Gardaí hold seven after knifepoint raid

Seven men were being held by gardaí today after an armed burglary in north Co Dublin.

Officers in Balbriggan said a number of men entered a house in Barons Hall Park at 11.30pm last night and demanded money from the occupants at knifepoint.

A garda spokesman said the men left after a brief struggle.

“Gardaí subsequently arrested seven males,” he said.

“All are being detained at Garda stations in north Dublin under the provisions of Section 30 Offences Against the State Act.”