Issue Date: 18/10/2026
Gardaí in Coolock have arrested three males following a managed containment operation in the Dublin area this evening, Sunday, 18th October 2026.
Shortly after 7pm, Gardaí from the DMR North, on mobile patrol as part of ongoing investigations into a series of burglaries and incidents of criminal damage in North Dublin, observed a vehicle with multiple occupants on Naul Road near Dublin Airport. The vehicle failed to stop and a was pursued by Gardaí.
A coordinated response was launched, involving several local and divisional Garda units from across the DMR, including the Armed Support Unit (ASU) and Air Support.
The vehicle came to a stop on the M50 near Clondalkin, where three males—two in their 20s and one juvenile in his mid-teens—were subsequently arrested.
All three are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in north Dublin.
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 this incident.
Investigations are ongoing.
