12 members of Traveller gang arrested

GARDAÍ will push for charges under powerful anti-gang laws against the leaders of a notorious Traveller crime family.

Twelve men were picked up in a massive Garda swoop in the south-east as part of an ongoing operation targeting the Waterford-based gang.

The gang, centred around extended family members, is engaged in a feud with a rival Traveller gang, which has a presence in Waterford and Cork.