Minister and gardaí set for clash on war against crime

THE Minister for Justice and gardaí are set on a collision course again over proposals to crack down on organised crime.

Minister and gardaí set for clash on war against crime

As the fallout from the collapse of the Liam Keane murder trial continued yesterday, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) called on Michael McDowell to introduce legislation that would allow organised criminals to be prosecuted like subversives in the Special Criminal Court (SCC).

GRA general secretary PJ Stone also claimed Mr McDowell’s extra allocation of 2 million to target organised crime was “inadequate”.

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