Man and woman (20s) arrested in Dublin as part of investigations into organised crime

Eva Osborne

A man and a woman, both aged in their 20s, have been arrested in Dublin as part of ongoing garda investigations into the activities of an organised crime group in Ronanstown.

Gardaí said this criminal group is involved in an ongoing feud in the Ronanstown area of Dublin, which has resulted in pipe bomb and arson attacks, the discharge of firearms, drug dealing, and other serious incidents.

These arrests form part of an ongoing garda investigation aimed at disrupting these criminal elements, gardaí said.

The male aged in his 20s was arrested in Dublin City Centre on Tuesday and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in West Dublin.

The female aged in her 20s was arrested in Clondalkin and is currently detained under Section 50, Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at a Garda station in West Dublin.

Gardaí said ivestigations are ongoing.