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Department of Justice

This week
4th May 2025 - 10th May 2025
Ireland given two months to begin implementing hate speech laws or face legal action from EU
Bill to outlaw sex for rent and give gardaí power to remove protesters' masks approved by government
Last week
27th April 2025 - 10th May 2025
Huge overhaul of asylum law in Ireland incoming as Minister does not rule out detention centres
Last month
April 2025
Legislation to remove guardianship rights from convicted killers to be brought to Cabinet
This year
2025
Long-awaited review of sex work legislation includes calls for full decriminalisation
Three charged in US for 'violent destruction' of Tesla cars and dealership with Molotov cocktails
Sinn Féin decries 'shocking' figures as suspects for 40,348 crimes last year were on bail
Doras say focus on deportations is a ‘distraction’ from the need for law reform
Government will not oppose PBP motion on character references and access to counselling notes
Future of Athlone Ipas centre remains uncertain as date for legal case is again pushed back
Calls for more support for victims as woman blindsided by rapist's release
Last year
2024
Over 2,000 arrested by gardaí this year in crackdown on home burglaries
'It's farcical': Review into sex work law won't be published until 2025, four years after deadline
€72 million to be invested in office of the DPP as cases referred rise
Helen McEntee signs long-awaited Ireland-UAE extradition treaty in Abu Dhabi
Debunked: No, 800 Ukrainian refugees have not applied for asylum in Ireland since August
Civilian staff to take over full responsibility for immigration renewals from Gardaí
Government accused of ‘cowardice’ for abandoning hate incitement proposals
Road safety group criticises 14% drop in number of motoring fines issued over past three years
Surge in number of people charged with arriving into Ireland without a passport
Bill being drafted to allow judges recommend minimum jail time for people with life sentences
Life sentences in Ireland currently last between 19 and 20 years on average.
Government planning ban on wearing masks at protests
Nationals of South Africa and Botswana will now need a visa to travel to Ireland
Senator on helping woman who was likely overdosing: 'No one wanted to help, it was really horrible'
Government seeks tenders for charter flights to deport people from State
Means-testing asylum seekers aims to ensure system is fair, says McEntee
Debunked: Police at Newtownmountkennedy clashes were Gardaí, not PSNI officers
Dept. of Justice collected €71m in fees from migrant registration cards in 2023
Cabinet approves emergency legislation to enable return of asylum seekers to UK
Government to increase sentences for crimes involving knives
Sharp increase in prosecutions and prison terms for asylum seekers arriving without passports
Review into sex work law to be published later this year, four years after initial deadline
Still no sign of review into sex work law - over three years after it was due to be published
FactFind: What is a ‘safe country of origin’ and how many asylum seekers come from one?
Children's Ombudsman pulls out of Government's domestic violence strategy over lack of funding
New arrivals 'not required' to remain in State accommodation
New statutory agency dedicated to tackling domestic violence established from today
All time
'Truly horrific': Correspondence to Justice Minister called for her to resign after Dublin riots
'Sex aids' being imported to Ireland in 1992 had officials abuzz with questions
Ireland considered making 21 age of consent for gay people when decriminalising homosexuality
One 1993 document noted that moving from “criminalisation to equality might be too major a change at one go”.
The age of consent for heterosexual intercourse at the time was, and still is, 17 years old
21 was described as "probably the age most acceptable to those who do not want decriminalisation but recognise that there is no choice"
However, if 21 was chosen, "there would be an attempt to portray this country as backward", officials warned