New law targeting gangland 'kill teams' to impose life terms for murder plots

Imre Arakas, as part of the Kinihan cartel 'kill team', only received a six-year jail term.

New laws aim to target gangland “kill teams” by replacing the current 10-year maximum sentence for conspiracy to murder with a possible life term.

The laws — due to be introduced on the return of the Oireachtas and in place by the autumn — will also double the maximum possible sentence for serious assaults and introduce new, standalone offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation.