We interrupt Neighbours to bring you breaking news.

Potydown police have confirmed that in the early hours of this morning they launched a raid on the home of Television Presenter Eamonn Holmes.

They confirmed that Mrt Holmes has been arrested on suspicion of stealing and eating a number of animals and birds which are revered by followers of Irish traditional music. Among the beasts and fowl which Mr Holmes is alleged to have made away with and consumed are:

The Kid On The Mountain
Nell Flaherty's Drake
The Ducks Of Magheralin
Paddy McGinty's Goat
An Puc Ar Buile
The Lark On The Strand
The Lark In The Morning
The Geese In The Bogs
The Woodcock
The Hare In The Corn
The Creggan White Hare

It is further alleged that Holmes has been responsible for eating a number of beasts and birds after whom songs and tunes were to have been named. The subsequent non-availability of these is said to have been a great blow to the continuation of the Irish Music Tradition. Among the menagerie of such members of the animal kingdom are :

The Mallard of Mullaghbawn
The Derryadd Bay Salmon-Trout
The Corcraine Curlew
Teddy Smith's Big Buck Goat
Alex McVeigh's Laying Hen
The Snipe
The Eel In The Downpipe
The Quail In The Nettles

Nicholas Carolan of the Irish Traditional Music Archive said "It's a great shame that Mr Holmes was allowed to decimate the large number of members of the animal kingdom who have been honoured in song and tune. We are thankful at least that he never managed to track down "The Bucks Of Oranmore" , "The Crib Of Perches" and "The Crabs In The Skillet" so at least the traditional music makers of Ireland have something to hunt and fish for."

We'll bring you the latest news as it comes through. In the meantime, back to Neighbours.