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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 8971Burglary · Co. Donegal · 17 Jun 2026

Gardaí seek three youths after house burglary in Burnfoot

In the early hours of Wednesday 17 June 2026, a side window of a house in Tievebane, in the Burnfoot area of Co Donegal, was smashed and entry was gained in a burglary. Nothing is believed to have been stolen, though items inside were disturbed. Gardaí are seeking three youths who were seen carrying torches in the area around that time, one of them on a bike, and have appealed for dashcam footage and sightings. The case was reported on 23 June 2026, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported23 Jun
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
A side window of a house was smashed during a burglary and entry was gained.
Where
The house is in Tievebane, in the Burnfoot area of Co Donegal; the headline places it in Inishowen.
When
The burglary happened in the early hours of Wednesday 17 June 2026.
Other details
Items inside the house were disturbed, but nothing is believed to have been stolen.
Investigation
  • Three youths carrying torches, one of whom was on a bike, were observed in the area around the time of the burglary.
  • Gardaí are seeking the three youths and want to hear from anyone who saw them in the area.
  • Gardaí want to hear from drivers with dashcam footage who may have travelled in the area between 1am and 3am.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported in the case.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA window of a house was smashed during a burglary in the Burnfoot area. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA side window of the house was smashed and entry was gained. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe burglary took place at a house in Tievebane, in the Burnfoot area. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe burglary happened in the early hours of Wednesday 17 June. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThree youths carrying torches, one of whom was on a bike, were observed in the area around the time of the burglary. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí want to hear from drivers with dashcam footage who may have travelled in the area between 1am and 3am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationAnyone who saw three youths with torches in the area between those times is asked to contact Buncrana garda station. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherItems in the house were disturbed but nothing is believed to have been stolen. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jun2026
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí seek three youths after window smashed in burglary at Inishowen house

    First report of this burglary. It adds the location, the entry method, that nothing is believed to have been stolen, and the appeal for dashcam footage and sightings of three youths.

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