Woman held over Noonan murder

A 24-year-old woman was arrested in Dublin this afternoon in connection with the murder of Ciarán Noonan.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested in Dublin this afternoon in connection with the murder of Ciarán Noonan.

She is being held at Store Street Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act 1939.

Mr Noonan's body was found on November 4th, at farmland in Co Meath after he had been missing for two weeks. The exact spot where the remains lay was identified after information was passed to gardaí.

The father of one had been missing since the afternoon of Thursday, October 20th. The last confirmed sighting of him was on Russell Avenue, East Wall, that afternoon. He was seen being beaten by a number of men before being bundled into the back of a car and driven off.

Two men were also arrested in connection with the murder but were released at the weekend.