3 arrested following burglary on Kilkenny supermarket early this morning

Gardaí in Kilkenny have arrested three people following a burglary in the Mooncoin area in the early hours of this morning.

The incident occurred at a supermarket on the Main Street in Mooincoin at around 1.40am, and units from Mooncoin and Thomastown responded to an intruder alarm activation at the store.

Two men - one in his 30s and one in his teens - and a woman in her 20s were arrested near the scene a short time later.

All three are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning at Thomastown and Kilkenny Garda Stations.

Property taken during the burglary, including a sum of cash has been recovered and car involved in the incident has been seized by investigating Gardaí.

The investigation is currently ongoing.