Tagging will help protect our children

AS gardaí launch a murder inquiry into the appalling death of 11-year-old Robert Holohan, there is an urgent case for Ireland to introduce electronic tagging of sex offenders.

While no motive can be ruled out, everything points to paedophile involvement in the murder. Arguably, had the garda authorities been empowered to keep track of convicted sex offenders, it could have accelerated the investigation in this tragic case.

Undoubtedly, a tagging system would constitute a powerful deterrent against predatory paedophiles.