THE family of a 14-year-old who died in suspicious circumstances while in garda custody have served High Court writs on the Justice Minister and Garda Commissioner for his wrongful killing.

GAELTACHT Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv has written to Justice Minister Michael McDowell about his plans to drop the Irish language requirement for immigrant recruits to An Garda Síochána.

Two reports probing allegations of collusion between security forces and sectarian murders are to be published tomorrow, it was confirmed tonight.

Fine Gael is calling on the government and the Minister for Justice to implement an immediate plan to tackle gangland crime.