Taoiseach pledges action to allow killers of children be named

Since a landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal last October, the killers of children cannot be named but the ruling has also placed a gagging order on the families of such victims
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government will move quickly to allow killers of children to be named. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government will move quickly to allow killers of children to be named. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Government will move quickly to allow the killer of children to again be named, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

Since a landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal last October, the killers of children cannot be named but the ruling has also placed a gagging order on the families of such victims and they have demanded action to allow them speak out again.

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