A total of 76 charges are being brought against those arrested in this phase of the investigation

A 45-year-old Dubliner has been jailed for 12 years for a spate of robberies in city shops, one where he held a knife to a customer’s throat

Colm Bergin (26), with an address at Bunratty Drive, Coolock, Dublin, carried out two robberies of commuters on the morning in question, using his dog as a threat on the first victim and setting the animal upon the second victim.

Christopher Dunne (39) carried out a number of robberies while armed with a knife and an imitation revolver, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard