Gardaí investigating a robbery that occurred in the early hours of this morning in the Dublin 11 area have arrested two people in connection with this investigation.
At approximately 12:55am, a woman was walking in the Ballymun Road area when she was approached from behind and thrown to the ground.
A man then took her mobile phone and fled the scene on foot.
Gardaí responding to reports of this incident carried out a search of the area and located and arrested a man and a woman a short time later.
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The stolen mobile phone was recovered by Gardaí.
The man and woman (aged in their 40s and 30s respectively) are currently being detained at Ballymun Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.