Hotline.ie processed just over 61,000 reports of illegal online content last year, marking a 14.7 per cent increase on 2024.

Austin Odibei (49) with an address at Milford Manor Ave., Clondalkin, Dublin 22 pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), known in law as child pornography, in April 2019.

Simon Harris said prison capacity should not be a factor in determining sentencing or granting of bail.

Ireland’s media regulator is working with the European Commission to investigate X.

Fifty-five child victims of online sexual abuse have been identified and safeguarded by gardaí in the last 15 months.