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Eight illegal immigrants were caught by Gardai at a checkpoint in Dundalk, Co Louth earlier this week.

The eight people whose nationalities are unknown are believed to have been making their way to the Republic via Northern Ireland and England.

A garda spokesperson said: "The eight people have been repatriated to where they came from."

The people were found as part of a An Immigration Operation.

In a statement on their social media account gardai said: "An Immigration Operation occurred at Dundalk, Co. Louth on the 6th Feb, where 8 persons were found to be in breach of immigration offences."