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Vital tool in crime fight 'on hold'

Monday February 08 2010

THE roll-out of a new border control system to track serious criminals, terrorists and social welfare cheats has been delayed because of the economic crisis.

'Today our political process comes of age'

Saturday February 06 2010

The Government believes the agreement reached in Northern Ireland yesterday will result in greater co-operation on economic development and fighting crime.

Seeing sense on jail for debtors

Monday February 01 2010

DURING the first 10 months of last year, an astonishing 3,366 people were imprisoned for refusing or failing to pay court fines. Most of them had committed road traffic offences, but they also included at least 62 people jailed for failing to pay fines imposed for not having a television licence.

FF overcomes 'state of denial'

Monday February 01 2010

FIANNA Fail should be well pleased with the findings of the Red C opinion survey in the 'Sunday Business Post'. After one of the toughest Budgets ever, while the country is still in recession and suffering severely from the effects of the credit crunch and from spending cuts, support for the main governing party has risen instead of falling.

Mistress 'in garda deal to protect her privacy'

Sunday January 31 2010

JUSTICE Minister Dermot Ahern yesterday indicated that the decision to shield the former lover of killer Eamonn Lillis, Jean Treacy, from public view may have been part of an arrangement to secure her co-operation as a witness.

Wanted: EU bride for marriage of convenience

Sunday January 31 2010

Latvian police contacted gardai last year after they received reports that young women from the country, who had come here for arranged marriages of convenience to young men from Pakistan and a number of African countries, had subsequently suffered trafficking, rape, false imprisonment and violence.

Smile of hope as family battles to stay

Saturday January 30 2010

Ayodola Adekunle arrived at the Garda National Immigration Bureau yesterday clutching her mother's hand and a McDonald's Happy Meal.