Gang of 4 thieves raided 50 homes

Irish burglars jailed for 48 years after crime spree across England

- ADAM DUTTON

A GANG of Irish burglars who stole €350,000 in cash and jewellery from more than 50 homes in the UK have been jailed for a combined total of 48 years.

The four thieves struck at properties across Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall between November last year and January.

Darren O'Halloran, 38, Jason MacDonaugh and Daniel Harty, both 32, and 22-year-old Barney Casey would target addresses and force their way inside either by smashing windows or forcing open locked gates and doors.

CCTV showed the gang raiding mostly empty properties. In one clip two of the crooks remove a bay window while traffic passes yards away.