Irish Examiner view: Net is closing on gangland safe havens

An extradition treaty being agreed with the United Arab Emirates is a tribute to hard work by the justice minister and Garda commissioner

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee said that the treaty is a result of 'extensive engagement' with her Emirati counterpart. Picture: Leah Farrell

It is excellent news that the Government is agreeing an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and it is a tribute to hard work by Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris at the end of a challenging year for both of them.

The ability of gangsters to thumb their noses at the Republic has long been an insult to its citizens, who have despaired at seeing them extricated from the havens of the UAE, and in particular from the stately pleasure domes of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.