Gardaí have been put on alert by British police as a convicted paedophile may travel to these shores.
The alert comes as the man David Chadwick, who is also known as Jack Hill, was released from HMP Winchester, earlier this month.
Chadwick, who has a previous conviction for number of charges relating to child abuse and possessing child pornography is thought to be a danger to children.
According to The Sun newspaper, British police believe he could travel to Ireland and advised them to be on alert.