Five men arrested after ex-Real IRA leader shot by rival group

A former commander of the Real IRA was shot dead in a car park yesterday after “falling foul” of the leadership of a new alliance of terror groups.

Five men arrested after ex-Real IRA leader shot by rival group

Five men arrested by gardaí near the scene in Co Meath were last night being questioned under anti-subversive legislation.

One man, in his 40s, was arrested close to the car park, and four others in their 20s were arrested when a car was stopped a short distance away on the Balscadden road. A handgun was also recovered and the car was seized.

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