Gardaí are seeking information on a quad bike that was stolen outside Navan, Co. Meath.
In a social media post today (Wednesday, October 16), Gardaí said that the quad in question was stolen from the area of Farganstown, on the outskirts of Navan.
The equipment was stolen on October 10.
The make of the quad is CFMOTO, and its registration starts 221-MH.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Navan Garda Station on 046-9079930 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800-666111.
Gardaí investigate Galway theft
In other rural crime news, Gardaí are investigating a recent farm theft in Eyrecourt, outside Ballinasloe in Co. Galway, where over €10,000 worth of farm machinery and equipment were stolen from a farmyard in the middle of the night.
Dairy and beef farmer David Tracey reported the incident to Gardaí last Thursday morning (October 10) when he discovered that his cattle trailer, Honda diesel power washer, two chainsaws (Stihl 365 and Husqvarna 355 models) and various other tools were stolen.
He told Agriland: “They came into the calf shed which was blocked off on one end by a teleporter and on the other side by a car in storage.
“They broke the windows on the car, let down the handbrake, pushed it out of the way and brought the trailer out of the shed,” Tracey explained.
He said the trailer was a “brand new” 11-month old Aerlite trailer, and had only been used about a dozen times.
Tracey said the it was never left out and only very few people knew he had it.
Gardaí were able to trace the thieves’ car via CCTV footage as it travelled through Banagher, Birr and Shinrone, before it eventually disappeared in Templemore.
The vehicle’s registration was identified by Gardaí. However, the car is not currently registered to any individual.
Tracey believes the culprits must have scoped out his farm in the lead up to the farm robbery.