An Garda Síochána in Co. Galway are investigating the burglary of a quad bike, which took place between 10:00p.m on Friday, May 30, 2025 and 8:30a.m the next day, May 31.

According to the Gardaí, the quad bike was taken from the rear of the property.

A Garda spokesperson said: "Anybody who was in the area and noticed any suspicious activity is asked to contact Tuam Garda Station on 093 70840 or the Garda confidential line on 1900 666 111.

In other news, last month Gardaí reported a decrease in burglaries and robberies in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, when compared to the same period last year.

According to provisional crime statistics, the level of property crime has decreased across all crime types in Q1 2025.

Gardaí said that aggravated burglaries were down by 29% and residential burglaries dropped by 17% in the period.

The provisional data shows that March 2025 had the lowest level of recorded residential burglary since 2021.

During Q1 2025, there was an average of approximately 15 residential burglaries per day across the 26 counties, or less than 1 residential burglary per day per county.

In the 10 years of Operation Thor, recorded residential burglaries during the winter phase (October – March) have dropped by 75%.

Operation Thor actively targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends.

The data shows that robbery was down by 25%, with robbery from a person decreasing by 27% and a 3% fall in the theft of vehicles.

Thefts from vehicles were down 32% when compared to Q1 2024, theft from a person were back by 30% and thefts from shops fell by 6%.

Nationally, crimes against the person were down 5%. The largest decreases were reported in the southern region (17%).