We need more gardaí on streets

IRELAND’S criminal justice system is under intense public scrutiny as the spate of gangland murders in Dublin and Limerick shows little sign of abating.

Not since the assassination of journalist Veronica Guerin have citizens been left with the impression that the forces of law and order are in danger of losing control of the situation.

Following a recent bout of cold-blooded murders, three more victims have been gunned down in an outbreak of tit-for-tat killings. It would be unconscionable to condone such activity on the grounds that if a criminal is killed it means society has one less to worry about.