Two prisoners, who escaped a prison in the North while serving time for murder, have been arrested this afternoon.
A cross-border appeal was launched earlier this week for help in locating the two prisoners who were “unlawfully at large".
They were last seen at Lanyon Place train station in Belfast on Saturday, which runs a train to Dublin.
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Both the PSNI and gardai launched a manhunt for the pair.
In an update today, the PSNI confirmed that 49-year-old Alison McDonagh and 54-year-old Stephen McParland were taken into custody once again in the Newry area.
McDonagh was imprisoned for murder following an incident in 2004 and McParland was imprisoned for murder following an incident in 1997.
At the time of their escape, police said that despite many efforts to contact both individuals, attempts to locate them had been unsuccessful.
Today, officers thanked the public for their help in this investigation and they confirmed that both criminals will be “returned to the custody of Northern Ireland Prison Service”.
A spokesperson today confirmed: “Unlawfully at large prisoners, 49-year-old Alison McDonagh and 54-year-old Stephen McParland have been arrested in the Newry area this afternoon, Thursday 26th January.
“They will now be returned to the custody of Northern Ireland Prison Service. We would like to thank the public for their assistance”.
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