The rural crime event is being organised by the Enough is Enough group, who recently held a protest rally in Castlerea.

Galway’s crime prevention officer, Olivia Fleming, was speaking at a crime information talk in Glenamaddy last night.

The three were arrested as part of ongoing Garda investigations into recent burglaries in Co Roscommon and offences in Westmeath, Cavan, Meath, Offaly, Dublin and Kildare.

In two instances, the culprits stayed long enough to make food and hot drinks in the properties.

He described how his CCTV system recorded the suspects walking down the middle of the street with baseball bats.

John McGarry is from just outside Frenchpark in Co. Roscommon and had his house broken into last February.

It's after two burglaries of businesses in Knockcroghery and Roscommon town on Tuesday morning.

TD Michael Fitzmaurice says it's needed because of the amount of crimes taking place during the day in Co Roscommon and other neighbouring counties.