The Latest Breaking News from Jim OCallaghan

Ireland to announce major citizenship rule changes in migration clampdown

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the changes will bring Ireland into line with other European countries

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Funerals held for teenagers killed in wrong-way motorway crash

Joe Carthy and Alex McCarthy were among five teenagers who died when the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down a motorway.

Evening Standard · Aug 21

Funeral held for teenager killed in wrong-way motorway crash

Joe Carthy was one of five teenagers who died after the car they were travelling in was driven the wrong way down the M9.

Evening Standard · Aug 21

Reform government ‘doubling down on Brexit’ would accelerate Irish reunification, former taoiseach says

Leo Varadkar said he considered a Reform-led government a ‘possibility’ rather than a ‘probability’

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Reform-led government in UK could be an ‘accelerator’ to Irish unity – Varadkar

Ireland’s current Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said a Reform UK government could hasten the timeline for calling referenda on reunification.

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Belfast stabbing victim’s condition ‘improving’ and he may soon come out of coma

Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep cuts to his head, face and back in a stabbing attack on Monday.

Evening Standard · Jun 11

Governments to work together to ‘prevent abuse’ of CTA after Belfast stabbing

‘We simply cannot have people coming in either to Ireland or the UK that are dangerous individuals,’ Emma Little-Pengelly said.

Evening Standard · Jun 11

Irish Government hoping UK Legacy Bill can be ‘expedited’

The Irish Government’s legacy legislation will be dependent on the UK Government passing its own laws, the Northern Ireland Secretary has been told.

Evening Standard · Apr 30

Responsibility on all to defeat dissident threat – Hilary Benn

Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has pledged the ‘absolute co-operation’ of gardai to investigate a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station.

Evening Standard · Apr 30