GAA club dressing room ransacked during training session

GARDAÍ are investigating what was described as an unusual crime wave in a sleepy north Cork village, which included the ransacking of dressing rooms and cars during a GAA training session and the theft of a large excavator worth up to €80,000.

The normally crime-free village of Dromina, on the Cork/Limerick border near Charleville, was targeted by thieves who ransacked the local GAA club. Gardaí said that they entered the clubhouse between 7.30pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday as players were at training.

“An individual, or individuals, went in and stole property including cash, mobile phones, credit cards and fuel cards. They also took the keys to three cars parked nearby and searched them for valuables as well. It was only discovered when the players returned from the training session,” a Garda spokesman said.