Gardai have arrested five people as part of an ongoing investigation into robberies and burglaries in the West.
Four men, aged between 25 and 30, and a woman in her mid-20s were arrested yestderday evening in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.
All five are being held under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Galway, Loughrea and Tuam Garda stations.
During the arrests, a large number of power tools were seized.
