A violent Dublin gang escaped with two cars and the keys to another during an early morning house raid in South Dublin.
The group used a weapon of some sort to pop open the front door of a house in Palmerstown at 5:35am on Monday morning.
Once inside the home on Palmers Walk, they managed to get hold of three sets of car keys owned by the homeowners as well as two laptops and a handbag.
The group were able to flee the scene using the two stolen cars.
The cars taken by the gang include a: Hyundai i40 dark grey in colour with the registration 151-D-29176 and a Volkswagen Golf black in colour with the reg 141-D-16929.
All of the items stolen were taken from the kitchen.
A spokeswoman for Gardai said: "We are investigating a burglary incident which occurred in the Palmerstown area, Dublin 20 today 28 January 2020 in the early hours of the morning.
"A small amount of criminal damage was caused to the domestic premises and property was also taken from the premises."
They added that investigations are ongoing and urged for anyone who has seen either car, has home CCTV or noticed any unusual activity around the area, to contact Ronanstown Garda station.
