THERE was outrage yesterday after it emerged 470 inmates were released early from Cork Prison last year because of overcrowding.

YESTERDAY’S double murder in Finglas of Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and an innocent apprentice plumber, Anthony Campbell, were the 22nd and 23rd firearm murders so far this year.

THE Government should hold a referendum on the right of an accused to defend themselves in cases of statutory rape, according to an all-party Oireachtas Committee on Child Protection.

A PYRAMID scheme that has spread like wildfire in West Cork, Kerry and Clare has pitted family members against each other with gardaí estimating as much as €10 million has been invested.

LEGISLATION governing pyramid schemes must be updated to protect vulnerable consumers, it was claimed yesterday.

The €30m site purchased for the new Mountjoy prison will cost the taxpayer another €8.5m to equip with water, gas and sewage services, it emerged today.

FORMER Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan is overseeing one of the most comprehensive surveys on urban crime ever in this country to help draw up new policies.

Fine Gael Justice spokesman John Deasy has claimed the fall in crime figures published today do not reflect the situation on the streets.

WITNESSES in court cases could give evidence from abroad under plans to use video technology in criminal and civil trials, it was revealed yesterday.