Garda warning after 37 cars broken into in Cork and Mallow

The message to "park smart" has been reinforced as people emerge from the lifting of strict lockdown measures, with local beauty spots and parks becoming far busier in June as fears over Covid-19 ease.

Between June 15 and June 18, gardaí said they received 29 reports of vehicles being broken into in the Douglas, Blackrock and Gurranabraher areas.

Gardaí in Cork have implored people exercising around public parks, and visitors to tourist spots, to keep their valuables away from sight and their cars locked, following a spate of thefts in recent days.