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Life Sentences

Last year
2024
Bill being drafted to allow judges recommend minimum jail time for people with life sentences
Life sentences in Ireland currently last between 19 and 20 years on average.
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The Irish Read: An extract from Billy O'Callaghan's new novel, Life Sentences
Aoife Barry
'We hope his death was not in vain': Family distraught as three men sentenced for murder
Report: Judges should be able to impose minimum sentence for murder