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# department-of-justice - Wednesday 15 April, 2020
New domestic violence ad campaign tells victims support is 'still here' despite the pandemic
The adverts depict the reality for victims of domestic abuse when their home is no longer a safe place.
# department-of-justice - Monday 9 March, 2020
Major jump in number of people deported from Ireland in 2019
In 2019, 293 people were deported from Ireland.
'Since I got the letter, it's just silence': Citizenship delays now a 'disincentive' for doctors to stay in Ireland
One doctor described the stress of applying for citizenship and work permits, and the toll it has taken on his personal life.
# department-of-justice - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
'We don't want to create an 'us and them' scenario': Tullamore councillors to discuss planned Direct Provision centre
“It’s a fait accompli, I would prefer if there had been more consultation,” one councillor said.
# department-of-justice - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
Direct provision centre to accommodate up to 168 asylum seekers in Offaly from early March
The premises was offered to the Department via the recent public procurement competition for the Midlands region.
# department-of-justice - Tuesday 11 February, 2020
Justice Department tried to soothe 'nonsense' RIC commemoration concerns
Internal records show how controversy started to build from 2 January – three days before the Clare mayor announced his boycott.
# department-of-justice - Friday 31 January, 2020
Department of Justice considering extending visa status of Chinese people in Ireland over coronavirus
There has been two confirmed cases of the novel virus in the UK.
# department-of-justice - Friday 24 January, 2020
Only 192 garda stations have received an increase in staffing levels since 2015
The number of gardaí in two-thirds of stations has remained static or fallen since the lifting of the recruitment embargo in 2014.
# department-of-justice - Monday 13 January, 2020
Ireland has no plans to follow the UK and introduce civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples
The government said that there are no plans to change the law in Ireland.
# department-of-justice - Monday 2 December, 2019
Explainer: What happens next in the Lisa Smith case?
How long can she be questioned by gardaí, and is she likely to face charges?
Ireland is failing to meet its obligations regarding hate crime, report says
The report was written as an alternative to previous hate crime reports submitted to the United Nations.
# department-of-justice - Friday 22 November, 2019
Department planning new Direct Provision centres to cut down on 'highly unsatisfactory' shortages
50% more people have applied this year and many end up in emergency accommodation according to the Department of Justice.
# department-of-justice - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
Consultation to take place on whether Ireland's nightclub opening hours should be updated
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is “very keen” to open up a consultation with stakeholders.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Anti-LGBT preacher banned from Ireland over 'abusive' views which were 'likely to stir up hatred'
Steven Anderson was the first person to be issued with an exclusion order preventing him from entering Ireland.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 24 October, 2019
'The law is weak': Government launches public consultation on hate speech
The Department of Justice is currently finalising research on legislative approaches to tackling hate crime in other countries.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 20 October, 2019
Government officials clashed over roles on regulating children's access to porn after Ana Kriegel trial
Two departments claimed they weren’t responsible for monitoring the issue.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 29 August, 2019
Government to spend €65 million on new Direct Provision centres in four counties
The Department of Justice & Equality has struggled to open new centres since 2018.
# department-of-justice - Friday 9 August, 2019
The Justice Minister was asked to limit free legal aid for repeat offenders. Here's why that won't happen
Tipperary County Council passed a motion in March requesting that the Minister for Justice consider it.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'A gross violation': Asylum seekers say post is being opened without consent
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
# department-of-justice - Friday 19 July, 2019
Ireland trying to make arrangements to bring Lisa Smith home
The Dundalk woman and her young daughter are currently in Syria.
# department-of-justice - Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Justice Department hit with €27,000 levy by Dublin City Council for vacant site it is trying to transfer to the council
The site at 51A Old Kilmainham Road, Dublin 8, has been vacant for a number of years.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 13 June, 2019
State offers 'unreserved apology' for burying asylum seeker without telling friends
Sylva Tukula died at the Great Western House Direct Provision centre in Galway in August 2018.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 6 June, 2019
'An insensitivity at the heart of the State': Decision to bury woman who died in Direct Provision without telling friends criticised
Sylva Tukula died in Galway in August 2018.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 26 May, 2019
Department of Justice sounded warning over plans to almost double allowance for asylum seekers living in direct provision
Officials said changes to allow residents of asylum centres to work had created “most generous” system in EU.
# department-of-justice - Monday 6 May, 2019
Fears over legal challenge 'disrupting' asylum seekers led to Direct Provision centre being scrapped
The proposal was affected by a number of legal and planning issues, as well as suspected arson attacks.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 5 May, 2019
'He has no one to talk to': Concerns raised around potential lack of schooling for 86 children of asylum seekers
There are currently over 500 people asylum seekers living in emergency accommodation.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 31 March, 2019
Emergency accommodation: Over 500 asylum seekers now living in hotels and B and Bs across Ireland
“The current reliance on private contractors is clearly not working,” migrant rights centre Nasc has said.
# department-of-justice - Monday 25 March, 2019
'Farmers wouldn't keep cows in this': Complaints over mould, leaks at Dublin Direct Provision centre
The centre accommodated around 50 asylum seekers before it closed last June.
# department-of-justice - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
Waterford locals defy anti-immigrant protesters by applauding meeting to welcome Syrian refugees
A meeting of the Lismore Welcome Project was interrupted last night.
# department-of-justice - Friday 15 February, 2019
'Mind-boggling': Department can't say whether payments to firm were for surveillance of prison staff
The prison service paid two private security companies over a two-year period.
# department-of-justice - Monday 11 February, 2019
Just one maximum compensation payout in Magdalene scheme since expansion Exclusive
The government has compensated nine Magdalene women out of 87 who have applied since the scheme was widened last year.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 24 January, 2019
Commissioner says there's no plan to move 600 gardaí to border - but what WILL happen?
There is concern as the March deadline approaches that hundreds of gardaí will be transferred last-minute in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
# department-of-justice - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
Ireland to accept migrants from Malta following EU deal to relocate almost 300 people
49 migrants stranded at sea for weeks arrived in Malta today following the deal.
# department-of-justice - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
Groups who support victims of crime have been given €1.7m by the Government for 2019
The funding will be given to dozens of non-governmental organisations.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 22 November, 2018
Alleged use of tracking devices on cars of Irish prison officers to be probed by Inspector of Prisons
Revelations that officers’ vehicles had been bugged were published today in the Irish Examiner.
# department-of-justice - Thursday 1 November, 2018
Staff at Direct Provision centre to be retrained after a mother was refused food for her sick child
The contractor said it will also ensure that tea, coffee and snacks are available on a 24/7 basis.
# department-of-justice - Monday 22 October, 2018
Thousands sign petition asking Justice Minister to stop deportation of student facing threat of torture
Shepherd Machaya could be deported within days after his permission to remain in Ireland expired on 21 October.
# department-of-justice - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
Nurse who returned to Pakistan under threat of deportation was told the next day that asylum status is under review
Vicky Khokhar spent three years in a direct provision centre and during that time volunteered five days a week at a local nursing home.
# department-of-justice - Sunday 8 July, 2018
Flanagan calls for Magdalen survivors of 'adjoining institutions' to contact government over redress
Previously, women who had worked in a laundry but not actually lived there had been denied state compensation.
# department-of-justice - Saturday 2 June, 2018
Magdalene reparations will finally be paid to those who lived in the forgotten institutions
Previously, women who had worked in laundries not covered by the Magdalene Restorative Justice scheme had been denied compensation.
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Poll: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?
YESTERDAY, CHIEF MEDICAL Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the advice against indoor gatherings still stands, after reports of a church in Dublin opening its doors for mass.
It was reported that the Church of the Guardian Angels in Blackrock had reopened for mass, with the congregation spaced out on chairs.
Holohan said he had not heard of this specific instance, reiterated that health officials “are advising against indoor gatherings for the reasons we’ve set out”.
“We don’t think now is the right time,” he said.
Government guidelines advise that places of worship such as churches should not reopen until phase four of its roadmap for lifting restrictions, which is set for 20 July.
So, today we want to know: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?
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Yes (5092)
I'm not sure / no opinion (674)
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By Barry J Whyte
Barry J Whyte has been looking at the intriguing story of Steorn for a new book.
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