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Update Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan murder investigation

Gardaí have arrested two males as part of an investigation into the murders of Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan.

Both males were arrested in the Cavan area this morning June 11th 2014.

A male in his 20s is currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at Kells Garda Station. The second male (aged in his 30s) is detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 also at Kells Garda Station.

Gardaí commenced a murder investigation following the discovery of the bodies of 32-year-old Eoin O Connor and 33-year-old Anthony Keegan on an island on Lough Sheelin in Co. Meath on the 26th May 2014. Both males had been reported missing on the 22nd of April 2014.

The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.