Three prolific members of a nationwide burglary gang have been arrested after trying to escape from gardaí after a series of break-ins by swimming across a river.
A brother of dead burglar Dean Maguire, whose funeral last year made international headlines, was arrested with other gang members after targeting a family just days before Christmas.
FIVE members of one of the country s most prolific burglary gangs have been arrested during a garda surveillance operation this evening.
The mob were detained following a house burglary in south Dublin and all five men remain in garda custody.
It is believed they are central members of the notorious Cock/Wall burglary gang who have been linked to crime waves across the country.
They were arrested after targeting a house in the McIntosh Park area of Dun Laoghaire shortly before 7pm this evening.
A senior source said that armed detectives had placed them under surveillance and were watching their every move as they burgled the home.