Teenagers released over armed robbery at Dublin house

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, who were arrested in Co Tipperary yesterday after a couple were robbed at gunpoint at their home…

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, who were arrested in Co Tipperary yesterday after a couple were robbed at gunpoint at their home in Dublin were released without charge last night.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Two young men broke into a house in Kilcoran Avenue, Clondalkin, in the early hours of Sunday and threatened the occupants with a handgun.

They stole a car and two mobile phones before fleeing from the scene.

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Hours later they were spotted trying to steal another car in Templemore, Co Tipperary and were arrested by gardai following a chase.

The car stolen in Dublin was later found burnt out in Tipperary.