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Britain is so worried about Jihadi extremists here in Ireland that they have sent MI5 agents to monitor them, according to a report.

The UK's domestic intelligence agency have spies deployed in Ireland to watch any extremists in the country.

Ireland is seen as a soft back door into the UK and for terrorists by Britain, according to the Irish Star.

They also believe that Ireland is not taking the threat from extremists seriously enough.

A source told the Star: "Ireland is a major area of concern for the British there is no doubt about that.

"They are here specifically to watch jihadis.

"They are here because they think we are a weak link in terms of their security.

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"They want to know about potential threats to the UK from extremists living here."

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Britain are also concerned about the ease in which people can travel from Ireland into the UK.

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A source said: "The British think our security here is too lax and MI5 are here to try and spot any problems in Dublin before they get to England."

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The implementation of the agents comes after last month's attack in London where eight people were killed.

Among the Jihadi killers was Rachid Redouane who lived in Ireland for a time before he carried out the atrocity.

He was living in north of the Dublin with his Scottish wife but he was not known to police or MI5 in the UK.