Nine arrested in Dublin in connection with dissident republican activity

Nine men have been arrested in Dublin in connection with ongoing investigations into dissident republican activity.

Eight of them were detained during the search of a house in Tallaght yesterday evening and are being questioned on suspicion of being members of an unlawful organisation.

The eight range in age from their mid 20s to 40s and are being held at various Garda stations in the west of the city.

Whilst a 46-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon after a quantity of ammunition and component parts of explosives were found during the search of containers in a yard in Cloghran.