The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, TD, has announced appointments to the senior roles created under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 commencing landmark reform of An Garda Síochána and its oversight bodies. At its meeting today (Tuesday), the Government designated for appointment the first Chair and members of the new Policing and Community…
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has published the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) Annual Report for 2023, showing a record year for CAB in its goal of denying and depriving criminals of the proceeds of crime. In 2023, the value of assets under proceeds of crime cases commenced by CAB ranged in value from €10,915 to…
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin welcomed UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to Iveagh House on 03 October 2024. Following the September visit by Prime Minister Starmer to Dublin, the visit provided an important opportunity to underscore the commitment to and ambition of both Governments for the British…
“It is with great sorrow that so many of her friends, colleagues and former constituents will have learned of the death of Mary O’Rourke. Mary and so many members of her family – including her father PJ Lenihan, brothers Brian and Paddy, nephews Brian and Conor, and son Aengus – have made a distinguished contribution,…
Your Excellency President Tô Lâm, Tánaiste, Ministers, Ambassadors, Distinguished guests, A cháirde, Fíor-chaoin fáilte romhaibh uilig agus go speisialta roimh Uachtarán Vítneam agus iad ag taistil leis. It is my great pleasure to welcome you this evening to Áras an Uachtaráin, home of all Irish Presidents since 1938, and to have the opportunity to repay…
Fraud is everywhere, we are all at risk of losing our money every day. Criminals are constantly finding new ways to trick you out of losing your money. They need you to fall for their tactics for their financial gain. We wouldn’t give the keys of our home to just anyone so we should never…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD, has welcomed the Irish Aid annual report 2023 which details how Ireland responded to many of the world’s most pressing crises, including conflicts in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine and Sudan, as well as underfunded emergencies in Syria, Yemen, and the Horn of Africa. The…
Her Excellency, Jenny Piaget, Ambassador of Switzerland, and Her Excellency, Céline Place, Ambassador of France presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin today. Her Excellency, Jenny Piaget, Ambassador of Switzerland was accompanied by her spouse, Mr. Nicolas Pierre, Ms. Aliénor Pierre, her daughter and Mr. Andreas Lüssi, Deputy…
Customers please be aware that the carriage of e-scooters on public transport will not be permitted from Monday 7th October in line with recent guidance issued by the National Transport Authority (NTA) This restriction will apply to e-scooters but not e-bikes or mobility scooters. E-scooters are a relatively new product and were unregulated in Ireland until earlier…
The Tánaiste attended a high-level event hosted by President Biden on Ukrainian recovery and reconstruction today in New York. This event, which was also addressed by President Zelenskyy, announced a Joint Declaration of Support for Recovery and Reconstruction of Ukraine. Speaking in New York, the Tánaiste said “Two and a half years on from Russia’s…