Man arrested over canal murders

Gardai investigating the killing of two young Dublin men whose bodies were recovered from the Grand Canal in January have arrested…

Gardai investigating the killing of two young Dublin men whose bodies were recovered from the Grand Canal in January have arrested a man in Ballyfermot, Dublin. The arrest was made at 8 a.m. yesterday and the man is being questioned in Naas.

Last month, Mr Mark Desmond (25), of no fixed abode, appeared in court charged with the murders of Mr Patrick Murray (19), from Ballyfermot, and Mr Darren Carey (20), from Kilmainham.

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