Thankfully the children who were taken from the car by gardaí were uninjured in the incident.
The shocking drama began when it is alleged that around €300 worth of cosmetics was stolen from a pharmacy in Dundrum which has been allegedly targeted on a number of occasions in recent weeks.
Shortly after the shoplifting incident, gardaí attempted to stop the black Ford Focus car that the suspects were travelling in but it sped away and drove for almost 30km being followed by a large number of garda cars.
Gardaí were unaware that there were young children in the car when a stinger device was used to attempt to stop the vehicle.