Two teenagers and three men arrested after burglaries

Gardaí search properties in Portlaoise, Kilkenny and Waterford during investigation

A teenage girl and boy and three men are in custody. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times
A teenage girl and boy and three men are in custody. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times

Two teenagers and three young adults were arrested on Thursday following an investigation into a number of recent burglaries.

Gardaí carried out searches on properties in Co Kilkenny and Co Waterford and Portlaoise on Thursday morning.

A teenage girl was one of the group arrested and is being kept in custody in Kilkenny Garda station.

Three men, aged 21, 28, 30, and one teenage boy, are in custody at various Garda stations in the areas.

A Garda spokesman said property and items, believed to be stolen, were recovered during the searches.

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Rachel Flaherty

Rachel Flaherty

Rachel Flaherty is Digital Features Editor and journalist with The Irish Times