The Office of the Children’s Ombudsman (OCO) released a report yesterday on Separated Children Living in Ireland. The report defines separated … More
Category: Irish Law
The Death Penalty and Ireland
The former President of the High Court, Mr. Justice Richard Johnson has called for the Irish constitutional ban on the … More
The Culture of Control and Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in Ireland
A central concern of the welfare state within post-modern welfare debates is the use of discipline, whereby the democratic-welfare-capitalist society … More
Asylum Seekers, Migrant Workers & Budget 2010
Following up from Mairead’s post on campaigning groups and Budget 2010, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mrs. Mary Hanafin T.D. has remained tight-lipped … More
Proposed Changes to the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
In the last week, Irish newspapers (Irish Times (here, here, here and here) and Irish Independent, here) have reported on potential cuts to the scheme of criminal legal … More
Liam Thornton 