League of Ireland match-fixing probe 'close to the end game'

League of Ireland match-fixing probe 'close to the end game'

The statements made by the 10 men will be examined, cross-checked and analysed against evidence already gathered, including phone and financial records. File photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Detectives will today begin examining statements made by 10 men who were questioned for allegedly conspiring to fix football matches in the League of Ireland.

The 10 men were taken into custody — eight in Limerick, one in Cork and one in Dublin, aged from their 20s to their 60s — on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

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