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Case No. 14268Dangerous driving · Co. Dublin · 11 Mar 2025

Five arrested after containment operation on N3 in Blanchardstown

On 11 March 2025 at around 4am, gardaí say a patrol unit saw a car driving dangerously on the N3 in Blanchardstown, Dublin. During a containment operation the car collided with a marked garda car and stopped after hitting an edge railing, and five males aged in their teens and 20s fled but were arrested on the side of the road. Gardaí say the car had been taken shortly before during a burglary in the Blanchardstown area. As of the report updated at 18:38 that day, three of the males had been released without charge and a file had been sent to the DPP, while the other two remained in custody.

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  2. Arrested11 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Five males were arrested following a containment operation on the N3 in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
Where
The incident took place on the N3 in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
When
The incident took place on 11 March 2025, at around 4am.
Other details
  • The five males were aged between their teens and 20s.
  • During the containment operation the car collided with a marked garda car.
  • The car stopped after it hit an edge railing on the N3.
  • The five males fled but were arrested on the side of the road.
  • No one was injured in the incident.
  • Gardaí say the car had been taken shortly before during a burglary in the Blanchardstown area.
Cause
A garda patrol unit saw the car driving dangerously.
Investigation
  • Three of the males were released without charge and a file was sent to the DPP.
  • The other two males remained in custody.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereFive people were arrested following a containment operation on the N3 in Blanchardstown. (rte.ie)
  • whenA patrol unit saw a car driving dangerously at around 4am. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThree of the males have been released without charge and a file has been sent to the DPP. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe other two males remain in custody. (rte.ie)
  • otherDuring the containment operation the car collided with a marked garda car. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe car stopped after it hit an edge railing on the N3. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe five males fled but were arrested on the side of the road. (rte.ie)
  • otherNo one was injured in the incident. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe car had been taken a short time earlier during a burglary in the Blanchardstown area. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Mar2025
    Arrestedrte.ie, first report
    Five arrested after containment operation on N3

    Original report of the containment operation and arrests. Three of the five males have been released without charge and a file sent to the DPP; the other two remain in custody.

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