Ten former Waterford Crystal workers have won a court battle against the Government over losses in their pensions.

A new FÁS-funded training scheme has been set up to help women involved in prostitution and suspected victims of sex trafficking integrate back into society, it was revealed today.

THERE have been no prosecutions for human trafficking into Ireland since laws to combat the illegal trade were brought in more than four months ago.

A SENIOR civil servant has conceded controversial new immigration legislation is flawed because of a rush to bring it before the Oireachtas.

HUMAN trafficking will finally become a criminal offence when new legislation is passed in the coming weeks.