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Case No. 17241Burglary · Co. Limerick · 8 May 2024

Break-in robbery at church gift shop in Limerick city

An unidentified man smashed the window of The Monastery religious shop on the grounds of the Redemptorist Church at Mount Saint Alphonsus, South Circular Road, Limerick city, in the early hours of Wednesday 8 May 2024, and raided the contents of the shop's till. CCTV captured him leaving the shop at about 3.45am. The reports do not mention any arrest or charge. On 15 May 2024, gardaí at Henry Street Garda Station appealed for information, any additional video footage, and dashcam footage from motorists and delivery van drivers.

  1. Reported15 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • An unidentified man smashed the window of The Monastery religious shop and entered it.
  • The man raided the contents of the shop's till.
Where
The shop is on the grounds of the Redemptorist Church at Mount Saint Alphonsus, South Circular Road, Limerick city.
When
The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday 8 May 2024.
Investigation
  • CCTV captured the man exiting the shop at about 3.45am.
  • Gardaí at Henry Street Garda Station are investigating the burglary.
  • Gardaí appealed for information, any additional video footage, and dashcam footage from motorists and delivery van drivers in the area.
Other details
  • The key facts say the man left through the front door, while the article's account of his exit through the broken window is unclear, and its quote on the exit is cut off.
  • The shop sells gifts, figures, books, pamphlets and mass cards.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAn unidentified man smashed the window of The Monastery religious shop and entered it. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatThe man raided the contents of the shop's till. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereThe shop is on the grounds of the Redemptorist Church at Mount Saint Alphonsus, South Circular Road. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday 8 May 2024. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationCCTV captured the man leaving the shop at about 3.45am. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationGardaí at Henry Street Garda Station are investigating the burglary. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for information and any additional video footage. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked motorists and delivery van drivers with dashcam footage from the area to come forward. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe man left through the front door of the shop. (limerickpost.ie)
  • otherThe shop sells gifts, figures, books, pamphlets and mass cards. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 May2024
    Reportedlimerickpost.ie, first report
    Limerick Gardaí investigating break-in robbery at church gift shop

    First report of the incident. Adds CCTV detail, the shop's location and the Garda appeal for information and dashcam footage.

    suspect, male