Gardaí investigating alleged match-fixing in League of Ireland arrest man in south of country

The operation stems from an investigation opened at the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Unit in 2019 following reports of suspected match-fixing received from the FAI and UEFA. File picture

Specialist anti-corruption officers have carried out a fresh arrest in relation to a long-running investigation into alleged League of Ireland match-fixing involving a Limerick club.

The latest arrest — of a male in his 20s — was carried out this morning by detectives attached to the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Unit of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB).