The Social Democrats have called for the Government to legislate for “fair” stop and search powers to tackle violence on Dublin’s streets. Publishing the party’s violence reduction policy, Gary Gannon ...

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is progressing plans to grant gardaí stronger “stop-and-search powers”, despite a report commissioned by his department showing they do little to combat crime. The ...

Sir, – To a veteran researcher during two “knife-crime epidemics” in Britain over the past 20 years, your article “Government to legislate for ‘stop and search’ knife-crime powers” (News, February ...

Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has said he will be bringing forward legislation which will give greater powers to the gardaí to stop and search people who they suspect may be carrying knives.