GAA warns clubs to be extra vigilant after spike in burglaries

A QUARTER of an all-weather pitch was among one of the more bizarre items recently stolen from a GAA club as Croke Park have warned members to be vigilant after a rise in break-ins and robberies in the organisation’s units.

The astro-turf, which belonged to Wicklow club Bray Emmets, was later discovered in an individual’s back garden in south Dublin last month after he had allegedly paid €100 for it.

Emmets are one of a few clubs in Ireland to have a full-size all-weather pitch, which forms part of their €1.25 million complex.