A man has been arrested in Donegal and another in Meath in connection with the murder of an RUC officer and the attempted murder of another officer in Derry in 1975.
The arrests were made by gardaí this morning.
A 72 year old was arrested on suspicion of murder and the 73 year old on suspicion of firearms offences linked to the murder of Constable Robert John McPherson and the attempted murder of a second officer in Dungiven on 26 July 1975.
Constable McPherson was 25-years-old when he was shot and fatally wounded in front of shoppers in Dungiven town centre.
The arrests made today were under a Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TaCA) Warrant as part of a joint operation with the PSNI.
The men are expected to appear in the High Court in Dublin later today.
Detectives from the PSNI’s Legacy Investigation Branch have also arrested a 71 year old man in the Dungiven area as part of the same investigation. He is expected to appear before Londonderry Magistrates Court later today.
The PSNI said a decision to prosecute the three men was issued by Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service ahead to the commencement of the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 on 1 May.
“The Police Service of Northern Ireland has been liaising closely with An Garda Siochana and today’s arrests demonstrate the benefits of joint working between police services and other national partner agencies,” a PSNI spokesperson said.
