Since the start of 2006, 67 (check) people have met violent deaths — more than a killing every week.

Gardaí have recovered a car they believed was used by the killers of a small-time criminal in Dublin earlier this week.

MAJOR criminal justice legislation will be rushed through the Dáil this summer in response to the latest handgun murder in Dublin, the 13th involving firearms this year.

The Criminal Justice Bill 2006 is to be rushed through the Oireachtas before the summer recess, it emerged today.