A former politician is being questioned by gardaí in Co Cork, after he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Detectives are understood to have been acting on information when they arrested the man near Cork city this morning. He was taken to a garda station in Cork, where he is currently being detained. He can be held for up to a week. The man is being detained under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act. RTÉ News understands that the man is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to murder three people.
