Eight arrested in massive Garda operation probing murder of Mark Loughlin in Kildare
Those detained are being held in garda stations across Kildare and Laois
13:14, 14 APR 2021
Mark Loughlin who died in a suspected assault in Allenswood South, Kildare overnight
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Eight people have been arrested in a massive operation that is part of a probe into the murder of a man earlier this year.
Offaly man killed in Allenwood assault named locally
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A man found dead in Kildare after an assault has been named locally as Edenderry man Mark Loughlin.
His body was discovered on a public road in Allenwood, about 27km south of Edenderry, in the early hours of Sunday morning, January 3.
Gardaí at Naas Garda Station are currently investigating all the circumstances of the assault and associated incidents.
Gardai from Robertstown responded to a call of a public order incident at Allenwood South at approximately 0.45am on Sunday.
A silver Audi car was reported to have been involved in a collision with a Red Renault Trafic van. On arrival at the scene, no complaint was forthcoming to gardaí but the two vehicles were detained pending forensic examination.