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# Helen McEntee

This week
28th April 2024 - 4th May 2024
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
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Sunak says UK Govt seeking 'urgent clarification' that no Garda checkpoints will be along NI border
1 May
Cabinet approves emergency legislation to enable return of asylum seekers to UK
30 Apr
Sunak says UK Govt seeking 'urgent clarification' that no Garda checkpoints will be along NI border
1 May
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McEntee says commentary in Dáil is 'feeding blatant racism' as she defends Migration Pact
1 May
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Cabinet approves emergency legislation to enable return of asylum seekers to UK
30 Apr
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Tánaiste says McEntee’s 80% claim on asylum seekers crossing border ‘not statistical’
29 Apr
Migration row: Sunak 'not interested' in deal to return asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK
29 Apr
Cross border migration row: How did Ireland-UK relations break down over asylum seekers?
29 Apr
Gardaí ‘released from desk jobs’ to work on immigration enforcement won't 'police the border'
Updated 30 Apr
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'We owe Ireland nothing!': UK media lapping up Ireland's migration troubles
30 Apr
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Tánaiste says McEntee’s 80% claim on asylum seekers crossing border ‘not statistical’
Updated 29 Apr
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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
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Tánaiste says McEntee’s 80% claim on asylum seekers crossing border ‘not statistical’
29 Apr
Cross border migration row: How did Ireland-UK relations break down over asylum seekers?
29 Apr
Harris does not intend to provide 'loophole' for UK's migration challenges after Sunak comments
28 Apr
Harris does not intend to provide 'loophole' for UK's migration challenges after Sunak comments
Updated 28 Apr
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Last week
21st April 2024 - 4th May 2024
Sunak says migrants crossing from Northern Ireland into Republic shows Rwanda plan is working
27 Apr
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Taoiseach and Justice Minister condemn attacks on gardaí at public order incident in Wicklow
Updated 26 Apr
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‘Too early’ to judge if Rwanda plan is causing influx of cross-border migration, says UK Government
26 Apr
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Taoiseach: Comments from Sinn Féin about open borders 'should cause concern'
25 Apr
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McEntee says over 80% of people seeking asylum entered the country through the northern border
24 Apr
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Last month
April 2024
'Unlikely' law allowing nightclubs open later will be ready by summer, says Taoiseach
18 Apr
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Justice Minister 'not in a position' to attend garda group annual conference next week
17 Apr
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Government to increase sentences for crimes involving knives
Updated 16 Apr
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McEntee defends hate speech bill saying opinions are not going to be criminalised
11 Apr
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State reviewing eight countries to be added to the 'safe countries' list says Justice Minister
6 Apr
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Funding secured to provide space for up to 670 additional prisoners
3 Apr
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March
March 2024
Simon Harris says processing asylum applications in third country is 'worth considering'
Updated 27 Mar
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McEntee has 'taken concerns on board' and hopes to publish amendments to Hate Speech Bill soon
26 Mar
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McEntee says disciplinary process for garda suspended over bicycle took 'longer than anybody would like'
Updated 21 Mar
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Man found guilty of making bomb threat from prison against Justice Minister Helen McEntee
8 Mar
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Taoiseach unsure if laws allowing nightclubs to stay open later will be ready in time for summer
8 Mar
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February
February 2024
Review into sex work law to be published later this year, four years after initial deadline
27 Feb
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New sexual violence agency opens today with plans to double refuge spaces across the country
23 Feb
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Garda reserve rules to be updated ahead of campaign launch to recruit 1,000 new hires
20 Feb
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'Campaign of arson' on properties linked to asylum seekers is 'unprecedented', says Tánaiste
12 Feb
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Helen McEntee: New measures to speed up asylum applications designed to stop misuse of system
11 Feb
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Govt dismisses recommendation to alter Garda role for prosecuting court cases
6 Feb
17.3k
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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Still no sign of review into sex work law - over three years after it was due to be published
1 Feb
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January
January 2024
FactFind: What is a ‘safe country of origin’ and how many asylum seekers come from one?
31 Jan
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Algeria and Botswana to be added to 'safe countries' list from today
30 Jan
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McEntee: Border controls 'crackdown' as Government to consider adding to safe country list
28 Jan
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Proceeds of crime law to be strengthened to keep assets out of the reach of criminals
16 Jan
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McEntee says decision not to place male asylum seekers in Mayo and Carlow wasn't due to protests
11 Jan
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Child support could be collected by Revenue or social welfare deductions under system overhaul
8 Jan
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McEntee confirms resignation of judge Gerard O'Brien following sexual assault conviction
6 Jan
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