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Suspects in over 40,000 crimes out on bail, Dáil told

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Suspects for 40,348 crimes carried out in 2024 are currently out on bail, the Dáil has been told. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald raised the issue with the Taoiseach in the chamber this afternoon, desribing the figures as "very, very shocking".

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Sinn Féin decries 'shocking' figures as suspects for 40,348 crimes last year were on bail

It was revealed that 114,655 crimes were committed over the past three years by suspects previously implicated in crime.

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Irish TimesIrish Times
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All criminal suspects ‘can’t be interned’, says Taoiseach, responding to ‘shocking’ bail figures

Mary Lou McDonald says bail situation ‘cannot continue’ as 40,348 suspects were on bail last year

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Suspects in over 40,000 crimes out on bail, Dáil told

Suspects for 40,348 crimes carried out in 2024 are currently out on bail, the Dáil has been told. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald raised the issue with the Taoiseach in the chamber this afternoon, desribing the figures as "very, very shocking".

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Irish MirrorIrish Mirror
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New figures highlight number of people out on bail who committed another crime

The information was released to Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy following a parliamentary question to Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan

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Dublin LiveDublin Live

'Considerable rise' in crimes committed by people on bail in Dublin

Calls have been made for the Government to urgently address the 'shocking' figures

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Suspects in more than 40 thousand crimes out on bail

Suspects in more than 40,000 crimes were out on bail awaiting trial last year, ‘shocking’ new figures have revealed. Taoiseach Micheál Martin vowed yesterday to reform bail laws after the figures were revealed in the Dáil – but he cautioned that there are legal issues surrounding the presumption of innocence. Figures provided to Sinn Féin justice spokesman Matt Carthy revealed there were 114,655 incidents over the past three years where crimes w…

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Irish Mirror broke the news in Ireland on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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