Gang cases drive surge in use of Special Criminal Court 

Senior gardaí have told this newspaper that they have found the legislation to be “particularly effective” in disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups. Picture: Niall Carson

Use of the non-jury Special Criminal Court has trebled over the last five years driven by prosecutions of gangland offences.

The surge comes as a high-level review group into the continued existence of the controversial court published an interim report on its work this week.