Third arrest in Laois amid cross-border terror probe

Gardaí have arrested a man aged in his 30s in Laois as part of a cross-border terrorism investigation

Wednesday's arrest follows the arrest last week of two men, also in Co Laois, who have appeared before Portlaoise District Court. Stock picture: Dan Linehan

A third man has been arrested by gardaí as part of a cross-border terrorism investigation.

The man, aged in his 30s, was arrested in Laois and is currently being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at a garda station in the midlands.