An Irish national is reported to be in custody in Britain in relation to investigations into the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
In Northern Ireland, a man was arrested on the orders of Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture officials investigating the foot-and-mouth crisis.
He was detained by the RUC in Banbridge, County Down.
The arrest came hours after the department confirmed Northern Ireland's first outbreak of the disease.
No further details are available at this time.
PA
