Man held in probe into theft of State-owned art

Gardaí have arrested a man as part of a major investigation into the theft of State-owned art from private storage.

The investigation had centred on Kildare and Dublin, but, following extensive inquiries, moved to Limerick, where the suspect was apprehended.

The theft of art, revealed in the Irish Examiner last October, only emerged after a civil servant spotted two State paintings for sale while on the internet.