Ireland Man arrested over burglary and criminal damage at Edenderry charity shop
On the night of 3 November 2026, a man broke into My Lovely Vintage Edenderry and My Lovely Hoofs & Boots shop in Edenderry, Offaly, smashing through the front window, breaking back windows, and destroying items inside. The shop, which belongs to the animal rescue charity My Love Horse Rescue, had no money in it and all proceeds go to the rescue. Gardaí responded to the scene and caught the man inside the shop, removing him from the premises. The charity confirmed the shop will remain closed for the foreseeable future while repairs are made.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested5 Nov
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Someone smashed through the front window, broke windows at the back, and destroyed items inside the shop, including treasured display items used for years.
- Where
- The incident took place at My Lovely Vintage Edenderry and My Lovely Hoofs & Boots shop in Edenderry, Offaly.
- When
- The incident occurred on Tuesday night, 3 November 2026.
- Investigation
- Gardaí responded to the scene and caught the man inside the shop, removing him from the premises.
- Gardaí stayed at the premises until it was secured and boarded up.
- Other details
- The shop is a charity shop with no money in it; all proceeds go to the animal rescue My Love Horse Rescue.
- The charity shop will remain closed for the foreseeable future while repairs are made.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatSomeone smashed through the front window, broke windows at the back, and destroyed items inside the shop. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatItems and displays that had been treasured for years were ruined. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatSomeone smashed through the front window of the shop (kildarenow.com)
- whatWindows at the back of the shop were broken (kildarenow.com)
- whatItems inside the shop were destroyed (kildarenow.com)
- whatTreasured display items used for years were ruined (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe burglary took place at My Lovely Vintage Edenderry and My Lovely Hoofs & Boots shop in Edenderry, Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe shop is called My Lovely Vintage in Edenderry (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on Tuesday night, 3 November 2026. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí responded to the incident and caught the person responsible inside the shop. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí were filmed apprehending the alleged culprit inside the shop. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí caught the person responsible and removed him from the premises (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí stayed at the premises until it was secured and boarded up (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe shop is a charity shop with no money in it; all proceeds go to the animal rescue. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe charity shop will remain closed for the foreseeable future while repairs are made. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe charity is My Love Horse Rescue, an animal rescue (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Nov2026Vandalism causes charity shop near Kildare border to close 'for foreseeable future'
The charity confirmed the shop will be closed for the foreseeable future, thanked gardaí for staying until the premises was secured and boarded up, and described the incident as 'another devastating blow' for the rescue.
suspect, male - 5 Nov2026'Devastating blow' - Gardaí filmed responding to Offaly charity shop raid
First report of the burglary; Gardaí caught the suspect on scene and the charity shop is closed for repairs.
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