‘Super’ Garda units will target sex and gang crimes

High-level meetings are expected to be held this week to draw up blueprints for the establishment of two new ‘super’ Garda units. 

Last week, Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan announced the creation of a Child Protection and Human Exploitation Unit, which will cover child abuse, domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking.

She also announced a new anti-gang squad, combining the Garda National Drug Unit and the Organised Crime Unit.