Cork City to honour Criminal Assets Bureau founder Barry Galvin with Freedom of the City

The former Cork City State Solicitor played a key role in establishing the bureau following the murders of Jerry McCabe and Veronica Guerin

Cork City Council has formally approved the conferral of the Freedom of the City on Barry Galvin, a principal architect of the CAB. Picture: Denis Minihane

A man who helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), which works to dismantle organised crime, is to receive the Freedom of Cork City.

Cork City Council has formally approved the conferral of the Freedom of the City on Barry Galvin, a principal architect of the CAB.