A couple in their 80s returned to their home in Beaumont on Wednesday after going to a bank and taking some money out for a family holiday.
As they entered their home, two thugs attacked her and one beat them. Gardaí say the couple were not seriously injured but were badly bruised and traumatised.
Gardaí stopped a car on the Swords Road the yesterday and two men aged in their 30s and 40s were arrested on the scene. Gardai subsequently found money during a follow-up search.
The men are currently being questioned at Clontarf Garda Station.