Gardaí arrest four dissident republicans

Gardaí today arrested four people as part of an on-going investigation into dissident republican activities.

The four, who are reported to be members of the Real IRA, are being held in garda stations across Dublin under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State act.

They were arrested in a hotel room in Bettystown, Co Meath at around 4 p.m. this afternoon.