Ram raid spree prompts call for more Garda resources

The scene outside Three Shop on Dublin's Henry Street earlier this week, after a car drove into the front of the shop. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins 

A spree of so-called "ram raids" on business premises around the country has prompted retail representatives to call for a major increase in Garda resources.

Over the past two weeks, six retail units in Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Dublin City and Galway City have been targeted by criminals, who broke in after crashing vehicles through their storefronts.