Ireland excluded from EU’s central Schengen Information System that sends immediate alerts on serious criminals

Ireland’s passport control system is not linked to state-of-the-art EU database that sends out immediate alerts about suspected terrorists, criminals, or paedophiles who may be are entering the country.

While most other countries, including Britain, have linked into the EU’s central Schengen Information System (SIS II), Ireland has not done so to date.

As a result, anybody refused entry into the EU or anyone holding a lost or stolen passport could stell get through Ireland’s border controls.