The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Frank O’Flynn has welcomed the signing of a contract with Malachy Walsh and Partners marking the first stage of the development of a Flood Relief Scheme…

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Law Reform, James Browne TD, welcomed the establishment of a new division of the High Court dedicated…

An Garda Síochána has commenced ‘Operation Táirge’, supporting operational activity aimed at detecting and preventing Organised Retail Crime (ORC). Under ‘Operation Táirge’ Gardaí nationwide will work on reducing organised retail…

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien announced the successful applications under a new rural water scheme targeting the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements without access…

Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne TD hosted the annual ceremony to mark National Missing Persons Day. Missing Persons Day is an annual commemorative day for…

The Government has agreed to reappoint Elaine Byrne, Donal de Buitleir, Anthony Harbinson, Dr Jane Mulcahy, Paul Mageean and Dr Deborah Donnelly as members of the Policing Authority. Elaine Byrne…

Skillnet Innovation Exchange announced a collaboration with Sport Ireland to support the digital transformation of sport in Ireland. Through its Digital for Sport initiative, Skillnet Innovation Exchange will invite technology solutions providers to…

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has welcomed the passage of key legislation to provide An Garda Síochána with bodycams to give our Gardaí greater access to CCTV and to…

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson called for greater ambition on climate action at a major climate conference at University College Cork (UCC) ahead of COP28. The call comes as one of Ireland’s leading…

A largely forgotten story of Irish convicts and their interaction with Māori forms the basis for a series of history novels being released in Christchurch. Titled Irish Convict, the five…

The Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD, welcomes the publication by the European Commission of its Opinion on Ireland’s Draft Budget 2024. Overall, the Commission is of the opinion that Ireland’s DBP is…

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has obtained government approval to repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts. The decision follows a review undertaken in the Department to Justice on the…

An Garda Síochána is warning people in any business setting to be very wary of fraudulent email payment requests, especially when asked to send money to new bank account numbers….

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD has published the Annual Report of the Private Security Authority along with the Financial Statements for 2022. The Private Security Authority (PSA) is the…

The Winter Initiative 2023 has been launched by Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, with the aim of getting as many people as possible exercising and…

The Marie Keating Foundation has launched a groundbreaking new AR innovation ‘Filter Out Lung Cancer’ in partnership with Snapchat and Aleph, Snapchat’s certified official sales partner in Ireland, to help raise symptom awareness for Lung Cancer…

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee attended the opening of the new Garda Station at Dublin Port. The new facility will provide contemporary purpose built accommodation to serve the Garda Immigration…

Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne TD opened the annual Youth Diversion Project Conference at Croke Park. The Conference brings together hundreds of Youth Justice workers from across…

The 2022 Garda Annual Report reflects on the incredible contribution and dedication over the last 100 years of all generations of largely unarmed Gardaí to keeping people safe, as well…

A first ever study of wartime deepfakes reveals their impact on news media and outlines implications for social media companies, media organisations and governments. Deepfakes are artificially manipulated audio-visual material….

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, announced that Bord Bia will commence the largest ever national campaign for Irish organics. The campaign commences on…

An Garda Síochána have launched ‘The Lifesaver Project’, a new road safety education programme delivered by members of An Garda Síochána. The Lifesaver Project is a hard hitting and realistic…

The Government’s ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2023-2024 Information Campaign launched with the message: “Road Safety: Plan, Prepare, Be Aware”. Tánaiste, Minister for Defence and Chair of the Government Task Force on Emergency…

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, officially opened the state-of-the-art Limerick Female Prison, marking a significant development in Ireland’s justice system. The Limerick Female Prison has accommodation for a minimum…