Two men to appear in court this morning after Kilkenny-led 'fake garda' operation

Two men in their 50s and 30s have now been charged and are expected to appear before Kilkenny District Court at 10.30am this morning.

They were arrested on Monday as part of a Kilkenny-led search operation targeting criminal gang involved in impersonations of members of An Garda Síochána.

A woman (50s) and two other men (30s and 60s) who were also arrested as part of the investigation have been released without charge and files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.