Nine people arrested as part of operation targeting New IRA

Gardaí conducted six searches, including in Cork and Kerry, in support of the operation, which is being led by the PSNI.

The six searches by gardaí were carried out in counties Dublin, Cork, Laois, and Kerry. File picture

Nine people were arrested on Tuesday in a major cross-border operation targeting the New IRA, the PSNI has confirmed.

Seven men and two women are being questioned on suspicion of a “wide range of terrorist activity”.