# Justice Minister
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# anne rabbitte
'Here is some s**t for you': Man refuses to apologise for incident where bag was 'thrown' at Govt TDs
It comes after Minister of State Anne Rabbitte and Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon had cow dung thrown at them during a public meeting this week.
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Jan 6th 2023, 2:55 PM
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# Justice Minister
Helen McEntee begins maternity leave with Heather Humphreys taking over justice brief
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys will take over the justice brief until 17 December.
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Nov 25th 2022, 6:16 PM
# Cherry Orchard
Government sets up group to ‘intensify’ support for Cherry Orchard
The area came under the spotlight in September after people cheered as a Garda patrol car was rammed.
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Nov 24th 2022, 5:48 PM
# Judicial misconduct
Legislation allowing for complaints about a judge's conduct comes into effect
It’s the first time in the history of the State that complaints can be made by members of the public.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 10:16 AM
# corruption threat
Justice Minister publishes plan to counter internal corruption threat within An Garda Síochána
It contains actions to address recommendations of a Garda Inspectorate’s report last year.
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Sep 16th 2022, 11:48 AM
# New powers
Rights group ‘strongly opposed’ to gardaí being granted facial-recognition technology
Civil liberties groups say it enables “mass surveillance”, the Minister for Justice disagrees.
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May 25th 2022, 11:09 AM
# Domestic Violence
Justice Minister vows to deliver more than 400 domestic violence refuge beds
Helen McEntee also offered to open refuge spaces in nine counties currently without such services.
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Feb 8th 2022, 10:43 AM
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# intimate images
Justice Minister says 'stark' findings shows one in 20 have had intimate images shared online
One in ten people under the age of 37 across the country have had intimate images of themselves been shared online.
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Dec 23rd 2021, 12:01 PM
# High Court
Group challenges minister's decision preventing it from offering courses to overseas students
A High Court challenge has been brought by Holmes Institute Ireland Ltd against a decision by the Minister for Justice.
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Sep 23rd 2021, 10:35 PM
# Women in Politics
Pregnancy, parenting and politics: 'It's not advisable to go on a campaign trail two weeks postpartum'
This week saw the government announce Justice Helen McEntee will take six months of paid maternity leave, but the conversation has already turned to bigger questions.
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Mar 14th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Bomb Threat
Gardaí investigate bomb scare at home of Justice Minister Helen McEntee
McEntee is pregnant with her first child and is due in May
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Mar 8th 2021, 4:29 PM
# new baby
Justice Minister plans to take maternity leave after having her baby
There are no legal provisions for TDs to take parental leave.
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Jan 15th 2021, 12:19 PM
# Coco's Law
Mother of young woman who took her own life after online abuse meets with Justice Minister
Jackie Fox released a statement this evening following the meeting.
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Dec 9th 2020, 9:45 PM
# revenge porn
Image-based abuse: Being in a relationship with victim 'will be aggravating factor in sentencing'
People could face up to seven years in prison if they publish intimate images without consent.
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Dec 1st 2020, 6:22 PM
# Under Pressure
Varadkar says he spoke with other leaders before telling McEntee ‘Woulfe would make a good judge’
Helen McEntee took questions today on the ongoing controversy around Seamus Woulfe’s appointment.
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Nov 26th 2020, 8:33 PM
# woulfe at the door
Justice minister agrees to appear before the Dáil to answer questions on Woulfe appointment
Micheal Martin says the Oireachtas Business Committee should meet to discuss the matter.
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Nov 25th 2020, 2:19 PM
# woulfe at the door
TDs round on Taoiseach and government over Seamus Woulfe questions 'charade'
Justice Minister Helen McEntee also defended the government’s stance.
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Nov 24th 2020, 6:28 PM
# Helen McEntee
Justice Minister agrees to take Séamus Woulfe questions as PQs, but no Dáil debate
The opposition has rejected this offer as “laughable” and “circling the wagons”.
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Nov 19th 2020, 10:03 PM
# Justice Minister
There have been 8 deaths in prison custody to date this year, and 100 deaths in 10 years
The figures to 1 October this year are down on the 15 deaths that occurred in Irish prisons last year.
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Oct 10th 2020, 7:15 AM
# Brexit
‘Very challenging situation’ for Ireland if UK breaches international law, McEntee says
The Justice Minister said there will be ‘shock and surprise’ if the UK backs out of NI Protocol.
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Oct 6th 2020, 8:15 PM
# Justice Minister
Minister tells asylum appeals tribunal to 'act urgently' after member addressed Dublin anti-mask rally
Minister Helen McEntee has asked the chair of IPAT to prepare a report after Una McGurk addressed the anti-mask rally.
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Aug 24th 2020, 10:55 AM
# Gardaí
Around 80 human trafficking investigations underway in Ireland
Justice Minster Helen McEntee revealed the latest figure on World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
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Jul 30th 2020, 11:15 AM
# Charlie Flanagan
Justice Minister: 'Root-and-branch' change to Direct Provision will 'ultimately lead to its abolition'
The Justice Minister made the comments on RTÉ Radio Ones’s This Week programme.
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Jun 7th 2020, 1:48 PM
# Justice Minister
Dept of Justice says video of cramped Direct Provision room 'appears to have been staged'
The Depart of Justice said this afternoon that no more than six people are in a room at the East End Hotel centre.
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Jan 4th 2020, 4:42 PM
# Chaos
'It's like I'm in a prison': Fears citizenship applications are facing years-long backlogs
A High Court ruling in July has halted the processing of citizenship applications.
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Oct 13th 2019, 7:30 AM
# Oughterard
'I don't want to see these people on our streets': Charlie Flanagan admits 'crisis' in asylum seeker accommodation
The Justice Minister says over 1,300 asylum seekers are currently in emergency accommodation.
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Sep 23rd 2019, 10:49 PM
# age verification
Minister says 'porn block' law needs to be considered, but says privacy issues also a concern
Credit card details could be used to verify a person is over 18 under the new UK rules.
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May 22nd 2019, 4:19 PM
# Outlawed
Ireland set to make revenge porn and 'upskirting' illegal under new legislation
It will also be an offence to send obscene messages using any form of online communications.
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May 1st 2019, 6:10 AM
# seasonal time change
Government to hold national consultation on scrapping daylight savings time
The President of the European Commission has proposed to end the changes in Europe next year.
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Oct 1st 2018, 8:14 PM
# Damages
Garda and ex-Tipperary hurler who was seriously injured after assault awarded €1.16 million
Justice Bernard Barton had earlier awarded the 44-year-old €175,000 general damages.
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Jul 30th 2018, 5:45 PM
# divestment
Courts Service of Ireland reduces shares in Big Tobacco, but still holds €4.5m worth in stocks
Critics state the Courts Services continued investment in the tobacco industry flies in the face of the government’s Tobacco Free Ireland vision.
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Jul 29th 2018, 7:00 AM
# Investigation
'Matter of grave concern': Justice Minister on Garda submachine gun found in Dublin city centre by passerby
The gun was handed in to Store Street garda station yesterday by a member of the public.
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Jul 11th 2018, 11:22 AM
# investgation
Government won't support Fianna Fáil's calls for public inquiry into death of cyclist Shane O'Farrell
Shane O’Farrell was cycling home in 2011 when he was struck by a car driven by a man who was on bail for a number of offences.
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Jun 12th 2018, 8:48 PM
# Deportation
Supreme Court: Minister's decision left two Mauritian families in 'Catch 22' situation
Both students had been studying and working the country for 11 years and were directed to leave after a policy change.
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Apr 25th 2018, 12:05 AM
# rural ireland
No plans to legalise pepper spray or tasers in Ireland
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said it isn’t possible to police rural Ireland the same way as Dublin.
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Mar 11th 2018, 4:00 PM
# Gardaí
Minister warned it would be a 'serious mistake' to rush into appointing a new commissioner
The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland wrote to Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
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Sep 27th 2017, 7:40 AM
# Inquiry
Garda whistleblower report will not be published in full
The former High Court judge was tasked with reviewing the situation after two protected disclosures were made to Frances Fitzgerald by gardaí in last October.
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Feb 8th 2017, 6:25 AM
# O'Higgins report
Alan Shatter says he was spat at and abused following his resignation
He said it was “reasonable” to ask the Taoiseach and his former colleagues to correct the Dáil record.
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May 13th 2016, 12:00 PM
# Back In The Game
Former justice minister Michael McDowell and ex-union boss David Begg to run for Seanad
Both of the high-profile names will be seeking election to the National University of Ireland panel.
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Mar 2nd 2016, 10:27 PM
# fax machines
Garda chief to look into claims of embezzlement by gardaí in Romanian property deal
The Justice Minister had made the request in response to matters raised by Clare Daly TD.
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Jun 15th 2015, 1:02 PM