The event also saw members of the Maltese community in Laois speak to Laois county librarian Bernie Foran about why they relocated to Laois from Malta

It was part of an online fraud investigation into 200 Maltese nationals, resulting in losses of around €1 million.

An Irishman has been shot dead by police in Malta after allegedly murdering a woman on Sunday

Gardaí said the Maltese vessel had arrived in the port of Foynes from Canada