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Tue 11 Nov 2007Gardaí suspect five Irish people in paedophile ringGardaí have identified five people in the Republic whom they suspect may have been part of an international paedophile ring viewing videos of children as young as nine being sexually abused.While the Irish suspects have been interviewed, none has been arrested. Three other suspects were arrested in Northern Ireland as part of the inquiry, codenamed Operation Koala