Three Continuity IRA suspects held
13 April 2012
Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the Continuity IRA and criminal activity in Ireland.
They were held in Lancashire after searches of properties there and in London and Yorkshire found two hand guns and a rifle.
A number of arrests have also been made in Limerick in recent months in connection with suspected dissident republican activity.
In one of the longest trials at Dublin's Special Criminal Court this year, one man was convicted of Continuity IRA membership in the town, while six others were cleared.
