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Judges to consider community service for crimes

Judges to consider community service for crimes

Update: 2025-12-23
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Judges will be obliged to consider community service for crimes that would normally warrant a two-year jail sentence, according to reports in the Irish Daily Mail this morning. 

These new plans from the Department of Justice are aimed at reducing prison overcrowding. Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon-Galway, joined us on Newstalk Breakfast to discuss.

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Judges to consider community service for crimes

Judges to consider community service for crimes