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TONIGHT

WEATHER F

L: 1°CMainly clear

Winds: NE at5-10 mph

Garda hitmanprobe continues

They’ve got the look...

LeahMcNamara and Vafa Lightfoot, winners of the UCCNext TopModel 2013competition last night. See page three. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan

GARDAÍ were continuingto hold a former politiciantoday who was arrested inCork city after allegedlytrying to hire a hitman tomurder three people.

It’s understood that the man hasbeen in an extremely agitated statesince his detention yesterday atGurranabraher Garda Station.The ex-politician and business-

man is accused of conspiring tomurder a fraud squad garda, arevenue official and an accountantwho were thought to be involvedin an investigation into his finan-cial affairs.The man was arrested yesterday

By RONAN BAGNALL Gardaí alerted the intended tar-gets of the suspected conspiracy,before moving yesterday morningto arrest the man.The arrest is being linked to a

wider investigation over recentmonths that includes other threat-ening behaviour towards a Reven-ue official and an accountant.The man was previously ques-

tioned about offences under theCriminal Justice Fraud and TheftAct, but was released withoutcharge.He was being questioned today

at Gurranabraher Garda Stationunder section 50 of the CriminalJustice Act and he can be held forup to seven days.

at his home outside Cork city. It isbelieved that he approached anassociate about possibly hiring aprofessional hitman, but thatperson then reported the incidentto gardaí — who launched anundercover operation.This led to a meeting between

the suspect and an officer posingas a contract killer around twoweeks ago and subsequently led tothe man’s arrest yesterday.It’s understood the suspect

offered a significant sum of moneyto arrange the murders, thought tobe around €10,000.

Edward Bryan to be sentencedFORMER Christian Brother EdwardBryan, who was last week foundguilty on seven counts of indecentlyassaulting boys at the NorthMonastery Secondary School inCork in the Eighties, was due to besentenced today.

Bryan, of Martinvilla, Trim, Co.Meath, had denied 10 counts ofindecently assaulting four boys atthe North Monastery on datesbetween September 1, 1984 and June30, 1990. He was remanded incustody last Thursday until today.