Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7616Theft · Co. Dublin

Designer sunglasses recovered after theft at Dublin Airport

Items worth over €900, reported as three pairs of designer sunglasses, were stolen from a store in Terminal One at Dublin Airport, and the theft was reported on a Sunday morning. Gardaí identified a male suspect via CCTV, but he had already flown to Birmingham Airport, so gardaí contacted police in Birmingham. Birmingham police met the man off the plane, searched him, recovered the sunglasses and arrested him, and the goods were returned to the store via an Aer Lingus crew on flight EI3265. The latest reported development is the arrest by UK police, as reported by the Irish Times on 29 August 2023, and no charge or court outcome is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested29 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Items worth over €900 were reported stolen.
  • The stolen goods were reported to be three pairs of designer sunglasses.
Where
The theft was from a store in Terminal One at Dublin Airport.
When
The theft was reported on a Sunday morning.
Investigation
  • A suspect, a man, was identified via CCTV.
  • Gardaí contacted police in Birmingham with the suspect's details and a description of the goods.
  • Birmingham police met the suspect off the plane, searched him and recovered the stolen items.
  • The suspect was arrested by UK police.
Other details
  • The suspect had already left on a flight to Birmingham Airport before he was identified.
  • The recovered items were returned to the store via an Aer Lingus crew on flight EI3265.
Charges
No charge is reported in the articles.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatItems worth over €900 were reported stolen. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe stolen goods were reported to be three pairs of designer sunglasses. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe theft was from a store in Terminal One at Dublin Airport. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe theft was reported on a Sunday morning. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA suspect was identified via CCTV. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí contacted police in Birmingham with the suspect's details and a description of the goods. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationPolice met the suspect off the plane and recovered the stolen items after a search. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe suspect was arrested by UK police. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe suspect had already left on a flight to Birmingham Airport. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe recovered items were returned to the store via an Aer Lingus crew on flight EI3265. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Aug2023
    Arrestedirishtimes.com, first report
    Gardaí recover stolen designer sunglasses after theft at Dublin Airport

    Gardaí identified the suspect via CCTV after he had flown to Birmingham; UK police searched him, recovered three pairs of sunglasses and arrested him, and the goods were returned to the store.

    suspect, male