€7k stolen from woman’s home as Garda station closes

The theft of €7,000 from an 84-year-old woman in a rural part of north Kerry on the same day as the closure of the local Garda station has left a community in fear.

The woman, who lives alone, had the money stolen while she attended Mass.

Parish priest, Fr Anthony O’Sullivan, says there is fear in the community that this could become a regular occurrence following the closure of the Garda station earlier this week. The woman had been saving the money for a number of years.