Call for alternatives to prison amid record overcrowdingPACE, a charity that works with former prisoners and those serving community service orders, is backing plans to oblige the courts to consider community services in lieu of prison sentences of up to 24 months.
Budget to take place on 6 October, Cabinet to hearThe Budget is set to take place on Tuesday 6 October, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will inform the Cabinet.
Climate body chair criticises govts for ignoring warningsThe chair of the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said that if governments had heeded their warnings in the past and implemented just a proportion of them in full, the country would "not be in the Read More