A man has been arrested in connection with a number of burglaries in Dublin in the run up to Christmas.
Gardaí had been investigating seven home break-ins in the Walkinstown and Greenhill's area in recent weeks.
On Friday they issued a statement saying a man aged in his 40s had been arrested.
He is being held at Crumlin Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday morning.
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Uniformed gardaí from Crumlin made the arrest as part of Operation Thor targeting organised crime.
