A Galway man has been sentenced to one year in prison for the possession of child abuse material, which included children being “caged"

Dublin man Niall Ganley (33) was caught as a result of a sting operation by a UK-based vigilante group set up to stop sexual grooming of children online.

Dean Madden (32) of Balcurris Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11, came forward on signed pleas of guilty from Dublin District Court.

The child was 16 years old at the time and hostel staff told gardaí that there had been inappropriate contact between the man and the child.

Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro (54) was arrested by investigating gardaí from the Garda Human Trafficking and Co-ordination Unit when he returned to Ireland from his native Brazil.

Stephen Bray (55) of Deerpark Walk, Blessington, Co Wicklow pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography

Niall Colgan, of Muckross Park, Perrystown, Dublin 12, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. Photo: Collins Courts