Five prisoners repatriated this year

FIVE prisoners have been transferred from Irish jails to their native country this year under repatriation laws.

Victims and their families have expressed anger that criminals might not serve their full sentence if they are returned to complete their prison terms in their own country.

But dozens of Irish people convicted abroad have also benefited from the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons since it was ratified here in 1995.