Five children were among a group of 35 people deported to Nigeria on a chartered flight from Dublin Airport on Wednesday. The Garda National Immigration Bureau carried out the operation, which involved 21 men, nine women and five children. The children involved were deported as part of family groups. An Garda Síochána said in a … Read more
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has apologised in the Dáil to the family of the law graduate killed in a hit-and-run incident while cycling near his Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan home, by a repeat offender out on bail. Mr O’Callaghan has appointed a senior counsel to review the bail laws in memory of 23-year-old Shane O’Farrell … Read more
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan will ask the Government to draft, as a matter of priority, laws which he argues would address “highly exploitative behaviour”. The move will come as part of a new Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, which aims to respond to “a range of pressing challenges for the criminal … Read more
The Garda National Immigration Bureau carried out an operation on Wednesday, April 30, removing individuals from the State. The operation resulted in the removal of 39 individuals from Ireland, including 30 males, 4 females and 5 children, with all children being part of family groups. They were all removed on a chartered flight which left … Read more
Ministers target ‘significant’ rise in the number of deportation flights The European Commission. Stock photo: Getty The European Commission plans to add seven “safe countries” for migrant returns, designating Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Kosovo, Morocco and Tunisia as countries EU member states can return asylum-seekers to. Ireland has already designated Kosovo, Morocco and Egypt as … Read more
Stephen Geraghty, father of Finglas stab victim on how his son is settling into new school The family of a boy who was stabbed at a Dublin school have moved out of their home in Finglas as it overlooks the school where he suffered the knife attack. Mason Geraghty (11) was stabbed by a classmate … Read more
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has agreed to a contract extension that will see him remain at the helm of the Garda force for at least an additional three months. The Irish Times has learned the contract extension was proposed by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan and approved at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Mr Harris … Read more
Archyde Road Safety Advocacy Fueled by Personal Tragedy: Lessons for the U.S. published March 30, 2025 In a poignant address at a road safety event in Galway, Ireland, on Friday, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar recounted a personal tragedy that deeply influenced his commitment too road safety legislation. The event, organized by the road … Read more
There are too many people seeking International Protection in Ireland who are not entitled to it, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has said. He said there were 14,000 applications processed last year, with more than 65 per cent of these rejected in the first instance. He said some 18,500 people came to Ireland last year … Read more
The man killed in the weekend stabbing in Dublin city has been named as Quam Babatunde (34), an asylum seeker from Nigeria. Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan said the man who died after being stabbed on South Anne Street early on Saturday morning was in the International Protection system. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s This Week … Read more