Gardaí have arrested five men in connection with a number of robberies in the south of the country.
As part of Operation Thor, gardaí attached to Tipperary and Limerick divisions, with assistance from a number of national units, arrested the five men outside premises in Bandon, Co Cork on Friday.
Gardai will take all five men who have been charged, to appear before Bandon District Court in Cork this morning, Monday, at 10.30 am.
This operation targeted an organised crime group based in Tipperary that is suspected of involvement with a number of burglaries across the Southern region.
“Operation Thor actively targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through coordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends,” a garda press statement said.
Operation Thor has successfully reduced the rate of winter burglaries, leading to a significant decline in property-related crime since its introduction in 2015