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# New Laws

This year
2023
# Pubs
Changes to pub licencing rules could lead to further influx of chain pubs, TDs hear
The Oireachtas Justice Committee heard that the change would add more pubs to urban areas.
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Last year
2022
# New Laws
Stalkers face 10 years in prison as tough new domestic violence laws to be rolled out
The maximum sentence for assault causing harm is also being doubled to 10 years.
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Aug 4th 2022, 5:24 PM
# Tipping Point
New law will ban hospitality 'service charges' unless cash is going straight to staff
The new law is to give consumers greater clarity as to where their cash is going.
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Jun 29th 2022, 7:59 AM
# New Laws
'Kids in schools will be safer': US senate advances new gun control bill
The Safer Communities Act is due to be rubber stamped today.
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Jun 24th 2022, 7:25 AM
All time
# outdoor drinking
Government approves legislation to allow drinking outside pubs and restaurants
Gardaí warned earlier this month that certain outdoor drinking is technically illegal.
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Jun 28th 2021, 6:58 PM
# regulation
Simon Harris: We need more measures to 'toughen up' on self-isolation for people entering country
The minister said he would like this requirement backed up by the law.
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May 12th 2020, 11:18 AM
# Coronavirus
Cabinet approves emergency Covid-19 legislation ahead of Thursday's Dáil sitting
Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins met this afternoon to discuss the State’s efforts to combat the coronavirus.
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Mar 17th 2020, 6:58 PM
# New Laws
Regulations to allow same sex parents register both their names on their child's birth cert to be signed today
Law will allow same sex parents register both their names on their child’s birth cert from May 5th 2020.
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Nov 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
# divorceref
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to seek Cabinet approval for new divorce bill
The minister is also expected to ask Cabinet to approve the publication of the Blasphemy BIll 2019.
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Jul 9th 2019, 7:26 AM
# New Laws
UK to officially ban use of porn websites among under-18s from July
The new laws will come into effect from 15 July.
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Apr 17th 2019, 2:59 PM
# New Laws
Landlords who evict tenants because they want to sell or renovate a property could face tough sanctions
The Government proposals aim to increase the rights of tenants in the rental market.
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Apr 4th 2019, 6:11 PM
# New Laws
Here are just some of the government's priorities for the months ahead
Renting, judge’s appointments, microbeads and noise at the airport – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
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Sep 29th 2018, 10:00 PM
# New Laws
Poll: Do you support the new drink-driving laws?
There has been opposition to the new laws by some TDs.
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Jul 7th 2018, 9:45 AM
# New Laws
99 people had gender recognition certs granted last year
The certificates allow a person to be legally recognised by the State under the gender they identify.
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Jul 5th 2018, 9:16 PM
Voices
Justice Minister: 'I have seen many women shake with fear of not being believed by a Garda or a court'
Charlie Flanagan writes about why he believes the Domestic Violence Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation to come before the Oireachtas.
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May 13th 2018, 8:15 PM
# New Laws
High Court Master writes new legislation to help keep people in their homes
The bill would give greater powers to the government’s Abhaile scheme and provide stronger protections for people who are in debt.
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Feb 20th 2018, 8:30 PM
# noel clancy
'This will save lives': Grieving father and husband who campaigned to change learner driver laws
Noel Clancy has campaigned for car owners who let unaccompanied learners drive their cars be prosecuted.
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Feb 16th 2018, 11:02 AM
# mind the gap
Iceland to make equal pay the law for men and women
The law will come into effect in January.
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Apr 4th 2017, 9:54 PM
# rural vs urban
'If you're over the alcohol limit, you're over the limit': Ross wants more support for drink-driving law
Shane Ross says he hopes publicans and those living in rural areas will make the “necessary arrangements” to ensure they get home safely.
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Feb 28th 2017, 6:00 AM
# New Laws
Raping someone when they are asleep will now be explicitly illegal
Cabinet has approved a proposal by Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald to provide a definition of sexual consent.
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Jan 24th 2017, 7:26 PM
# Clampdown
Revenge porn perpetrators to be jailed under new laws
Women’s Aid said in some cases ex-partners have advertised their partners on escort sites without their consent or knowledge.
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Dec 31st 2016, 10:25 AM
# gsoc
GSOC: 'Gardaí are damned if they do, damned if they don't'
Judge Mary Ellen Ring said they are taking up the slack for other agencies.
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Sep 22nd 2016, 6:15 AM
# resolution
Good news for turf cutters: New laws will allow them to work on protected bogs
Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys published legislation during the week to de-designate 46 National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in Ireland.
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Jul 30th 2016, 7:15 AM
# love wins
14 of the best reactions to the US marriage equality decision
Same-sex marriage is now legal across the whole of the US.
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Jun 26th 2015, 7:01 PM
# Irish Abroad
Undocumented and living in the US? Here's what the new immigration reforms mean for you
In the US it is estimated that there is over 50,000 undocumented Irish citizens.
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Nov 30th 2014, 8:30 AM
# New Laws
The RFU want to introduce bans for players and coaches if they don't do concussion courses
Players and coaches can receive bans if they don’t complete concussion tests.
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Oct 16th 2014, 1:13 PM
# protection
There's currently no obligation for doctors to have insurance but there soon will be
Does your doctor have medical indemnity insurance?
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Sep 29th 2014, 1:37 PM
# New Laws
Gardaí will soon be able to test ‘unconscious drivers’ for drugs and drink
That’s under new road safety laws which were enacted today in the Seanad.
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Feb 18th 2014, 8:35 PM
# New Rules
Prediction that Government forecast for bankruptcies could be exceeded by 100 per cent
A restructuring expert claims there could be 6,000 bankruptcy cases this year, as people are finding the process simpler and more appealing than insolvency.
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Jan 14th 2014, 12:06 PM
# scrums
Feek calls for calm over new scrum rules
Leinster’s coach says that the updated laws will take time to be perfected.
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Sep 17th 2013, 5:34 PM