The detailed figures provided to Deputy Farrelly show that the spend on GNPOU Vehicles including Water Cannons totalled €2.08 million in 2024.

A total of 76 Americans have sought international protection in Ireland since the start of this year, compared to 22 during the whole of 2024

Before the pandemic there were typically 3,000 to 5,000 applications for international protection in Ireland each year.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald had accused the Government of withdrawing bill relief for consumers as four energy companies prepare price hikes.

The former Dublin GAA boss, who was endorsed by the Fianna Fáil leader, secured the party nomination for President by 41 votes to 29 for Mr Kelleher

Councillor Feljin Jose said victims of racist attacks are "being let down"

Drew Harris said he never liked the term ‘outsider’ and was welcomed ‘immediately’ to An Garda Síochána.

The original bill for the web-based production was just over €41,000

A majority of recent attacks on the Indian community appear to have been carried out by young people, Jim O'Callaghan has said.

Targeted assaults on foreign nationals in Dublin and Limerick are examples of a "worrying pattern of far-right violence", according to an Irish anti-racism group

Justin Kelly will replace Drew Harris, who is to retire after seven years as Commissioner.

The three babies born to inmates across the Irish prison estate this year follow four babies born to inmates in 2024.

702 prisoners were unlawfully at large in 2024, with 126 still at large by the end of the year.

14 people who attended the Mothers Against Genocide group protest against the Israeli war in Gaza were arrested after an entrance to Leinster House in Dublin was blocked.

A total of 372 officers sustained injuries in assaults during 2024, while another 128 were injured on duty as a result of being attacked during the first six months of this year.

Micheál Martin has backed Drew Harris days after the Justice Minister did not take an opportunity to express confidence in the policing chief.

The Garda Commissioner ‘met obligations’ around informing the Justice Minister about an undercover operation prior to a shooting, a spokesman said.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said it was ‘far cheaper’ for the government to own the facility than pay to use it.

Minister Jim O’Callaghan said Ireland is currently accommodating almost 33,000 people seeking international protection

Her body was found six years after she was murdered by her husband Richard Satchwell.

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Thirty five people, including five children, were deported on a flight from Dublin to Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday night

Five children and nine women were among 35 people deported from Ireland to Nigeria on Wednesday night.

The children were all part of family groups, gardaí said.

The premises has been evacuated and the scene is preserved. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has been requested to attend.

Enda McGarrity said the Donaldson family had been ‘stonewalled’ in their quest for answers over the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson.

There were 22,700 contacts with the centre’s 24-hour helpline in 2024

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said there is a need to ensure that road-policing gardai are not exposed to ‘excessive levels of danger’.

The latest review from the Central Bank has blamed inflation and soaring repair costs for the increases.

The Justice Minister confirmed they had been sent back to Georgia after receiving, but failing to comply with, deportation orders.

The Dáil returns on Tuesday, April 29th, and there is plenty of business in a packed schedule

The Cabinet is expected to sign off on new proposals on Tuesday which will reform the current system to improve decision times

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The Farrelly Commission report made no findings that Grace had experienced sexual or emotional abuse.

Shane Farrell was cycling home when he was struck by a car in the Carrickmacross area of Co Monaghan.

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said drafts have been exchanged between his department and the inquiry

New legislation will allow gardaí to attend routine court hearings remotely, the Justice Minister has said.

New figures provided by the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan show that 703 deportation orders have been issued so far in 2025.

An expert in criminology said the implication that gardai need new powers to search for knives is unfounded.

Jim O’Callaghan said the flight has landed and the people are ‘back safely in Georgia’.

Jim O'Callaghan said it was ‘incomprehensible’ that there was no system to publish information about people convicted of serious offences

Gary Gannon said he can understand why gardaí want more powers but said that safety mechanisms must be built into the legislation.