A young Garda staff member has been arrested for allegedly leaking confidential information.
The woman, in her 20s, worked closely with the superintendent at a south Dublin Garda Station and had access to classified documents.
A source told Dublin Live that a suspected criminal, who was stopped at a checkpoint in the capital earlier this week, was in conversation with a phone number linked to the woman.
An investigation was launched and it's understood her home was searched on Wednesday in connection with the probe.
A garda spokeswoman confirmed to Dublin Live that a woman in her 20s was arrested on Tuesday as "part of an ongoing criminal investigation".
She added: "An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time."
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