Almost a third of sex offenders jailed got terms of two years and less

IPS figures show out of 187, only two received sentences of 15-20 years

Only two of the 187 sex offenders jailed last year got sentences of 15-20 years.

Almost one-third of the 187 sex offenders to receive a prison term last year received jail terms of two years and less in the courts.

That is according to figures released by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) which show that only two sex offenders received jail terms of 15-20 years.