Ireland Case No. 4014Theft (vehicle, organised) · Co. Dublin · 27 Jun 2025
Two Clondalkin men face charges over organised vehicle thefts from online sellers
Edward Collins, 21, and Sean Hutchinson, 24, of Clondalkin, Dublin, appeared at Dublin District Court on 24 January 2026 facing 13 and 24 charges respectively for an organised series of vehicle thefts from DoneDeal and Facebook Marketplace sellers across multiple counties, with the vehicles valued at €49,258. Collins was granted bail with conditions while Hutchinson deferred his bail application.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested23 Jan
- Chargednot reported
- In court24 Jan
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatTwo men were arrested in connection with 40 incidents of theft, deception and unauthorised takings of vehicles (irishmirror.ie)
- whatBoth men are in their 20s (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe alleged vehicle thefts are valued at €49,258. (irishtimes.com)
- whatTogether they are accused of stealing seven motorcycles, two cars (a BMW and a Ford Focus), and fuel from filling stations. (irishtimes.com)
- whatExtra charges could be sought, bringing the theft value up to €300,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whereFive premises were searched in the Dublin and Carlow regions (irishmirror.ie)
- whereVehicles were allegedly stolen from advertisers in Dublin, Galway, Roscommon, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Kildare, Wexford, Offaly, Tipperary, Laois, and Louth. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe arrests were made on Thursday 22 January 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incidents occurred in 2025 in the Dublin region and across the wider country (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe thefts occurred on various dates from 27 June 2025 to 15 October 2025. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe searches were conducted by the DMR South Central Crime Task Force (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe men are detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda Station in Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationOperation Thor was launched in November 2015 to detect and prevent burglary and associated criminal activity (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeCollins faces 13 charges and Hutchinson faces 24 charges. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHutchinson faces extra charges for a burglary in Lucan stealing four motorbikes, fuel thefts, and three more cars: an Audi A4, a Toyota Yaris and a Volkswagen Golf. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeCollins has four other charges for stealing a Suzuki motorcycle, another car, and service-station fuel thefts. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe pair appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday 24 January 2026. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe pair made no reply when charged and neither defendant addressed the court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHutchinson deferred his bail application while Collins was remanded in custody with consent to bail of €30,000. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Murphy granted bail to Collins on his own bond of €10,000 with a €20,000 independent surety, with a curfew and not to leave Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBoth men were granted legal aid and will appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe matter is likely to be sent to the Circuit Court, which has wider sentencing powers. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jan2026Two men accused of targeting DoneDeal and Facebook sellers in spate of vehicle thefts
First court appearance; Collins granted bail (€10,000 own bond, €20,000 surety, curfew, not to leave Dublin), Hutchinson deferred bail; case likely to be sent to Circuit Court; extra charges could bring theft value to €300,000
accused, Edward Collins, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Edward Collinsaccused, Sean Hutchinson, 24, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Hutchinson - 23 Jan2026Two arrested after multiple incidents of theft and deception
Reports arrests of two men in their 20s in connection with 40 property crime incidents, part of Operation Thor; five premises searched in Dublin and Carlow.
suspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, male