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The Minister for Justice (Irish: An tAire Dlí agus Cirt) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice. The Minister for Justice has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland. [1] The current Minister for Justice is Helen McEntee, TD.
The Department of Justice (Irish: An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Justice . The department's mission is to maintain and enhance community security and to promote a fairer society in Ireland .
The Criminal Assets Bureau was established on 15 October 1996 by the then Minister for Justice, Nora Owen TD. [38] The CAB was established to deal with increasing levels of serious organised crime in Ireland, most notable being the murders of crime reporter Veronica Guerin and Detective Garda Jerry McCabe. [39] [40] [41]
In 1999 then Chief Justice Hamilton reported on the interventions of two judges, Justice Hugh O'Flaherty of the Supreme Court and Justice Cyril Kelly of the High Court, in the early release of Philip Sheedy, who had been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. The Chief Justice described their actions as inappropriate and unwise. [12]
As of February 2023, the police service had 14,470 sworn members (including 371 sworn Reserve members) and 3,348 civilian staff. [2] Operationally, the Garda Síochána is organised into four geographical regions: the East, North/West, South and Dublin Metropolitan regions, in turn broken into divisions, districts and sub-districts.
The High Court of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. The High Court is composed of its president, 42 ordinary judges, and additional judges being ex officio the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Circuit Court, and former chief justices and courts presidents who remain judges.
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31 December – Hate crime legislation came into effect when the minister for justice Helen McEntee signed the commencement order for the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024. Ireland was one of the last countries in the European Union to enact such law. The Act joined the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 which penalised hate ...