Eamon Harrison, 22, from Mayobridge, Co Down, is wanted to face 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and conspiracy to commit human trafficking under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act.

A lorry driver wanted in connection with the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container in Essex has been granted permission to appeal against his extradition to the UK.

The High Court is due to deliver its judgement this morning on whether an Irishman should be extradited to the UK to face manslaughter charges.

The High Court has approved the extradition of Irishman Eamon Harrison to the UK to face manslaughter charges.

A man accused of stabbing an off-duty police officer 11 times after becoming “fixated” with him has admitted attempted murder.

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Two Typhoon jets scrambled to an aircraft which had lost communications caused a sonic boom in the early hours of Sunday.

The remains of the last 23 of 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a lorry near London in October have been brought to Vietnam.

It’s a month ago today since the bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in a refrigerator lorry in Essex. In recent days, 16 people were found, alive thankfully, in a trailer on a ferry bound for Rosslare.

Security at each of Ireland’s ports should be tightened following the discovery of 16 migrants onboard a truck on a ferry bound for Rosslare.

Ireland will see more cases of people risking their lives to come here unless the Government commits to solutions that allow people to safely and legally escape persecution.

The Irish man arrested by police in England on suspicion of assisting 15 people with illegal entry into the UK has been released from custody.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized a range of high-value assets from a cross border group believed to be linked to the Essex smuggling deaths of 39 people.

It is reported that detectives in Vietnam have arrested eight people after 39 bodies were found in the back of a lorry in Essex.

Ronan Hughes, and his brother Christopher, 34, both from Co Armagh were named earlier this week as people the police wanted to speak to in connection with the deaths.

Maurice Robinson, 25, who is known as Mo, was remanded in custody by magistrates in Chelmsford on Monday after appearing before them via video link.

The Chinese and Vietnamese nationals found dead in a container in England were ultimately victims of a society where people are objectified for profit, writes Vittorio Bufacchi.

A tear-inducing tribute to the human trafficking victims was among the highlights of Sinead O'Connor's magnificent gig in Cork, writes Aine Bonner.

Essex Police are investigating lines of inquiry to “establish whether there is a wider conspiracy involved” in the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry in Essex.

Detectives are continuing to question four people over the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex.

The final text message sent by a woman who is thought to have perished with 38 others in a refrigerated truck in Essex was to tell her mother she loved her.

The gangs are known for smuggling people into other countries and are often thought to have links with Chinese organised crime groups known as triads.

Latest: A fourth person has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex.

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A Sinn Féin TD has received a death threat after speaking out against a “far-right ideology that is being peddled in this country” around asylum seekers.

The directors of a Co Monaghan hire company has said it is “shellshocked” and “gutted” after 39 Chinese people were found dead in one of its trailers.

If it is natural to look away from challenges that seem almost beyond resolution then a price for that evasion must always, eventually, be paid. T

The discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Grays has been described as a “very dark” day for the town.

Gardaí do not believe that the 39 people found dead in a container yesterday in the UK were trafficked through Ireland.

he shocking discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex, in the south-east of England, is a salutary reminder of the dangers of all forms of human trafficking and recalls a similar tragedy in 2000 when the bodies of 58 young Chinese people were found in a container at Dover.

Garden designer and broadcaster Matthew Wilson takes a look at how tastes and trends have evolved through the decades.

The Pirbright Institute and its research partners have granted MSD Animal Health an exclusive commercial licence for a new, effective and affordable vaccine to protect livestock against several serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV).

The best non-fiction books for the summer transport you from the White House to Hollywood and from pristine greens at Augusta to sweaty gyms in Belfast. Richard Fitzpatrick dips between the covers

Viewers got their first glimpse of new Islanders at the end of last night’s episode.

Here are this summer's fact and fiction top reads chosen by Richard Fitzpatrick and Marjorie Brennan.

A tribute night to The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint aims to raise funds for Pieta House, writes Aileen O’Reilly.

Mrs Hinch – aka Sophie Hinchliffe – is an internet sensation, famous for her super bubbly cleaning tips and her regular updates about her husband and imminent first child.

By posting endless images of sparkling homes, ‘cleanfluencers’ are building a growing following. But what happens if your own place doesn’t scrub up quite so well, asks

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