Gardaí search for gang after 5 Kerry pubs are burgled

Three rural Kerry parishes where Garda stations have been closed were targeted by an opportunist gang of thieves in the past week during a crime spree which involved raids on five separate public houses.

The culprits raided bars in Kilgarvan, Lauragh, and Castlegregory — where stations have been closed — as well as Annascaul in West Kerry, and the Mid-Kerry village of Firies.

It was confirmed yesterday that the robberies occurred in a 24-hour period on Jan 29/30, and the thieves made off with goods worth thousands of euro, including cigarettes, alcohol, and cash.