Dublin gang uses rural Airbnb as base to carry out 20 burglaries in five days

Cash and jewellery taken as isolated, rural homes hit

Gang used rural Airbnb as hub to carry out 20 burglaries in five days

Ken Foy

Members of one of Ireland’s most prolific burglary gangs used an Airbnb rental as a base for a crime wave in which up to 20 homes were robbed in under five days.

The Dublin-based gang rented the property near Knock, Co Mayo, earlier this month to carry out the burglaries in three counties.