A man in his 40s has been arrested following a burglary at a retail premises in Dublin this morning.
Jewellery worth more than €100,000 was taken during the incident on Clarendon Street in Dublin city centre.
A description of a suspect was obtained through CCTV, and within an hour, gardaí on patrol near St Stephen's Green saw a person matching the description.
The man was subsequently apprehended and arrested.
He is currently being held at a garda station in Dublin.
Gardaí preserved a site next to where the male was arrested for the purpose of conducting a search, and the site remains preserved for forensic examination.
Assistant Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region, Paul Cleary said: "This arrest and the recovery of jewellery taken demonstrates the professionalism and commitment of gardaí working in Dublin City Centre on high-visibility patrol.
"Public safety is paramount, and so too is helping to protect city centre businesses and their staff from theft and anti-social crime. The swift and co-ordinated response from gardaí overnight demonstrates that we are serious about tackling crime in Dublin, and we are yielding some positive outcomes.
"Our hard work to keep people safe only continues, and we hope that people feel reassured by this," he added.
Investigations are ongoing.
