A man in his late 20s has been killed after he was struck by two cars in Co Louth.

Detectives were continuing to question two men today over the discovery of a suspected major dissident republican bomb-making operation in Co Louth.

DISSIDENT republicans pose a severe threat and, while their numbers remain small, their capabilities are growing, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has warned.

Lives were saved by the discovery of a suspected major dissident republican bomb-making operation in Co Louth, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said today.