Gardaí quiz seven dissident republican suspects

SEVEN men are still being questioned by gardaí investigating the activities of dissident republicans.

The seven, aged between 20 and 50, are being questioned at stations in Cork and Limerick and can be held for up to 72 hours under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. They are suspected of having links to the Real IRA.

The arrests were made early yesterday following simultaneous raids on a number of houses in the northside of Cork city and Limerick city. Five were taken into custody in Cork and two in Limerick.