Senior Garda officers are continuing to examine CCTV cameras from the Dublin pub where murdered crime boss Eamon Dunne was shot dead at the weekend.

A SENIOR Garda officer said yesterday that children in deprived areas of Limerick see local gang figures as people with status and glamour who fill a void in their lives.

Labour Party Justice spokesman Pat Rabbitte has called for a full Dáil debate to be held on the findings of the Morris Tribunal.

Senior Garda officers today vowed to fight proposals to fast-track promotions through its ranks.

SENIOR garda are concerned there could be a spate of fake “tiger kidnappings” after they foiled a bid by a man to extort €50,000 from his father.

The biggest security operation in the history of the State is under way today as the country prepared for the arrival of US President George Bush.