Gardai are continuing to question five people as part of an ongoing investigation into robberies and burglaries in the west of Ireland

Gardaí from the organised crime unit and the emergency response team arrested four men, aged between 25 and 30 and a woman, in her mid 20's in the Balbriggan area of Dublin yesterday evening.

They are being held at Galway, Loughrea and Tuam Garda Stations.

A large quantity of power tools was also recovered.