14/05/2015

Four Arrested Over Dissident Republican Activity

Four men have been arrested over dissident republican activity.

Members of An Garda Siochana from the Special Detective Unit carried out 20 searches in Counties Louth, Dublin and Wexford on Wednesday.

All of the men are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against Act at various Garda Stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

Army bomb disposal experts dealt with a suspect device in Courtown, Co. Wexford.

Gardaí have also recovered component parts for explosives devices at some of the other locations searched. Investigations are ongoing.

(CD/JP)

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