Border arms search

JOINT Garda and Army searches of the Border area for IRA arms are to continue over the weekend

JOINT Garda and Army searches of the Border area for IRA arms are to continue over the weekend. Recent searches have uncovered a quantity of used ammunition leading to speculation that a forested area at Ravensdale, Dundalk, was being used for testing weapons. Yesterday, in a search at Lurgankeel, Kilcurry, about 120 unused high-calibre bullets were recovered.

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