Gardaí arrest gang of pickpockets stealing phones at Indiependence

Gardaí arrested a number of members of a pickpocketing gang who stole smartphones worth thousands of euro from festival-goers.

The gang struck over the weekend at the Indiependence music festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork.

A member of the public spotted suspicious activity at the festival and reported it to security personnel, who in turn notified gardaí.