On September 14 Gardai in southern Ireland raided various homes in several counties arresting 17 individuals described as ‘dissident republicans’. Searches were carried out in Dublin, Louth, Meath and Kildare. Fourteen men and one woman remain in custody. This follows the stated intentions of security forces to attack the republican movement following the armed salute at Real IRA member Alan Ryan’s funeral in Donaghmede last Saturday.
Sources: BBC, The Independent
