Man arrested in huge Garda operation after spate of burglaries

A man suspected of being a member of a Cork Traveller gang responsible for a spate of burglaries and robberies across Limerick has been arrested following a massive Garda operation.

The man, aged 23, was arrested in a field yesterday after gardaí chased a car which had broken through a number of Garda checkpoints.

According to a source, the car had been tracked by gardaí using covert surveillance methods before officers swooped on the vehicle.