‘Viper’ held over shop incident

Veteran criminal Martin Foley, who is known as ‘The Viper’, was one of two men being detained last night for questioning in connection with an alleged case of false imprisonment of a woman at a jewellers in Dublin’s Ilac Centre.

Foley, 64, and another man, 37, were being held at Store Street Garda Station.

They were arrested at around 1pm when the city centre mall, off Talbot St, was packed with shoppers.