An investigation is under way after a woman was locked into a room in a house during a burglary.
The incident happened at a house in the Strand Road area of Portmarnock in north Co Dublin yesterday evening.
Five masked individuals entered the house and locked a woman in her 20s into a room while they searched the property.
The woman was left locked in the room after the raiders left and was discovered a "considerable amount of time later" by a relative.
The woman was not injured.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, particularly any road users who happened to be travelling on the Coast Road between Baldoyle and Portmarnock between 6.30pm and 8pm, to contact Malahide Garda Station on 01 666 4600, the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
