€10k in new notes stolen from artist Ballagh’s home

Artist Robert Ballagh has revealed that thieves took around €10,000 in cash from his home just before Christmas.

He said he had been paid for three months’ work and had left the money in a briefcase that was torn open by the robbers.

Ballagh, who lives in Broadstone, Dublin, but was not at home at the time of the robbery, said he was told by gardaí the chances of him getting the money back were slim.