Three teenagers arrested after garda pursuit on the M1

Shortly after 4:30 am, a car with three occupants failed to stop for gardaí in the Whitehall area of Dublin 9.
Three teenagers arrested after garda pursuit on the M1

Three teenagers have been arrested following a pursuit by gardaí on the M1 in the early hours of Monday.

Shortly after 4:30 am, a car with three occupants failed to stop for gardaí in the Whitehall area of Dublin 9.

A lengthy managed containment operation commenced, and the car was successfully intercepted in County Louth shortly after 5:30 am.

Three teenage boys were arrested under the Road Traffic Acts and brought to a Garda Station in the Dublin Region.

Traffic on the M1 motorway was affected for a time but has since fully reopened.

There were no injuries reported. Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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