The removal from the State of dangerous convicted criminals is a priority for Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, according to the department he heads. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
Efforts to deport convicted criminals from the Republic have been ramped up in recent months, with a record number of those in Irish prisons now also having exclusion orders imposed.
The orders mean criminals can be deported to their European Union country of origin and are then banned from returning to the Republic for up to 10 years.
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