Today, I convened an extraordinary meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers to discuss how best to stand in solidarity with Spain and protect our external borders from illegal migration. The...
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• Jennie’s Law will allow those convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner to be included on a public register of judgments • Disclosure of counselling notes...
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The callous and cowardly murder of Veronica Guerin revulsed and shocked the country 30 years ago today. It was a heinous act. It was also extremely consequential, as both Veronica’s...
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Domestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 to be known as Jennie’s law in honour of murdered Jennifer Poole Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence will have their names included on...
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I was extremely pleased to introduce the Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2026 to Dáil Éireann today which will remove guardianship rights from a parent or guardian who kills the...
Read moreNew powers will allow for payment-freezing measures as well as new access orders to compel the disclosure of credentials. JUSTICE MINISTER JIM O’Callaghan wants to strengthen the powers of the...
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19 March 2026 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, has convened a cross-border meeting in advance of legislation he is introducing to allow for the introduction...
Read moreMinister Jim O’Callaghan launches innovative new child maintenance calculator 26 February 2026 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan has today (Thursday 26 February) launched an innovative new...
Read more25 February 2026 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, has expressed his deep sense of regret for the suffering experienced by those detained in industrial schools,...
Read moreIreland has become a key hub for South American cartels transporting cocaine to Europe Gardaí will to strengthen operational ties with Colombian police as part of an intensified strategy to...
Read moreJUSTICE MINISTER JIM O’Callaghan secured government approval for a disregard scheme to be set up for certain historical convictions relating to consensual same-sex activity. The measure, which is included in...
Read moreThe Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan has today welcomed the progress of Garda Operation Moonridge which is successfully identifying and deporting non-Irish nationals convicted of sexual...
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The General Scheme of the Civil Reform Bill includes measures to: Minister Jim O’Callaghan has today published the General Scheme of the Civil Reform Bill to reform the Judicial Review...
Read more05 December 2025 Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan is moving forward on his commitment to introduce electronic monitoring (EM) for appropriate categories of offenders. Minister O’Callaghan...
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01 December 2025 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan and Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Kevin Boxer Moran this morning turned the...
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14 November 2025 An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan welcomed the attestation of 194 new Gardaí and 17 Garda Reserves at...
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I was honoured to officially open this new refuge facility in Dublin City which will provide a vital sanctuary for vulnerable women and children, offering safety and care in times...
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24 September 2025 Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan today launched a nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious dangers posed by illegal fireworks and the strict...
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I am very pleased that the Government today accepted my recommendation to appoint Justin Kelly as the next Commissioner of An Garda Síochána following an open competition conducted by public...
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30 June 2025 The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan has signed regulations, which come into effect today (Monday June 30th), that provide for the establishment of...
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· Priority areas include expanding refuge accommodation, advancing legislative reform, and cross-sectoral training initiatives for frontline professionals · There are 95 actions in total across the strategy’s four pillars of protection, prevention,...
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The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan today received cabinet approval to publish the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 to strengthen Ireland’s counter-terrorism laws. The...
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Further intake of Garda recruits will enter the Garda College next week, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan T.D. has welcomed the attestation of 120 new members...
Read moreThe signing of this order reestablishes the important and necessary power, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said. LEGISLATION ALLOWING for naturalised Irish citizenship to be revoked in serious cases is to...
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We discussed protecting the common travel area and ensuring our immigration laws are robust and enforced. Looking forward to working together to enhance the relationship between our two countries. UK-Ireland...
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The Justice Minister also said he knows one of the victims.MINISTER FOR JUSTICE Jim O’Callaghan has commended the gardaí who responded to what he called “an awful, random attack” in...
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Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan this week attended a two-day meeting with his counterparts in Warsaw to discuss migration, preparing for and responding to new and emerging threats, security and...
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Signing the register of members for the 34th Dáil with Clerk of Dáil Éireann, Peter Finnegan. A great honour to once again be elected to serve the people of Dublin...
Read moreSenator Timmy Dooley, Niamh Smyth TD and myself are now introducing a bill that would ban the use of dynamic pricing by primary ticket sellers like Ticketmaster. This would add...
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In Dublin, Ireland, there has been a concerning rise in antisocial behavior and street violence. Recent incidents, such as the attack on Olympic taekwondo athlete Jack Woolley and the brutal...
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Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators have raised concerns about Dublin’s public transport acting as “corridors of crime,” with 70% of the public witnessing drug-related activities. Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fáil’s justice...
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TD Jim O’ Callaghan (FF) reacts to the latest removal of asylum seekers to alternative accommodation Listen on RTÉ
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On RTÉ Radio 1 with Tom McEnaney, Media Consultant & Founder of Effective Aid Ukraine // Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South and party spokesman for justice...
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In a recent statement, Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has drawn attention to the precarious conditions prevailing on Mount Street, labeling them as both perilous and intolerable. O’Callaghan’s remarks highlight...
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McEntee rejects claim, saying committee worked on plan for ‘some time’ NEW legislation will introduce tougher sentences for knife crimes as a ‘preventative measure’, the justice minister has said. Cabinet...
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That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Maternity Protection Act 1994 and to provide for postponement of maternity leave where a...
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Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has been warned that he has allowed the creation of a “permanent blight” in central Dublin where a “tent city” of homeless asylum seekers is growing....
Read moreWith more than 500 life sentence prisoners, Ireland has reached its highest ever number of ‘lifers’. Security Correspondent Barry Cummins speaks to the families of victims and officials about the...
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In a compelling analysis originally by John Drennan for Irish News, a stark warning emerges about An Garda Síochána’s future. Nearly half of the force faces retirement by 2028, posing...
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Tánaiste Micheál Martin is receiving calls to include more countries as “safe” in efforts to intensify the crackdown on illegal immigration. An EU document mentioned by backbencher Jim O’Callaghan at...
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Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has called for the terminus for Dublin’s MetroLink to be moved from Charlemont in the south city centre to Tara Street or St Stephen’s Green....
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Digital impression of the entrance to the proposed Charlemont Metrolink station. Photograph: Metrolink.ie Location of planned terminus would have ‘severely detrimental impact’ on surrounding residential area, Jim O’Callaghan tells hearing...
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Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan has called for tougher sanctions against airlines that allow passengers into the State without having proper identification. Figures provided to Deputy ‘Callaghan, left, in...
Read moreBy Brian Mahon Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed a commitment by Simon Harris for tougher knife-crime sentences, three years after the former brought forward legislation on the...
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Jim O’Callaghan TD, who received the data in answer to a parliamentary question, queried why the airlines breaching the law were not identified. Picture: Damien Storan/PA Airlines arriving into Ireland...
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IRELAND’S parole laws should be amended to encourage murderers like evil Jozef Puska to plead guilty, it has been claimed. Twisted Puska was caged for life on Friday for the brutal killing of Ashling Murphy in Tullamore,...
Read moreIf you’re worried about crime in Dublin City, Fianna Fáil, wants to hear from you at present. We’re doing a survey to find out what’s the public perception of crime...
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The President’s reference of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill to the Supreme Court is only the 16th time it has happened since the Constitution came into operation in 1937. Alongside...
Read more“Today is a day of hope. Our sister, our absolutely amazing sister has her voice heard. Her voice is gone, but we will never stop fighting for Jennifer.” So today...
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FIANNA FÁIL’S JUSTICE spokesman Jim O’Callaghan has called for the government to “carefully consider and act upon” remarks made by a District Court judge in which he called for mandatory legal...
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The current upper age limit of 35 for joining An Garda Síochána will “significantly increase” under radical fresh proposals. The new age ceiling is thought likely to land between 45...
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Our great international city deserves powerful governance structures, subject to checks and balances, to oversee the capital’s operation and management Dublin is a great international capital city. It is an...
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There have been calls for changes to garda recruitment after figures revealed that 71 gardaí resigned from the force so far this year. Figures accurate to the end of June...
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Gardaí should be recruited from among Irish emigrants to Australia, and members of the force allowed to work beyond the age of 60 instead of retiring, a TD has said....
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Fianna Fáil’s Justice spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan has called for a change “in the terms and conditions” of garda recruitment in a bid to encourage people to join the force. There...
Read moreIn June of this year on the birthday of William Butler Yeats I was asked by Sandymount and Merrion Residents’ Association to recite one of Yeats’ poems in Sandymount Green.I...
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The hate crime bill could end up criminalising people because of ill-considered abusive comments made at the time of an offence, when in fact hatred did not motivate their offence;...
Read moreMyself and Fianna Fáíl have been calling for a while that we need a separate designated public transport unit within an Garda Síochána. Jim O’Callaghan reacts to #DublinAfterDark documentary highlighting...
Read moreIn recent days we have again seen horrific acts of violence perpetrated with knives.Unfortunately, the possession of knives has become much more widespread in our society. This is a trend...
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You’ll be aware that 25 years ago, the Good Friday agreement was signed. It was a transformative agreement and it was an internationally recognized agreement of importance and it really...
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A couple of years ago, I drafted a new law about the parole process.It’s now an operation.If you or a family member where the victim of a serious crime that...
Read moreToday I introduced this Bill to make the international crime of aggression an offence under Irish law.Although it became a crime under international law in 2010 it has yet to...
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Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, Co. Wexford. Jim O’Callaghan TD The Execution of Liam Mellows I want to thank the Liam Mellows Commemoration Committee for the great honour of inviting me to...
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Jim O’Callaghan TD June 2022 Introduction The killing of Ashling Murphy in January 2022 and the unlawful killing of many other women in recent years were not just brutal acts...
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Jim O’Callaghan TD 15 September 2022 Everyone at this event believes that the future of the people living on this island would be better served by reunification. No one here...
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Brian Lenihan Memorial Lecture Jim O’Callaghan TD University of Cambridge 15 September 2022 Preliminary Brian Lenihan was appointed Ireland’s Minister for Finance on 7 May 2008. At the time he...
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Jim O’Callaghan TD Waterford Ógra Summer School 24 July 2022 Preliminary I want to thank the Cathaoirleach of Ógra Waterford for inviting me to give this address this morning. This...
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Speaking with Claire Byrne along with Jason Poole, brother of murdered Jennifer, who was fatally stabbed by her partner published a party policy on tackling violence against women.
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I spoke on the Government Response to the situation in Ukraine: I suspect the real fear that Vladimir Putin has, is not the arrival of missiles in neighbouring countries, but...
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Motion One of the most important political characteristics is self-awareness, which is knowing one’s limitations and one’s capabilities. It is important that in this House we assess ourselves when it...
Read moreIntroduction One hundred and four years ago the people of Ireland decided to be citizens of an independent country rather than subjects of an empire. That courageous decision was a...
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Jim O’Callaghan TD represented Fianna Fáil at Ireland’s Future – Preparing for a United Ireland discussion at the Mansion House in Dublin 6th of November 2021.
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I want to thank the family of Seán Lemass for asking me to speak at this event. It is appropriate that the death of Seán Lemass, 50 years ago today,...
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I want to thank the Master and Fellows of Sidney Sussex College and, in particular, Professor Eugenio Biagini for inviting me to give this paper. It is a real pleasure...
Read moreA Dominican College student is continuing to push for better mental health supports in schools. Fifteen-year-old Aisling Murphy set about working on the ‘Mental Health in Irish Schools‘ initiative last...
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DESPITE ANOTHER ELECTION probably being a long way off for now, there’s been chatter about what the next government coalition might look like recently. Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan when asked...
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Sinn Féin coalition – A year after the general election, Martin indicates a sea-change in FF stance Almost 20 Fianna Fáil TDs have said they would not rule out holding coalition talks...
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The Child victim reporting ban on naming a child murder victim once someone has been charged with the offence is ‘absurd’ and ‘extremely unfair’ on the victim’s families, the Dáil...
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A ruling last year led to a significant change in the reporting of child murder cases once someone is charged in relation to the offence. A BAN ON naming a...
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This follows an emergency motion at last night’s Dublin City Council meeting where local councillors called for prison sentences to be doubled for knife possession. Gardai have confirmed that they...
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Four Dublin councillors will table an emergency motion at today’s city council meeting calling on the Justice Minister Helen McEntee to act on previously suggested changes to the law which...
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Funeral arrangements for Josh Dunne will be announced on Tuesday Knife thugs should spend more time behind bars in the wake of Josh Dunne’s tragic murder, a TD has demanded....
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Jim O’Callaghan believes that his party should consider getting into bed with Sinn Féin in the future, writes Ali Bracken The man many have tipped as Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s successor...
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FIANNA FÁIL’S JIM O’Callaghan and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar agree on one thing – the government should focus on hospitalisations, ICU capacity and deaths rather than new cases when making decisions...
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Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has said he would be ‘honoured’ to lead the party and will give it ‘full consideration’ when a vacancy arises. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times....
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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan has welcomed the news that women who are experiencing domestic violence can now go into their local Boots pharmacy and access a ‘Safe...
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Superhero: Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fáil candidate for Dublin Bay South on the canvas trail. Photo: David Conachy. Charlotte Bronte wrote in her 1857 novel The Professor about “the value of...
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