GARDA representatives yesterday said there was a serious problem with current bail practices and backed Government plans to review the area.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell has agreed to conduct research into bail practices following the disclosure that a quarter of people who met violent deaths last year were killed by offenders out on bail at the time.

Victims' families today expressed anger at the huge number of people killed by offenders out on bail.

People who commit acts of extreme violence after consuming drink and drugs will be made accountable for their actions in the courts, a High Court judge warned today.

THE grieving parents of two young murder victims have pleaded for an end to early prison release for people convicted of serious crimes and for a clampdown on bail for those awaiting trial.