New report from Limerick researchers finds victims of human trafficking are 'hidden in plain sight' Reporter: [email protected] A new report from researchers at Mary Immaculate College has examined the true scale of human trafficking on the island of Ireland has been published '); '); A NEW report from researchers at Mary Immaculate College has examined the true scale of human trafficking on the island of Ireland, illustrating that there are substantially more victims of human trafficking in Ireland than are officially recorded with the authorities. Data collated for the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Project on the Island of Ireland (HTEPII), led by MIC, has shown that the number of adults and children trafficked onto the island of Ireland between 2014 and 2019 is at least 38% higher in the Republic of Ireland and 20% higher in Northern Ireland than has been officially recorded by authorities north and south.