Thieves robbed €5k from church on Christmas Day

A parish priest said he was shocked after thieves broke into a church sacristy on Christmas Day and scattered sacred vessels on the ground before making off with €5,000.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 - 00:00

Dave Stuart

The majority of the money, it is understood, was made up of Christmas dues.

“It is shocking, absolutely. Nothing is sacred any more,” said Fr Joseph Shire, parish priest of Ballyagran in Co Limerick.

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Courts Place: Ballyagran Place: Co Limerick Place: Ballyagran Church Place: Garda Station Place: Castletown-Ballyagran Person: Fr Person: Joseph Shire Person: Gardaí Person: Garda Person: Fr Shire Event: Christmas Day Event: Christmas Event: St Stephen’s Day Event: St Stephen Event: Day Organisation: Gardaí

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