A phone shop in Mullingar was broken in to with sledgehammers.
A nationwide Garda alert has reportedly been issued for a crime gang which "ram raided" several shops in the midlands and across the country.
The Irish Independent reports the group has stolen thousands of euro worth of goods, and carried out significant criminal damage in its "crime spree".
It's believed the group has carried out eight organised robberies, in Westmeath, Roscommon, Meath, Dublin, Wexford, Kildare, and Galway.
The current spate of burglaries began in Trim in Meath, followed by a similar incident. in Naas.
A phone shop in Mullingar was then broken in to in the early hours of July 1st using sledgehammers.
The paper reports at least six people are involved in the gang, and a regional co-ordinated investigation is underway.
In Dublin, the group is understood to have been responsible for a recent raid of a mobile phone store on Henry Street.
Richard Guiney from Dublin Town says these sorts of burglaries tend to happen in spates:
Barry Ward, Fine Gael senator and barrister is confident the gardai are close to catching the suspects:
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