Two men have been charged in connection with an investigation into a series of burglaries in counties Dublin, Louth and Meath.
The two were among nine Romanian nationals, seven men and two women, arrested yesterday during searches at a number of homes on the North Circular Road in Dublin.
Five other men are still being questioned.
Two women have been released without charge.
Homes and businesses have been targeted in the robberies. Furniture and electronic equipment such as televisions and phones have been stolen.
€40,000 worth was taken from one building last weekend.