Gardaí investigating the brutal murder of a taxi-driver in Co Clare are tonight continuing to question the15-year-old boy and a 53-year-old man who were arrested today over the killing two weeks ago.
The boy was detained at 2.45 p.m. this afternoon at his home in Shannon. He is being held under Section Nine of the Offences Against The State Amendent Act at Ennis Garda station.
The youth is being held over withholding information from the inquiry into the murder of Mr Liam Moloney.
A 53-year-old man was arrested earlier today after a search of a house in the south Kerry area. He is being held at Cahirciveen Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act. He can be held for 72 hours before being freed or charged.
The two people who were arrested today are known to each other.
Gardaí in Ennis had in recent days renewed their appeal for information from the public in relation to Mr Moloney's death.
Last Thursday, gardaí said they had recovered a knife believed to have been used during the attack on Mr Moloney. The knife was found on the floor by the handbrake of the Mazda car.
Mr Moloney (56) was stabbed to death in his cab between 7.30 and 8.20 p.m. on Friday, February 11th. His body was later dumped in a field at Ruan, six miles from Ennis. His killer tried unsuccessfully to burn out his cab out at the nearby village of Barefield.