Ireland Case No. 11785Theft · Co. Limerick · 5 Dec 2025
Donations for homeless people stolen from Limerick church
Gardaí are investigating the theft of Christmas donations meant for homeless people from St Joseph's Parish Church on O'Connell Avenue, Limerick city, on 5 December 2025. CCTV shows two women taking gifts from the donation box.
- Reported15 Dec
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatDonations meant for homeless people at Christmas were stolen from a city centre church in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatCCTV shows two women entering the church and taking two bags of gifts left in the donation box. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe theft took place at St Joseph's Parish Church on O'Connell Avenue. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on Friday, December 5, at approximately 4:30pm. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationCCTV footage of the incident was handed to officers at Henry Street garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationA garda spokesperson confirmed an investigation is under way. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe pair removed a bin from outside the church and used the bin bag to steal festive decorations. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherThe pair also used the bin bag to steal festive decorations from the church. (limerickleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Dec2025Garda probe as donations meant for homeless people stolen from Limerick church
First report of the incident. It adds the church and charity context, the CCTV footage handed to Henry Street garda station, and the parish's response. No arrests are mentioned.
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