FOUR PEOPLE IN Clare have been charged today in connection with an investigation into illegal money lending.

The four people, two men aged 20 and 26 and two women aged 30 and 32 years, were arrested on 3 December 2013 along with seven other people. Gardaí had carried out raids on a number of premises in the Kilrush area early that morning.

This morning, the two men and two women appeared before Ennis District Court.

Gardaí have said this investigation, which was ongoing for several months before any arrests were made, centres around complaints from various individuals and is focused on people suspected of being involved in unlicensed money lending.

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Two men and two women in Clare charged over illegal money lending

Read: The number of people jailed for illegal money-lending since 2005? Zero>

More: No prosecutions but three garda investigations into illegal money lending>

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