No shots fired in dissident-republican swoop: Garda source

Detectives were continuing to quiz five men today as part of an ongoing operation against dissident republican activity close to the Border.

Detectives were continuing to quiz five men today as part of an ongoing operation against dissident republican activity close to the Border.

A Garda source dismissed reports the men were carrying explosives into the North and that there were shots fired during an incident in the Omeath area of Co Louth.

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