# Helen McEntee
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Last week
5th May 2024 - 11th May 2024
This month
May 2024
Immigration
UK says Tánaiste 'confirmed' no gardaí will be sent to border for migration checks
Tánaiste Micheál Martin had a ‘constructive phone call’ with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris last night.
2 May
12.7k
Migration
Sunak says UK Govt seeking 'urgent clarification' that no Garda checkpoints will be along NI border
1 May
24.0k
Asylum Seekers
McEntee says commentary in Dáil is 'feeding blatant racism' as she defends Migration Pact
1 May
17.4k
Last month
April 2024
Legislation
Cabinet approves emergency legislation to enable return of asylum seekers to UK
30 Apr
46.7k
redeployed
Gardaí ‘released from desk jobs’ to work on immigration enforcement won't 'police the border'
Updated
30 Apr
25.2k
in the news
'We owe Ireland nothing!': UK media lapping up Ireland's migration troubles
30 Apr
34.5k
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claims
Tánaiste says McEntee’s 80% claim on asylum seekers crossing border ‘not statistical’
Updated
29 Apr
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diplomatic spat
Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK
The row has overshadowed the British Irish Inter-Governmental Conference taking place in London today
Taoiseach Simon Harris has promised to pass emergency legislation to return asylum seekers who came via NI back to the UK.
A meeting between Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her UK counterpart was cancelled amid the row.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that "a reciprocal agreement" would be required to send people back to the UK.
Updated
29 Apr
66.2k
Rwanda Plan
Harris does not intend to provide 'loophole' for UK's migration challenges after Sunak comments
Updated
28 Apr
46.5k
Deterrent strategy
Sunak says migrants crossing from Northern Ireland into Republic shows Rwanda plan is working
27 Apr
43.2k
Newtownmountkennedy
Taoiseach and Justice Minister condemn attacks on gardaí at public order incident in Wicklow
Updated
26 Apr
14.4k
Migration
‘Too early’ to judge if Rwanda plan is causing influx of cross-border migration, says UK Government
26 Apr
9.3k
Justice Minister
McEntee says over 80% of people seeking asylum entered the country through the northern border
24 Apr
12.1k
'Unlikely' law allowing nightclubs open later will be ready by summer, says Taoiseach
18 Apr
10.7k
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No Justice GRA
Justice Minister 'not in a position' to attend garda group annual conference next week
17 Apr
21.2k
Knife Crime
Government to increase sentences for crimes involving knives
Updated
14 hrs ago
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Freedom of Speech
McEntee defends hate speech bill saying opinions are not going to be criminalised
11 Apr
18.1k
108
Galway
State reviewing eight countries to be added to the 'safe countries' list says Justice Minister
6 Apr
43.3k
March
March 2024
Cabinet
Simon Harris says processing asylum applications in third country is 'worth considering'
Updated
27 Mar
60.0k
Division in the camp
McEntee has 'taken concerns on board' and hopes to publish amendments to Hate Speech Bill soon
26 Mar
12.2k
garda discipline
McEntee says disciplinary process for garda suspended over bicycle took 'longer than anybody would like'
Updated
21 Mar
26.5k
michael murray
Man found guilty of making bomb threat from prison against Justice Minister Helen McEntee
8 Mar
10.9k
pubs and clubs
Taoiseach unsure if laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later will be ready in time for summer
8 Mar
12.4k
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February
February 2024
further delay
Review into sex work law to be published later this year, four years after initial deadline
27 Feb
6.8k
cuan
New sexual violence agency opens today with plans to double refuge spaces across the country
23 Feb
9.6k
23
Cabinet
Garda reserve rules to be updated ahead of campaign launch to recruit 1,000 new hires
20 Feb
11.1k
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Migration
'Campaign of arson' on properties linked to asylum seekers is 'unprecedented', says Tánaiste
12 Feb
5.2k
Immigration
Helen McEntee: New measures to speed up asylum applications designed to stop misuse of system
11 Feb
22.1k
Garda presenters
Govt dismisses recommendation to alter Garda role for prosecuting court cases
6 Feb
17.3k
Measles
Donnelly to tell Cabinet probability of introduction and spread of measles in Ireland is high
There have been increasing numbers of measles cases notified in Europe since the beginning of 2023.
MMR vaccine uptake in Ireland is currently below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended target uptake.
The HSE is exploring developing a proposal for an MMR catch-up programme in Leaving Cert pupils.
It may also expand to college students.
Hayley Halpin
6 Feb
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Department of Justice
Still no sign of review into sex work law - over three years after it was due to be published
1 Feb
8.3k
January
January 2024
FACTCHECK
FactFind: What is a ‘safe country of origin’ and how many asylum seekers come from one?
31 Jan
13.3k
Immigration
McEntee: Border controls 'crackdown' as Government to consider adding to safe country list
28 Jan
38.1k
Criminal Assets
Proceeds of crime law to be strengthened to keep assets out of the reach of criminals
8 hrs ago
14.5k
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Immigration
McEntee says decision not to place male asylum seekers in Mayo and Carlow wasn't due to protests
11 Jan
19.2k