Arrest in co laois over dissident republican activity

Gardaí from the Special Detective Unit arrested three men in their 20’s in Dublin and Co Laois yesterday.

The men were arrested as part of an ongoing operation investigating dissident republican activity in the Dublin area.

One man appeared before a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court yesterday evening. Another man was released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A third man remains in custody under the provisions of Section 30 – Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Irishtown Garda Station.

In a further operation a fourth man in his 20’s was arrested in the Dublin area this morning and he is currently detained at Irishtown Garda Station under Section 30 –Offences Against the State Act 1939.