TWO men have been arrested following a number of incidents on the Clare and Tipperary border on Saturday including the attempted burglary of a chemist in Killaloe.
During a two hour window, two men carried out a series of burglaries at homes in Roscrea, attempted to rob a pharmacy in Killaloe and deliberately collided with a Garda car while under pursuit.
No members of An Garda Síochána were injured during the course of conducting the arrests which happened in Ballysimon, Co Limerick.
At approximately 4:20 on Saturday morning, Gardaí received a report of burglary at a residence in the Parkmore area of Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. A number of items and a sum of cash were reported as stolen. A number of similar incidents have since also been reported in the Parkmore area.
Later at approximately 5:45am, Gardaí in Killaloe, Co. Clare responded to an attempted burglary of Green Cross Pharmacy on Convent Hill, Killaloe where it is understood no items were taken.
While in the course of responding to this incident, a vehicle deliberately collided with an official Garda patrol car.
Gardaí pursued the suspect vehicle at a safe distance into Ballina and towards Birdhill, where a number of items were subsequently thrown at the patrol car. The suspect vehicle proceeded onto the M7 motorway and continued to drive in a dangerous manner, travelling southbound in the northbound carriageway.
With assistance from the Limerick Armed Support Unit, the vehicle was brought to a stop on the Golf Links Road in Ballysimon, Co. Limerick. A number of items reported as stolen were recovered at the scene. The vehicle was seized by Gardaí and removed for technical examination.
Two men, aged in their 40s and 20s, were arrested at the scene and detained at a Garda station in the Clare/Tipperary Division under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
An appeal for witnesses to come forward has been launched by Gardaí. Any persons who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) in the Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and Killaloe, Co. Clare areas between 3:00am and 6:00am are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
In particular, Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the movements of a Laois (LS) registered black BMW 520 in these areas in the early hours of Saturday, 30th August 2025. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Nenagh Garda station on 067 50450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
