Two men remain in custody following their arrests yesterday in relation to the discovery of cannabis and cannabis plants in Co Meath.

Gardaí have arrested two men as part of ongoing investigations in the sale and supply of dugs in the Balbriggan area of Co Dublin.

The search was carried out as part of ongoing investigations into organised crime groups operating in the Coolock area.

Gardaí have arrested 24 people under emergency anti-gang laws within the last year.

The largest-ever UK modern slavery ring, which forced more than 400 people to work for a pittance while their criminal masters earned £2 million, has been smashed.

The discovery was made when a car was intercepted by gardaí in during an operation in the Clonsilla area shortly after 7pm last night.

29 people were also arrested during the rugby tournament in Co Cork.

A Irish man aged 51 who has been linked to the Kinahan gang will appear in court in Britain later this morning following the arrests of two men as part of an investigation into the supply of drugs and firearms both here and in the UK.

At around midnight, gardaí tried to stop a car in the Milltown area.

The Department of Justice published the European Arrest Warrant Annual Report for last year on Monday.

Gardaí have arrested four men in Drogheda as part of an investigation into an ongoing feud between rival gangs in the town.

Conor McGregor has said he is ready to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov again despite violent scenes in Las Vegas after the Russian had defeated him.

Young people in disadvantaged areas are seen as troublemakers and so are repeatedly and pointlessly questioned and frisked by gardaí. It’s degrading, says Michael Clifford.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing "an act of terror" in Sweden.

The CEO of Starbucks has arrived in Philadelphia, hoping to meet two black men who were arrested when the coffee chain's employees told police they were trespassing.

Three men remain in custody today after stolen property was recovered in County Laois.

Three people have been arrested after a garda and a civilian were shot during a planned search of a house in Dublin.

Frontline gardaí are being encouraged to arrest suspected domestic violence abusers under a new Garda intervention policy.

The number of arrests for driving under the influence between January and April 2017 has risen by 18% compared to the same period last year, according to gardaí.

A 19-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in the North.

Three men have arrested after €22,000 worth of drugs were seized in Dublin.

21 people have been arrested following an investigation into an alleged drug ring said to have been operating for 15 years from southern Spain, Spanish police said.

Heavily armed Swat teams supported by hundreds of other officers have detained 14 people suspected of having ties to Islamic State in early-morning raids in Austria.

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland have made two more arrests.

Authorities in Turkey have arrested 1,656 people in the past six months for allegedly supporting terrorist organisations or insulting officials on social media - and are investigating at least 10,000 others.

Six people have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in series of morning raids across the country, police said.

Five German women who organised a flashmob event that sent dozens of people running in the streets of a Spanish town, apparently fearing there had been a shooting attack, have been arrested.

Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as they continue a nationwide crackdown to try to stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists.

Some 226 people were arrested under emergency anti-terror legislation and 17 under special gang laws within the last year.

Police in Turkey have detained four people in connection with a car bomb attack in Istanbul that killed 11 people, according to the state-run news agency.

Two men arrested by fraud squad chiefs investigating the North’s biggest ever property deal have been released.

The multinational forces fighting Boko Haram have arrested five leaders of the extremist group and freed dozens of women and children held captive, Cameroon's government said.

Fourteen men have been arrested during the funeral of Michael Barr in Strabane, Co Tyrone this morning.