IRELAND is developing an international tag as a safe haven for sex offenders because there isn’t sufficient monitoring to prevent them getting jobs working around children.

The case of the British sex offender who absconded to the south from the North where he was convicted of sexual offences, highlights the dangerous gaps which exist in our legislation.

The Minister for Justice has dismissed reports that a convicted sex offender from the North has breached his probation conditions by moving to the Republic.

Police in the North were under pressure today to seek the extradition of a convicted paedophile living in the Republic.

A DANGEROUS paedophile who is on the run from the North stayed at the Cork Simon hostel, a senior garda confirmed last night.

Police in the North tonight urged a high-risk sex offender who has broken his probation conditions to turn himself in.