Man arrested over Strokestown eviction released without charge

The man who was arrested by gardaí investigating a number of incidents which took place on a farm in Strokestown, Roscommon, in mid-December was released without charge last night, February 6.

The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested on Wednesday following a search of a house in the Killoe area of Longford. He was detained at Castlerea Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939.

A file is being  prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. 

Four other men have been arrested and questioned in relation to the attack at a property in Falsk on 16 December 2018. The events followed the repossession of the property by private security personnel days earlier.

Two people have been charged and are before the courts. Gardaí said investigations are continuing.

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