Three plead guilty after brothel raid

In the North, three Polish women have pleaded guilty at Belfast Magistrates Court, to running brothels and providing property for criminal purposes.

The women, aged between 23 and 27, were arrested following the biggest ever cross-border operation against organised prostitution in Ireland.

The judge handed them two month prison sentences, suspended for 18 months.

In total eight people were arrested as part of the Garda - PSNI joint operation.