Texting locals foil burglaries planned by Dublin gang

Teamwork between locals and gardaí has led to the arrest of two Dublin criminals on a major burglary mission in a rural town.

The two were in custody last night after being foiled in West Limerick as they were about to embark on a series of planned house break-ins.

The two, both in their 20s, were arrested after a group of people in Abbeyfeale interrupted them as they were in the process of breaking into a house in the town in the early hours of the morning.