Eight men aged between the ages of 24 and 47 have been charged at the Criminal Courts of Justice in connection with a string of incidents in west Dublin last night.
A Lidl store in Fortunestown was looted yesterday evening before culprits bulldozed the premises with a stolen digger.
Five of the accused have been released on bail with the other three being remanded in custody, according to Independent.ie.
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Lidl Citywest looting. Yeah, bring your kids, give them some good advice on life skills #scumbags#looting#dublinpic.twitter.com/9Kj1qDjGUq
— Denis (@46Flynn) March 2, 2018
Lidl in citywest has been looted and now destroyed. Absolutely disgraceful. People in the area will probably running low on supplies and needed this store and now it’s been destroyed. Wankers. #StormEmma#BeastFromTheEastpic.twitter.com/YVwHsCcBTt
— Stephen (@HeadBeeGuy) March 2, 2018
The bucket of the digger was then used to try and open a safe.
They’ve only gone and robbed the safe out of Lidl. This is why we can’t have nice things, lads. pic.twitter.com/lEqdb0aJYY
— Brian (@Brian_____k) March 2, 2018
The road to Lidl was impassable for Gardaí due to the heavy snow, with the gang allegedly further blocking the roads with barricades to hinder emergency servcies’ response to the incident. It was also alleged that Gardaí were attacked when they attempted to maintain order last night, with the Army being called in to assist Gardaí.
A photograph of a Lidl store on fire purporting to show the scene at Fortunestown circulated on social media last night, however this image was of a German Lidl in 2016.
Dublin Fire Brigade sent three fire engines from Tallaght and Dolphin’s Barn to the supermarket on Fortunestown Lane last night, but later reported that no fire was found at the scene.