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Case No. 13794Aggravated burglary · Co. Limerick · 20 Apr 2025

Gardaí search graveyards in Limerick aggravated burglary investigation

Two aggravated burglaries took place in County Limerick on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025. A man in his 30s was attacked and suffered a leg laceration in Kilteely at around 3am, and a house in Kilfinane was broken into about three hours later. Armed and masked assailants carried out both attacks, which have been linked to the drugs trade. Around 30 gardaí carried out dawn raids in Kilteely on Thursday 24 April and searched the graveyards in Kilteely and Kilmallock, seizing a quantity of suspected controlled drugs. The Limerick Leader reported the graveyard searches on 10 May 2025, and the facts provided report no arrests or charges.

  1. Reported8 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A man in his 30s was attacked in Kilteely and received a leg laceration.
  • Items including jewellery and car keys were stolen in Kilteely, and a car was driven off by one of the perpetrators.
Where
Armed and masked assailants smashed their way into houses in Kilteely and Kilfinane, County Limerick.
When
  • Four men broke into the house in Kilteely at around 3am on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025.
  • Four assailants broke into a house in Kilfinane at around 6am, about three hours after the Kilteely attack.
Cause
  • The attacks have been linked to the drugs trade.
  • Local sources say the Kilfinane victim was not the intended target.
Weapon
Both victims suffered laceration wounds from sharp-edged implements.
Investigation
  • An incident room has been set up at Bruff garda station.
  • Around 30 gardaí, including the Regional Armed Support Unit, carried out dawn raids in Kilteely on Thursday 24 April.
  • Gardaí searched the graveyard in Kilteely and then the graveyard in Kilmallock, seizing a quantity of suspected controlled drugs.
  • Gardaí appealed for information from anyone in the Kilteely or Kilfinane areas between 2am and 7am on Easter Sunday morning.
Other details
  • A car was found burned out on the outskirts of Hospital village on Easter Sunday morning, and this forms part of the garda probe.
  • The case record lists two suspects, while the articles describe four assailants.
Charges
The facts provided report no arrests or charges in the case.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 30s was attacked in Kilteely and received a leg laceration. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatItems including jewellery and car keys were stolen in Kilteely, and a car was driven off by one of the perpetrators. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereArmed and masked assailants smashed their way into houses in Kilteely and Kilfinane. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenFour men broke into the house in Kilteely at around 3am on Sunday April 20. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenFour assailants broke into a house in Kilfinane at around 6am, about three hours after the Kilteely attack. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe attacks have been linked to the drugs trade. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeThe Kilfinane victim was not the intended target, according to local sources. (limerickleader.ie)
  • weaponBoth victims suffered laceration wounds from sharp-edged implements. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationAn incident room has been set up at Bruff garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationAround 30 gardaí carried out dawn raids in Kilteely on Thursday, April 24. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí searched the graveyard in Kilteely and then the graveyard in Kilmallock. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationA quantity of suspect controlled drugs was seized in the searches. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appeal for information from anyone in the Kilteely or Kilfinane areas between 2am and 7am on Easter Sunday morning. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherA car was found burned out on Easter Sunday morning on the outskirts of Hospital village, which forms part of the garda probe. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 May2025
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Limerick gardai search two graveyards as part of investigation into aggravated burglaries

    Covers two linked aggravated burglaries in Kilteely and Kilfinane, the graveyard searches, the drug seizure and the Bruff garda station incident room. No existing case covers these incidents.

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