Jim O'Callaghan
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- 3d ago
Irish consent ad showing grandparents hugging grandchildren pulled after justice minister criticism
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre removed three videos from its We-Consent campaign after Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan called one of them inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents. The advert, which was publicly funded, had drawn criticism online and coverage in the New York Post.
- 5d ago
Minister Jim O'Callaghan stands by rape-case claim in solicitors' legal aid row
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan kept his claim that solicitors deliberately affected rape trials, telling the Justice Committee on Tuesday, 20 October, that he would meet the Law Society.
- Oct 19
Ireland deports 24 Romanian men convicted of crimes on a chartered flight
The 24 men, aged 24 to 57, were flown from Dublin to Bucharest on Sunday, 18 October, on an aircraft that cost €182,270 excluding VAT. Gardaí said all of them had been convicted and given custodial sentences.
- Oct 1
Irish government faces Dail pushback over plans to raise citizenship residency to eight years
Opposition and government backbenchers in Dublin are demanding transitional relief as ministers move to extend citizenship residency requirements from five to eight years, while Taoiseach Micheal Martin defended national migration policy in an interview.
- Sep 30
Spain casts lone vote against EU return hubs as Ceuta migrant crisis persists
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska rejected new EU deportation hub rules in Luxembourg, citing legal risks, while Madrid moved to relocate 2,500 migrant minors from Ceuta to the mainland.
- Sep 20
Ireland deports 43 Georgian nationals to Tbilisi on 225,000 euro charter flight
A chartered flight carrying 43 Georgian nationals departed Dublin on Sunday and landed in Tbilisi, marking the Irish government's sixth charter removal operation in 2026.
- Jul 24
Irish solicitors' strike over flat legal aid fee disrupts courts as minister agrees to meet Law Society but refuses to reverse reforms
Criminal cases across Ireland have been adjourned as solicitors withdraw services over a new €520 flat fee per legal aid case, while Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan agrees to meet the Law Society but insists he will not reverse the 1 July reforms.
- Jun 13
Taoiseach says no evidence of Fianna Fáil cover-up in Bill Kenneally abuse case, but state agencies failed victims
Micheál Martin described Bill Kenneally's crimes as 'reprehensible and horrific' but said a commission report found no evidence of a Fianna Fáil conspiracy, even as it detailed failures by gardaí and family members in Waterford.
- Jun 12
EU Migration Pact enters force today, overhauling asylum rules as Ireland begins screening and Spain offers legal status to 500,000
The EU's Migration and Asylum Pact, a decade in the making, comes into force today, introducing tighter border checks and faster asylum procedures. Spain concurrently offers a path to legal status for up to 500,000 undocumented migrants.
