New tamper-proof age card launched

A NEW tamper-proof age card aimed at stamping out the illegal sale of alcohol to the underage has been launched.

The card has state of the art security features which cannot be fraudulently replicated.

The new device has been introduced to cope with technological advances and to ensure that the National Age Card is protected against forgery or alteration, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell, said yesterday.