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Case No. 1934Robbery (multiple) · Co. Limerick · 23 Jan 2025

Gardaí appeal after four men ransack phone shop, petrol station and tech store in Limerick and Clare

Four men in a black Audi A6 Estate (partial registration 08-D) carried out a series of robberies across Limerick and Clare in the early hours of January 23, 2025, targeting a phone shop in Ennistymon, a service station in Ennis, a tech store in Newmarket on Fergus, and a tech store in Castletroy. Using a sledgehammer and an adapted implement, the men, all in dark clothing and fully covered, stole vapes, cigarettes, cash, iPads, phones, and watches. Gardaí have issued a Crimecall appeal to trace the four suspects and the vehicle. No arrests had been made as of the April 2025 report.

  1. Reported3 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Four men in a black Audi A6 Estate (partial registration 08-D; one article refers to it as an S6) carried out a series of robberies across Limerick and Clare, stealing vapes, cigarettes, cash, iPads, phones, and watches.
  • At the Ennistymon phone shop the men broke a window before driving off; at the Ennis service station vapes, cigarettes, and cash were taken; at Newmarket on Fergus a large quantity of vapes was grabbed; and at the Castletroy tech store iPads, watches, and phones were removed into bags.
Where
The robberies took place at a phone shop in Ennistymon, a service station on Lahinch Road in Ennis, a tech store in Newmarket on Fergus, and a tech store in Castletroy, in Co Clare and Limerick.
When
The spree began on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, when the car reversed up a driveway on the outskirts of Limerick city, with the main robberies occurring in the early hours of Thursday, January 23, between approximately 2:20am and 3:30am.
Weapon
The suspects used a sledgehammer to break through windows and doors at the Ennis service station, Newmarket on Fergus, and Castletroy, and an adapted implement to open doors at the Ennis service station.
Investigation
Gardaí issued a Crimecall appeal to trace the four men and the black Audi A6 Estate; no arrests had been made as of April 2025.
Other details
All four suspects were wearing dark clothing and were fully covered up.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA black Audi A6 Estate with partial registration 08-D was used in the robberies. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatOne occupant opened the back door of the car, closed it, and the car drove off. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatFour men exited the vehicle and approached a phone shop in Ennistymon. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe men broke a window at the phone shop before returning to the car and driving off toward Ennis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatVapes, cigarettes and a sum of cash were taken from the Ennis service station. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatTwo suspects grabbed a large quantity of vapes at Newmarket on Fergus. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatOne man made a failed attempt to force open an internal door at Newmarket on Fergus. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatAfter approximately four minutes the suspects left Newmarket on Fergus in the direction of the M18. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThey removed iPads, watches and phones from the tech store and placed them into bags. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereApproximately 20 minutes later the car pulled up outside a service station on the Lahinch Road in Ennis, Co Clare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle then travelled to Newmarket on Fergus, Co Clare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenOn Wednesday, January 22, the car reversed up a driveway of a house on the outskirts of Limerick city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenIn the early hours of Thursday, January 23 at approximately 2:20am, the car arrived at Ennistymon, Co Clare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenAt around 3:30am the vehicle arrived at the Castletroy area, a suburb of Limerick city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponOne suspect used an adapted implement to open the doors and another carried a sledgehammer at the Ennis service station. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponFour suspects used a sledgehammer to break through the front window at Newmarket on Fergus. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponThe men used a sledgehammer to gain entry through the glass door of a tech store in Castletroy. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí issued a Crimecall appeal to trace the gang and the car. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAll four suspects were wearing dark clothing and were fully covered up. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Apr2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda appeal after rampage leaves electronics store and petrol station ransacked

    First report of the crime spree; Gardaí appealing for information via Crimecall, no arrests made.

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