Four to appear in court over Lunney abduction

Gardaí investigating the abduction of Quinn Industrial Holdings Executive Kevin Lunney have charged four males in relation to the incident.

The four males arrested last Thursday, November 21, were released overnight from detention under Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007.

All four males however remained in Garda custody and will now appear before Virginia District Court this morning, November 26.

Its understood the four men will be charged with offences in respect of this ongoing investigation, including false imprisonment and assault.

Among those arrested last week is a male, aged 25 years. He was arrested by gardaí in the Dublin Region for an offence contrary to Section 73 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and was detained under Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Irishtown Garda station.

Also arrested was a male, aged 66 years. He was arrested in Co Cavan for an offence contrary to Section 72 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and was detained under Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Monaghan Garda station.

Two other males, both aged 38 years, were also arrested in the Dublin Region for an offence contrary to Section 73 Criminal Justice Act 2006 and were also detained under Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Ballymun & Finglas Garda stations.

An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to any person who has any information, no matter how insignificant it appears, on this vicious criminal attack or any other criminal activities which have taken place in the Cavan/Fermanagh border area over recent years to contact An Garda Síochána at Cavan Garda Station 049 4368800, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111, Crime Stoppers on 1800 25 00 25 or any Garda Station.