Justice Minister urged to increase garda numbers in Cork after recent shooting

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has been urged to increase garda numbers in Cork city due to fears the recent shooting of a senior Real IRA member will set off a series of "tat-for-tat" killings in the city, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Fianna Fáil justice spokesperson Jim O Callaghan called for the action on Friday as he warned if dissident paramilitary groups are not monitored closely events could spiral out of control "in the same way as gangland criminality n Dublin in recent times".