Crime bosses will face up to life in prison for conspiring to murder

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee arrives at Dublin Castle for a cabinet meeting. Picture: PA

The Cabinet has given the green light to new laws targeting organised crime gangs, including the expansion of the maximum sentence for conspiracy to murder, from 10 years to life imprisonment.

Ministers have also approved long-awaited government plans to update Ireland’s terrorism laws to introduce new offences, such as travelling abroad to join terrorist groups.