Men Charged In Relation To Golf Club Burglaries To Appear In Court Today

They were arrested following the search of a property last week.

Three men charged in relation to a series of golf club burglaries across the country are to appear in court this morning.

They were arrested following the search of a property in Meath last week.

Gardaí from the Laois/Offaly and Meath Divisions carried out a search of a premises in Ashbourne, Co. Meath on Thursday evening.

It followed reports of a number of burglaries which had occurred at a number of golf clubs nationwide.

The men - two in their 20s and one in his late teens - were arrested and two vehicles were also seized.

They were brought for questioning at different Garda Stations in the Midlands before being charged yesterday.

The men are due to appear before a sitting of Tullamore District Court later this morning.

The crackdown on burglaries, as part of Operation Thor, was launched in November 2015 to tackle the expected increase in burglaries during the winter months.

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