The arrests come as part of the Garda investigation into organised criminal activity and burglaries in Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, Westmeath and Sligo.

A man in his 30s was taken by air ambulance to the Mater Hospital in Dublin where he remains in a serious, but non-life threatening condition.

The incident took place on the Dublin road close to a local national school in the town just after 9am.

The occupants of the car were disturbed during a break in and left the scene in a black VW Golf.

The family are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The region has been subject to several break ins targeted at commercial premises in the past number of weeks.

Emergency services were called to the incident early on Sunday morning, the 28th of July, bringing it under control and stopping the spread of the fire to Main Street.

The investigation gained access to internal documents from three major charities, revealing breaches of trust in the use of money donated to them.