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Tipperary TD to present rural crime petition signed by 400 at public meeting to Justice Minister

A TD plans to hand over a petition signed by 400 people concerned and fearful about criminal activity in communities in Clonmel’s rural hinterland to the Minister for Justice in the Dáil Chamber this week. Independent Deputy Mattie McGrath showed ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:00

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Councillors urge Justice Minister and Garda chief to increase number of gardaí in Carrick-on-Suir

Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District’s councillors are sending a letter to the Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner appealing for extra gardaí for Carrick-on-Suir due to a dramatic reduction in the number of officers stationed in the town ...

30 Nov 2023 at 16:00

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Justice Minister says tougher sentencing and "zero tolerance" criminal offences to take effect today

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has today announced that a range of new criminal offences, as well as tougher sentences for existing offences, come into effect from today, November 1 2023. The offences include measures targeting violent ...

01 Nov 2023 at 15:47

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Justice Minister extends condolences to family of Tipperary judge who has died

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, has paid tribute to the late Judge Elizabeth MacGrath, the District Judge in Tipperary, who sadly passed away on Wednesday. The Minister said:“It is with great sadness I learned of the untimely death ...

05 Jul 2024 at 09:14

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Minister for Justice set to remove elements of controversial hate crime bill

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that elements of the hate crime bill will be amended, specifically the elements of the bill that were due to introduce new hate speech laws. She made a speak in Athlone saying "The ...

21 Sept 2024 at 12:54

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Helen McEntee: New Bill will make it easier to secure hate crime convictions

A new Bill will make it easier to secure convictions for hate speech and hate crimes, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said. Currently hate speech is covered by the 1989 prohibition of incitement to hatred act. The new ...

13 Jul 2022 at 13:37

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Government to consider tougher punishment for knife crime as scale of confiscations skyrockets

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will bring a memo to Cabinet in relation to tougher sentences on knife crime. RTÉ have reported that under the planned amendments, the maximum sentence for serious knife offences would ...

16 Apr 2024 at 08:58

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REVEALED: Gardaí to be deployed to Border areas as Cabinet approves transfer of asylum seekers to UK

The Cabinet approved emergency legislation on Tuesday to facilitate transfer to the United Kingdom of asylum seekers who have arrived through Northern Ireland. Under the Dublin Regulation, when a migrant applies for ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:39

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Gardaí to begin wearing body cameras today ahead of national rollout

Body worn cameras for frontline gardaí will be rolled out in Dublin from today as part of a trial for the technology. The cameras will be worn by a total of 700 gardaí during the proof of concept (PoC) project. ...

31 May 2024 at 10:00

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Ministers considering emergency law to send asylum seekers back to UK

The Minister for Justice will bring proposals to Cabinet next week over the decision of some migrants to travel from the North into the Republic. Taoiseach Simon Harris has made the request, which would allow ...

28 Apr 2024 at 09:42

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Garda Commissioner 'delighted' to continue as Ireland's top cop

The government has extended the term of office of the Garda Commissioner up to June 1 2025. Commissioner Drew Harris' initial five year term of office had been due to expire on September 2 2023 but will now ...

15 Feb 2022 at 18:28

National News

Garda use of body cameras to be trialled this year as Harris introduces key legislation

Body-worn cameras for Gardaí will protect frontline officers and ensure the accurate recording of incidents nationwide. That's according to the Minister for Justice, Simon Harris, who is introducing key ...

01 Feb 2023 at 13:06

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