Call for informants to be allowed commit crimes as part of garda operations needs 'detailed analysis'

Among the recommendations was expediting laws to allow gardaí access encrypted messages between gangs.

The Department of Justice has said calls to allow garda informants engage in crime and to permit gardaí operate undercover inside gangs “would represent significant change” and need to be carefully examined before any implementation.

The recommendations were made by the Garda Inspectorate in its study into An Garda Síochána’s efforts to tackle organised crime.