08/12/2014

Pair Charged Over Ballymun Incident

Gardaí in Ballymun investigating an incident on Clare Road in Dublin 9 on 5 December have charged a 42 and a 43-year-old man on 7 December.

At about 21:30 on Friday night, it was reported that a number of males wearing balaclavas had been seen acting suspiciously at the rear of a house.

During a follow up search in the grounds of a nearby church on Griffith Avenue, gardaí arrested a man and recovered replica firearm along with a balaclava and gloves. A second male was also arrested, while a car bearing false registration plates was seized nearby.

The pair are due to appear in court this morning.

(IT/CD)

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