GARDAI IN BALLAGHADERREEN ARE INVESTIGATING A BREAK-IN TO A HOUSE EARLIER TODAY.

GARDAI SAY THAT A VEHICLE USED IN THE BREAK-IN WAS INTERCEPTED WHEN LEAVING THE SCENE AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS FLED FROM THE VAN THEY WERE IN ON FOOT.

TWO FOREIGN NATIONALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY GARDAI IN THE PAST HOUR AND THEY ARE BEING DETAINED AT BALLAGHADERREEN GARDA STATION FOR QUESTIONING.

ONE MAN IS AGED 30 AND THE OTHER IS 36.

€700 WORTH OF HOME HEATING OIL WAS RECOVERED BY GARDAI AND ALSO A QUANTITY OF SCAFFOLDING.

THE VAN HAS BEEN SEIZED BY THE GARDAI IN CASTLEREA AND A TECHNICAL EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE IS TAKING PLACE.

THE NUMBER PLATES HAD BEEN COVERED WITH TAPE.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE GARDAI IN CASTLEREA ON 094-96-20019.