asked the Minister for Home Affairs why Thomas Maher, of Holycross, County Tipperary, who was arrested on the 18th January, is being detained in prison without trial, and if he will have this man released or else brought to trial at an early date.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - HOLYCROSS (TIPPERARY) INTERNEE.
Mr. O'HIGGINS
Thomas Maher was arrested on the 18th January and interned under the provisions of the Public Safety (Powers of Arrest and Detention) Temporary Act, 1924, on suspicion of being concerned in unlawful interference with the property of Mr. Charles Neville Clarke, at Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary. I will be prepared to order his release provided substantial securities are forthcoming.