IRELAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18802, 3 March 1923, Page 7

IRELAND

FIGHTING IN CLONMEL. THE REBELS ROUTED. “WANTED” MEN CAPTURED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 1. Rebels opened a heavy machine-gun fire in Clonmel, and caused much alarm in the town. The streets were crowded at the time. There were no civilian casualties. The Free Staters brought an 18-pounder into action, and the rebels fled to the lulls. Free Staters from Ballina captured 50 prisoners, including many “wanted men. Eight were caught in the act of blowing up a bridge. It is believed that others were drowned through jumping into the river in their efforts to escape.

A flying column of Free State troops, operating between Mayo and Sligo, arrested Mr Rutledge, Minister of Home Affairs in Mr de Valera’s so-called Republican Cabinet, with 60 other Irregulars.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

MINE EXPLOSION IN DUBLIN. OPERATIONS IN GALWAY. MILITARY SEIZE CATTLE. LONDON, March 2. (Received March 2, at 8.25 p.m.) A terrifying mine explosion occurred in the centre of Dublin during the night, duo to a mine having been -placed against a telegraph pole carrying a large number of wires which were thrown down. Members of the Dail Eireann drew attention to the fact that the military were seizing cattle in Galway. Mr O Higgins defended the seizure on the ground that the present situation was not war, but anarchy.—A. and N.Z. Cable.