Irish Examiner View: Confront perjury to save court credibility

We will, one way or another, have a new minister for justice before long. Whoever is nominated faces a litany of challenges BUT one of the most important may not be obvious. However, events over the last two weeks highlighted the urgent need to confront failings eating away at the credibility and ambition of our justice and policing systems.

On Thursday, it was reported that gardaí sent a file to the DPP recommending that criminal charges be pursued in the case of ‘Grace’, an intellectually disabled woman entrusted to foster family for two decades despite concerns about physical and sexual abuse.