Three-man gang sentenced to 14-and a half years after going on "Wild West" crime spree

A three-man gang of burglars have been sentenced to a total of 14 and a half years in prison after a carrying out a terrifying seven-and-a-half hour crime spree targeting homes in rural Co Limerick, writes David Raleigh.

Gardaí tracked the gang down after the three men called to a house looking for a spanner to fix a flat tyre on a car they had earlier stolen to take them on their criminal “odyssey".