Boy, 14, arrested for his role in seven burglaries

All took place in Killarney, amid sharp increase in Kerry break-ins

A 14-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of seven burglaries in Killarney over Christmas.

Chief Superintendent Tom Myers told a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in Killorglin on Friday that there has also been a sharp, yearly increase in house burglaries in Kerry, and that local, as well as roving, criminals are responsible