Gardaí Arrest Sixth Person in Relation to Aidan O'Driscoll Murder
Gardaí investigating the murder of former Real IRA Chief of Staff, Aidan O'Driscoll shot dead in Blackpool late last year have arrested a sixth person for questioning about the killing.
Detectives arrested the man in his early 40s at a house in the Ballyvolane area of Cork's Northside at around 9pm last night and brought him to Mayfield Garda Station for questioning about the murder.
The arrest came just hours before gardai released without charge three other men arrested on Wednesday for questioning about the murder of the 37 year old on December 7th.
Gardai also arrested a 77 year old man and a 19 year old woman in another raid on a house in Blarney on Wednesday but the man was released on Thursday and the woman on Friday night.
A garda spokesman confirmed gardai will now prepare a file on all five people for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to their involvement in the murder of the father of two.
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