Gardaí arrest armed IRA suspect

A SUSPECTED republican dissident, arrested by armed detectives, was carrying a loaded handgun when he was picked up on a Cork street.

Sat, 07 May, 2005 - 01:00

John Breslin

The suspect, a 30-year-old man originally from Limerick, was arrested around 10pm on Thursday.

Armed detectives surrounded the man in Barrack Street. When the man was searched, detectives discovered he was carrying a loaded gun, the Garda Press Office confirmed.

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