Anti-terror laws lead to 226 arrests in last year

The figures, covering the period June 2015 to May 2016, were provided by Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald as she sought Oireachtas approval to renew the emergency powers, which must be done annually.
Amendments to the Offences Against the State Act 1939 were introduced in the wake of the Omagh bombing in August 1998.