New sex offender laws described as 'good step in the right direction'

Mary Crilly said: "What I like about it is that for once, these guys know that they are being watched." Picture: Larry Cummins

New legislation aimed at bolstering the monitoring of sex offenders is a "good step in the right direction", a leading sexual violence campaigner has said.

Co-founder and chief executive of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Mary Crilly, hailed the signing into law of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) Act this week as a positive step towards making communities safer.