LIVE: Suspect arrested by gardai following theft of jewellery worth €100k from Dublin store

Gardai have arrested a man and recovered jewellery, worth around €100,000, which was stolen from a store in Dublin overnight.

An investigation was launched in the early hours of this Wednesday after the alarm was raised shortly before 3am.

The man is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a garda station in Dublin in connection with this incident.

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Gardaí say they preserved a site next to where the male was arrested for the purpose of conducting a search and that the jewellery stolen from the store has now been recovered.

The site remains preserved pending forensic examination and investigations are ongoing.

Commenting following the arrest and recovery of the jewellery, Paul Cleary, Assistant Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region, said: "This arrest and the recovery of jewellery taken demonstrates the professionalism and commitment of Gardaí working in Dublin City Centre on high-visibility patrol.

"Public safety is paramount, and so too is helping to protect city centre businesses and their staff from theft and anti-social crime. The swift and co-ordinated response from Gardaí overnight demonstrates that we are serious about tackling crime in Dublin, and we are yielding some positive outcomes. Our hard work to keep people safe only continues, and we hope that people feel reassured by this."

Investigations are ongoing.