Burglars hit householders for €1m weekly

BURGLARS targeting Irish homes are netting more than €1million every week.

But experts say that careless householders are playing into the hands of burglars by not securing their homes properly. Even in burgled homes with alarms fitted, according to the latest report, almost 40% of the burglar alarms were either not switched on or being properly used.

Six in ten burglaries take place while people are at home, with 41% of such crimes falling between midnight and 4am.