'A day of action': 44 people arrested in multi-agency Limerick operation 

Thirty officers from various divisions carried out the massive operation which took place in Abbeyfeale in conjunction with Customs and Revenue, Department of Social Protection, Road Safety Authority and county council

Eight checkpoints were conducted leading to six vehicles being seized. Picture: Gardaí

More than 40 people have been arrested following a multi-agency "day of action" in Limerick on Tuesday. 

Some 30 members from Abbeyfeale Garda Station, Limerick County Community Engagement Area, the Limerick Crime Functional Area, the Divisional Roads Policing Unit, Regional Armed Support Unit and the Kerry Division carried out searches, arrested persons wanted on bench warrants and conducted checkpoints and patrols in Abbeyfeale.