Two Limerick men have pleaded guilty to IRA membership in advance of their Special Criminal Court trial, which had been adjourned in what was the first criminal case affected by the garda taping revelations.

Three men are being held by gardai in Tipperary in relation to an investigation into dissident republican activity.

A massive consignment of smuggled cigarettes believed to be worth €3.2m was seized today during an undercover operation.

Two men have been arrested over a ramming incident involving a patrol car in Co Tipperary.