In a tweet, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan confirmed that Gardaí deported 33 Polish and Lithuanian nationals from Ireland, under the Free Movement Directive.

In total, 31 men were deported along with two women. They were made up of 17 Polish nationals who were deported to Warsaw and a further 16 Lithuanian citizens who were deported to Vilnius.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan confirmed that 20 had been in prison serving sentences ahead of the operation and 13 were detained in communities across Ireland prior to their removal.

Lucy Michael is the owner of an Independent Research Firm on Human Rights, based in Dublin, and joins Ciara to discuss.