Policing

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new survey to gather information from people who have been arrested at peaceful protests in Ireland. This new initiative is part of the organisation’s ongoing work to monitor the right to peaceful protest in Ireland and evolutions in

The Supreme Court has determined that participants to the State Witness Security Programme are not entitled to the issue of a new birth certificate which records their altered identity. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell observed that "it cannot b

The Supreme Court has determined that the Garda Commissioner could not rely on s.9 of the Criminal Law Act 1976 to retain a garda’s phone for the purposes of a Garda disciplinary investigation. Delivering judgment for the majority of the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray concluded that s.

Rioters who attacked gardaí and property at a racist protest outside the Citywest asylum seeker accommodation centre yesterday "will be brought to justice", Jim O'Callaghan has vowed. Gardaí were pelted with missiles and fireworks and a Garda van was set on fire during the public disor

The policing of a Palestine solidarity demonstration earlier this month violated both Garda policies and Ireland's international human rights obligations, according to a new report. The Irish Network of Legal Observers has published its first-ever report, which focuses on a protest which took place

The PSNI's chief constable called for transparency on the deadly 1994 RAF Chinook crash amid growing calls for a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 people — 25 senior intelligence experts and four Special Forces crew — died when the helicopter went down on the Mull of Kintyre en rou

Northern Ireland's police ombudsman, Marie Anderson, will not be prosecuted following a police investigation into alleged misconduct. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) today said prosecutors had concluded there was no reasonable prospect of conviction for any offence, having reviewed a file submi

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused An Garda Síochána of a "wholly disproportionate use of force" at a Palestine protest in Dublin on Saturday. The NGO alleges that gardaí adopted a "heavy-handed policing approach" to a group of protesters who marched to blo

The Court of Appeal has affirmed the answers of the High Court given in response to a case stated concerning whether fair procedures require Gardaí to warn of the ramifications of electing to provide a blood or urine sample pursuant to a request under s.12(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 2010.

A disciplinary sanction was imposed on a garda after the death of a woman who was being detained to ensure her attendance at a court sitting. The case study is included in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) annual report for 2024, which was published today.

Two solicitors who were subject to unlawful surveillance by the PSNI have said they will bring it to the attention of Northern Ireland's miscarriages of justice body. PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher issued a personal apology to Peter Corrigan and Darragh Mackin of Phoenix Law after the McCullough

Human rights organisations have repeated a call for a public inquiry into allegations of spying on journalists and lawyers in Northern Ireland following the conclusion of an independent review into the PSNI. In a report running to more than 200 pages, Angus McCullough KC concluded that there is "no

A damning report has found that some gardaí brazenly refuse to do their jobs properly and face virtually no consequences for it. An Garda Síochána yesterday published a report into Garda roads policing units (RPUs) which consultancy firm Crowe was commissioned in February 2024 t

Jim O'Callaghan has spoken out against a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Ireland. The minister for justice, home affairs and migration yesterday met with representatives of the Ireland India Council and the Federation of Indian Communities in Ireland.

Amnesty International has accused the PSNI of breaching human rights law after a woman was arrested for allegedly wearing a T-shirt showing support for banned group Palestine Action. The 74-year-old woman was arrested in Belfast on Saturday, while others received cautions for wearing T-shirts with t