 14
Savings elsewhere to cover justice budget overrun Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said that savings made by other departments will be directed towards the Department of Justice to cover the €51m … News • 18 Nov 13
Shatter signals publication of fines legislation Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has told the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality that legislation on the collection of fines will be published … News • 19 Jun 13
Shatter denies cuts to garda numbers Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said there is no question that gardaí will not be properly paid this year despite a €35m cut to … News • 08 Jan 13
Call for change in life sentence release powers The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said that the situation where the Minister for Justice decides the duration of a prison sentence for those sentenced … News • 19 Sep 12
Wide-ranging corruption bill published Wide-ranging new measures to tackle corruption have been published by the Government. News • 20 Jun 12
Fines planned for minor offences in NI The introduction of fixed penalty notices will mean that up to 1,500 fewer people a year will be going to court in Northern Ireland. News • 30 May 12
Growing cannabis a 'multi-million euro industry' The cultivation of cannabis plants in so-called grow houses has become a multi-million euro industry in Ireland, according to a member of the Garda National … News • 21 May 12
1,200 prisoners to be released over three years The Prison Service is to release 1,200 prisoners over the next three years onto community service programmes as part of a Government-approved plan to manage … News • 01 May 12
Prison deaths to be independently investigated Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has announced that the death of anyone in the custody of the Irish Prison Service will be independently investigated by … News • 19 Apr 12
Minister urged to reconsider station closures The Garda Representative Association is calling on the Minister for Justice to reconsider the policy of closing garda stations. News • 17 Apr 12
