The Minister for Rural and Community Development is encouraging the public to mark their vehicles and machinery to avoid thefts. It comes as a high number of burglaries and thefts have been reported across the Shannonside region in recent weeks.
Figures released by the CSO show there were 263 burglaries in the Roscommon-Longford Garda Division in 2024 -- an increase of 20% on the previous year. Speaking in Longford, Minister Dara Calleary assured work is being done to boost Garda presence in rural towns and villages:
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