Nine terrorism arrests in Ireland for jihadist Islamic extremism

Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. The Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2024, produced by Europol, said that 426 individuals were arrested for terrorist offences across 22 EU member states last year. Picture: Peter Dejong/AP

There were nine terrorism arrests in Ireland last year for jihadist Islamic extremism — more than twice the number in recent years.

The EU’s landmark terrorism report also shows there was a reduction in the number of dissident republican and right-wing terror arrests in Ireland in 2023.