Update:
Gardaí attached to the Anti-Bribery & Corruption Unit, Garda National Economic Crime Bureau have released the man, aged in his 60s, without charge this evening, Wednesday 9th November,2022.
A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations ongoing.
Gardaí investigating alleged corrupt practices have arrested a man in this Munster area.
Details of the arrest are vague however Gardaí have confirmed that the alleged offences within a ‘public body’ in the province.
In a statement this morning, the Garda Press Office confirmed: “Detectives attached to the Anti-Bribery & Corruption Unit, Garda National Economic Crime Bureau have arrested a male, in his 60s as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt practices at a public body in Munster.
The male is currently detained at a Garda Station in the West of the Country under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time.”