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Case No. 13124Attempted theft · Co. Donegal · 16 Jul 2025

Attempted theft of donations box at Rossnowlagh Franciscan Friary

Two males unsuccessfully tried to force open a donations box at Rossnowlagh's Franciscan Friary on 16 July 2025, causing damage but no money was stolen. Gardaí are appealing for information and dash-cam footage.

  1. Reported22 Jul
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo males attempted to force open a donations box. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at Rossnowlagh's Franciscan Friary. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe attempted theft happened on July 16. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí described the clothing of the two males. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who saw the two boys in the area to come forward. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí want to hear from anyone who may have travelled in the area with a dash-cam between 11am and 12pm. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationInformation should be passed to Gardaí in Ballyshannon on 071-9858530. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherNo money was stolen, but damage was caused. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Jul2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Rossnowlagh’s Franciscan Friary suffers second attempted theft in a month

    Reports a second attempted theft from the friary's donations box within a month, on 16 July 2025. The earlier June 25 theft is a separate incident and is only mentioned for context.

    suspect, malesuspect, male