More than 40 sex offenders in communities deemed to be at 'high' or 'very high' risk of reoffending 

At present, the public is not entitled to know whether a sex offender lives near them.

More than 40 sex offenders living in communities around the country have been deemed to be at a 'high' or 'very high' risk of reoffending.

They are among 173 convicted sex offenders, 172 men and one woman, whose lives are being monitored by gardaí and the Probation Service.