New regulations introduced for 'eviction' security firms 

Activists protesting an eviction in Dublin in 2018, which involved private security. Such security contractors and employees are to be subject to new regulations. File Picture: RollingNews.ie

Private security staff carrying out house repossessions and evictions will now be subject to legal standards, Garda vetting, and possible imprisonment for offences.

The new laws include companies based in other jurisdictions, including the North, which have been used in controversial repossessions in recent years.