The men were arrested on Thursday following an operation which began on the M50 and later extended into west Dublin, including the Chapelizod area.
Gardaí moved to stop a silver Volvo S40 at around 10.30am as part of what has been described as a managed containment operation. The vehicle and its occupants were already of interest to investigators in connection with a number of burglaries and related incidents across the country.
The operation involved specialist and plain-clothes Garda units, while the Garda Air Support Unit helicopter was also deployed as searches continued in Chapelizod.
It is understood some of those being pursued fled from officers, with one man entering the River Liffey in an attempt to evade Gardaí.
Four men were ultimately arrested, three in their 20s and one in his 40s.
Gardaí later searched the Volvo and said they found items including house-breaking implements, gloves and face coverings. The vehicle was also displaying false registration plates.
The car is believed to have been linked to burglaries in Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Kilkenny.
All four men were charged and appeared separately at a special sitting of Dublin District Court yesterday evening. They were remanded on bail and will return to court on separate dates over the coming weeks.
John Cash, aged 24 and from Gorey, Co Wexford, faces 14 charges. They include four burglary offences, three dangerous driving charges and allegations of endangerment, using false registration plates, failing to stop for Gardaí, failing to remain at the scene of a road collision and obstructing a Garda officer.
He is also accused of possessing a screwdriver and a false registration plate for use in burglary, under Section 15 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.
Garda Tom Pemberton, of the Dublin Crime Response Team, objected to bail.
Judge Peter White granted bail on a €750 bond, subject to conditions including a curfew, daily signing-on at Gorey Garda Station and a requirement that Mr Cash stay out of Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Kilkenny. He was also ordered not to leave the jurisdiction or apply for travel documents.
His father, Hugh Cash, 50, from Tallaght, also appeared before the court.
He faces two charges relating to possession of articles intended for use in burglary or theft, as well as an obstruction charge. He was granted bail with conditions including a 10pm curfew, daily signing-on at Tallaght Garda Station and no contact with his co-accused.
Luke Wall, 23, from Tallaght, faces eight charges, including four burglary offences, two charges relating to possession of articles intended for use in burglary and one count of theft.
He was granted bail subject to a number of conditions, including a 10pm curfew, daily signing-on, no contact with his co-accused or injured parties and a prohibition on leaving the jurisdiction.
Mr Wall did not have legal representation in court and spoke directly to Judge White.
The court heard that he had been represented during his detention and Garda interviews but did not have a solicitor in court due to an ongoing dispute between solicitors and the Department of Justice.
Judge White said: "I note a solicitor was in custody but has not come to court. I thought this [free legal aid] dispute had led to the withdrawal of all services... this is most unfortunate."
Mr Wall is due back before the court on Friday 28 August.
The fourth accused, Michael Moorehouse McCarthy, 23, from Shankill, Co Dublin, faces two charges of possessing articles intended for use in burglary and one count of trespass.
He was also granted bail, with conditions including daily signing-on at Shankill Garda Station, a 10pm curfew and a ban on leaving the jurisdiction. He is due to return to court next Friday.
Gardaí have appealed for information about the movements of the silver Volvo S40 involved in the operation.
They said the vehicle can be identified by a dark grey driver's-side wing mirror and a yellow tax disc holder in the windscreen.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dublin Crime Response Team on 01 666 9896, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
