News & Events 2008

 

December 2008

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November 2008

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October 2008

• 1st October 2008
  President McAleese Hosts Forum on Domestic Violence at Áras an Uachtaráin

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September 2008

• 30th September 2008
  Experts Required for 'Criminal Justice Statistics' Project in Georgia (MS Word, 60 KB)
• 24th September 2008
  Roll Out of Joint Policing Committees to 114 Local Authorities
• 19th September 2008
  Establishment of Victims of Crime Office and a new Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime
• 15th September 2008
  Fixed Charge Notices for Alcohol-Related Public Order Offences Brought into Force
• 3rd September 2008
  Minister Launches Interdepartmental Report on DVD Piracy

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August 2008

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July 2008

• 9th July
  Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice launch 'Oireachtas Watch'
• 17th July 2008
  Release of Annual Report of the Courts Service 2007
• 27th July 2008
  Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions publishes its Annual Report 2007 (PDF, 882 KB)

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June 2008

• 4th June 2008
  Publication of Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008
  
  Download the bill here
• 19th June 2008
  'Justice for Victims' Initiative Announced
• 23-24th June 2008
  4th North-South Annual Criminology Conference takes place at DIT
  

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May 2008

• 1st May 2008
  Cosc (the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence) Issue Call for Submissions for the Development of a National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. (PDF, 64 KB)
• 1st May 2008
  An Garda Síochána has Commenced the Preparation of a National Crime Reduction and Prevention Strategy
• 12th May 2008
  'Supporting People with Mental Health Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System' - Call for papers
• 21st May 2008
  Interim Report on Restorative Justice Published
  
  Download the report here (PDF, 1.35 MB)
  

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April 2008

• 3rd April 2008
  Minister Lenihan Announces Details of Examination of Garda Resource Allocation and Development of Garda Charter
• 3rd April 2008
  Progress Reports on Implementation of Garda Inspectorate Recommendations Published
  
• 3rd April 2008
  Progress Reports on Implementation of Garda Inspectorate Recommendations Published
• 17th April 2008
  The Central Statistics Office Publishes New 'Irish Crime Classification System' (PDF, 149 KB)

• 23rd April 2008
  The Central Statistics Office Publishes Garda Recorded Crime Statistics 2003-2006 Classified by the ICCS (PDF, 2.94 MB)

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March 2008

• 10th March 2008
  Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice Invites Submissions to 'Towards a Directory of Irish Criminological Research'
• 11th March 2008
  Minister Lenihan announces ‘Confidential Recipient’ appointment under Garda Whistleblower Regulations
• 27th March 2008
  Minister for Children, Mr Brendan Smith TD, launches National Youth Justice Strategy at Farmleigh
• 31st March 2008
  Minister Lenihan publishes Legal Services Ombudsman Bill 2008
  

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February 2008

• 5th February 2008
  Cosc: The National Office for Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence launches website
• 8th February 2008
  National Crime Council sponsors prize for MA in Criminology Student of the Year
• 18th February 2008
  Minister Lenihan launches booklet on internet safety and social networking websites
• 19th February 2008
  Minister Lenihan welcomes Review of Garda Training and Development
• 21st February 2008
  Fourth Annual North-South Criminology Conference Issues Call For Papers

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January 2008

• 7th January 2008
  Publication of the Garda Síochána Policing Plan for 2008 (PDF, 912 KB)
• 9th January 2008
  Minister Lenihan announces the establishment of an Advisory Group on Alcohol
• 10th January 2008
  Expert Review of Resource Needs in the Forensic Science Laboratory published (MS Word, 370 KB)
• January 2008
  Government Alcohol Advisory Group Issues Call for Submissions (PDF, 47KB)
• 23rd January 2008
  Minister Lenihan urges Victims of Crime Support Organisations to apply for 1.33 million Euro in grant funding from the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime
  
  Application Form and Public Notice are available from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Website
• 28th January 2008
  Press Release: Law Reform Commission releases Report on Homicide: Murder and Involuntary Manslaughter (PDF, 36 KB)
  
  Download Law Reform Commission Report on Homicide: Murder and Involuntary Manslaughter (PDF, 1.11 MB)
• 28th January 2008
  The Central Statistics Office Releases Provisional Headline Crime Statistics for the 4th Quarter of 2007 (PDF, 124 KB)
  
  Minister Lenihan comments on Central Statistics Office Provisional Headline Crime Figures for 2007
  

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