Thieves caused €128k in damage seizing plunder sold for only €1,300

The son of EuroMillions winner Dolores McNamara, Gary, has been left nursing a €128,778 bill after thieves “gutted” his mansion of all its antique chandeliers, light fittings, brass items, and copper piping.

At Ennis Circuit Court yesterday, Det Sgt Oliver Nevin said the plunder was sold for a paltry €1,355 to a Limerick recycling firm.

Det Nevin said the value of the items stolen was around €10,000 but that the vast amount of the €128,778 cost arose the damage caused to Tinerana House in removing fittings from ceilings, floors, and bathrooms