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14 arrested in mass operation into dissident republicans

14 people have been arrested in a massive Garda operation tackling dissident republican activity....
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10.02 13 Sep 2012


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14 arrested in mass operation into dissident republicans

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10.02 13 Sep 2012


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14 people have been arrested in a massive Garda operation tackling dissident republican activity.

The major Garda operation is underway as part of an investigation in Dublin.

It was sparked by an incident in which shots were fired around the coffin of Alan Ryan at his funeral last Saturday.

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It is understood to be the most significant action taken against dissident republicans by Gardaí in years.

It emerged after the Ryan funeral that a volley of shots were fired in the air as the coffin of the Real IRA member was being removed from a house in Donaghmede on Saturday morning.

No-one was injured but Gardaí launched an investigation and set-up an incident room at Clontarf Garda station.

Over 200 Gardaí have been involved in ‘Operation Ambience’ this morning including members of the Special Detective Unit, Emergency Response Unit, Local Detectives, Uniformed Gardai and the Garda Dog Unit.

It is understood to be the most significant garda operation against dissident republican activity in years.

Officers have searched a number of houses in Dublin as well as in Meath and Louth.

A number of people have been arrested so far.

13 men and one woman who have been arrested are being questioned at stations in Dublin and Meath.

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