Three arrested after driving wrong way on dual carriageway in suspected stolen car

Three members of a suspected burglary gang arrested following garda pursuit in Dublin on Sunday.

Shortly after 7pm, Gardaí on mobile patrol as part of ongoing investigations into a series of burglaries and incidents of criminal damage in North Dublin, saw the vehicle with multiple occupants on Naul Road near Dublin Airport. The vehicle failed to stop and a was pursued by Gardaí.

The vehicle, a VW Golf which had been reported stolen during a recent burglary in the Santry area, has been recovered and brought for technical examination.

No injuries were reported during the incident.

The pursuit began near Dublin Airport and ended close to the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. A coordinated response was launched, involving several local and divisional Garda units from across the Dublin area, including the Armed Support Unit (ASU) and Air Support.

The alleged gang are suspected of being involved with a home being attacked and another car owner beaten with golf clubs.

The Garda Air Support Unit was called in to hunt down the gang as it was colliding with several vehicles on the carriageway during the hour-long incident.

During a search of the car, several weapons were recovered including knives, hammers and golf clubs.

Three men, two in their twenties and one juvenile in his mid-teens, were arrested and remain in custody in north Dublin garda stations.

This includes targeting a Golf car parked in the driveway of a home in Malahide at around 4.30am which went viral on social media.

The homeowner confronted the gang as they rummage through his vehicle.

In the video the gang armed with golf clubs and smash the windows of the Golf vehicle, as well as the house windows.