Gardaí concerned over European arrest warrants following UK exit

The impact of Britain’s EU vote on the operation of the European arrest warrant is one of the key security concerns of gardaí and justice officials here.

Security sources are also concerned at the ramifications of the withdrawal of British police from the EU police agency Europol, as well as other key law enforcement agencies like MAOC-N, which combats international drug trafficking.

This is on top of the wider issue of border controls with Northern Ireland and the potential impact on the common travel area between Ireland and the UK.