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The public tends to react instinctively against anything other than a custodial response to criminal offending, the president of the District Court, Paul Kelly, has said. However, he said “acres” of research supports the view that short custodial sentences are…

Extending the Help to Buy scheme may drive up property prices “as the measure primarily targets demand rather than supply”, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has warned. In its review of Budget 2025, the independent fiscal oversight body noted the…

At least 26 people are dead and thousands injured following the simultaneous detonating of pagers and walkie talkies in Lebanon. Israel is believed to be behind the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, which were designed as much to cause a…