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Fire safety fraudster who targeted farmers and rural businesses jailed
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The alleged incidents all followed a similar pattern of goods being promised and not delivered, plus excessive prices being charged. David Forsythe reports.
30 October 2024 News
Take GPS units out of tractors – gardaí
Gardaí also said that farmers should use security locks, alarms, lighting and CCTV on outbuildings or sheds to deter thieves
30 October 2024 News
‘Absolutely no plans’ to close any more garda stations – McEntee
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaks to Rachel Donovan on rural crime from burglaries, thefts and trespassing to the closure of rural garda stations.
Farmers urged to put barriers in place to thwart thieves
Mark your property with a number that’s unique to you and keep a note of it in case it goes missing, gardaí advise farmers.
30 October 2024 News
Kildare farmer tracks down egg and potato thieves
Norman Dunne along with his father, Michael, run a 400ac tillage farm in Co Kildare and have been running an ‘honesty box’ style system outside their farm to sell potatoes and eggs.
9 October 2024 News
Gardaí urge farmers to be vigilant after theft of bales in Thurles
Gardaí in Thurles have advised farmers to put up hunting cameras if they have bales in fields or isolated areas.
30 August 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
31 July 2024 Northern Ireland
File going to DPP for Lithuanian GPS thief
Aurimas Sulcius, a Lithuanian national with no fixed abode, has pleaded guilty to burglary on a premises in the Naul, Co Dublin, which took place on Sunday, 30 June.
10 July 2024 News
IFA calls for Garda unit dedicated to rural crime
The IFA's call for a dedicated Garda unit focused on rural crime comes after the latest spate of GPS thefts.
3 July 2024 News
Dublin farmers catch and detain Lithuanian GPS thief in the act
A Dublin farming family took immediate action when they realised their farmyard and machinery were being targeted by would-be thieves in the dead of night.
3 July 2024 News