Legislation will prevent crimes, says Garda chief

POWERFUL new surveillance laws will be of great assistance in preventing, as well as investigating, serious crimes, Garda chief Fachtna Murphy has said.

The Garda Commissioner said the force had a good record in charging people with homicide, such as the recent murders in Limerick.

“We have been quite successful and people have been brought before the courts in two high-profile, very, very bad crimes, Shane Geoghegan and Roy Collins,” the commissioner said.