‘Ex-IRA boss’ faces child abuse charges

A man alleged to be a former senior commander of the Provisional IRA is expected to come before a court here in the near future after he was arrested in Spain on historic child sex abuse charges.

The man is understood to have been arrested in the Alicante area on the Costa Brava and is now facing extradition back to Ireland.

The move comes after it emerged gardaí have been investigating the claims made against the man for the past two years.