Updated: 17:18, 29 Apr 2021
THERE are hundreds of more victims of human trafficking in Ireland than officially recorded as experts say they are hidden in plain sight across the island.
A new report from Mary Immaculate College (MIC) examined the true scale of human trafficking on the island of Ireland.
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The data in the report showed an increase of 132 victims on top of an official count of 346 victims in the Republic of Ireland over a six-year periodCredit: Alamy
The data showed that the number of adults and children trafficked here between 2014 and 2019 was at least 38 per cent higher than the figure officially recorded by authorities.
Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
There are substantially more victims of human trafficking in Ireland than officially recorded, according to a new report from researchers at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick.
The Human Trafficking and Exploitation Project shows that the number of adults and children trafficked onto the island of Ireland between 2014 and 2019 was higher than records gathered by authorities north and south.
The data shows trafficking was at least 38% higher in the Republic of Ireland and 20% higher in Northern Ireland.
It represents an increase of 132 victims on top of an official count of 346 victims in the Republic of Ireland, and an increase of 54 victims on top of an official count of 268 victims in Northern Ireland over six years.