Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with vehicle thefts in the east of the country.
Gardaí from Carlow and Naas stopped a stolen car on the N80 yesterday evening and arrested two teenagers under 18.
A second stolen car failed to stop in for Gardaí in Newbridge and was later found abandoned.
Another two teenagers - one of which is under 18 - were arrested.
All four are being held in Garda stations in Kildare and Carlow.