The High Court has rejected a Pakistani man's challenge to a refusal to grant him a right of residence here on the basis that he was dependant on his sister-in-law, who is an EU citizen living here.

The Workplace Relations Commission detected 157 contraventions of employment legislation in the fishing industry in 2016 including 28 people on boats who were working illegally, it has been confirmed.

The Government has set up a new special unit to combat human trafficking, it was announced today.

A massive covert investigation is under way into trafficking of people into Ireland to be sold for sex and work, the Government revealed today.