Laws tackling domestic violence and gender-based abuse to be enacted before summer

A Garda repositions flowers among candles left outside Dáil Éireann as the National Women's Council held a vigil for Ashling Murphy following her killing on January 12, 2022. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The justice minister has promised to enact a raft of new laws before the summer to crack down on domestic violence and gender-based abuse.

Ahead of the first anniversary of the killing of Ashling Murphy this week, Simon Harris said legislation to increase maximum sentences, strengthen victims' rights, and increase monitoring of sex offenders will be introduced in the first half of 2023.