Justice minister urged to reverse ban on identifying murdered children

Fianna Fáil's Jim O'Callaghan, who has petitioned the justice minister to intervene to reverse the decision. File Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

Justice minister Helen McEntee has been called upon to remove an effective ban on identifying families of homicide victims.

A controversial judgement last week from the Court of Appeal concluded that it is not permissible for juvenile victims of homicide to be identified — thereby severely impacting the ability of families to speak publicly, and on the media’s ability to report on trials.