Gardaí visited locations in Waterford and Kilkenny as part of their investigation over the alleged rape of a girl and the sexual assault of two others in Courtown Harbour in
County Wexford.
It is alleged one of the girls was viciously raped while two others were the victims of a sexual assault shortly after midnight on Sunday.
Gardaí believe around 15 people were present when the alleged attack happened at a location close to a beach in Courtown.
The Irish Independent reports that there are fears that the individuals involved are being shielded by more senior adults or that they may in fact have already left the jurisdiction.
The three girls are understood to originally be from Dublin while the five teenage boys are normally based in the Kilkenny area.
but locations in Waterford have also been visited.
The three injured parties involved in this incident are currently in the process of being interviewed by a team of specially trained interviewers.
