Ireland Man arrested over theft of child's medical device in Dublin
On 4 November 2026, a Tobii Dynavox Eye Gaze AAC communication device valued at between €15,000 and €20,000 and a tablet were stolen from a car parked on Temple Street, Dublin, while the family was at Children's Health Ireland Temple Street Hospital. The device belongs to a four-year-old girl and allows people with certain conditions to communicate by tracking eye movement. A man has been arrested and is currently detained in relation to the investigation. Gardaí have appealed for assistance in locating the device and anyone with information can contact Mountjoy Garda Station on 01 666 8600.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested5 Nov
- Charged
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- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A Tobii Dynavox Eye Gaze AAC device and a tablet were stolen from a car.
- The device is valued at between €15,000 and €20,000 and allows people with certain conditions to communicate by tracking eye movement.
- Where
- The car was parked on Temple Street, Dublin, while the family was at Children's Health Ireland Temple Street Hospital.
- When
- The theft took place on 4 November 2026.
- Investigation
- A man has been arrested and is currently detained in relation to the investigation.
- Gardaí appealed for assistance in locating the device and anyone with information can contact Mountjoy Garda Station on 01 666 8600.
9 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe stolen device is a Tobii Dynavox Eye Gaze AAC device (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe device is valued at between €15,000 and €20,000 (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe device allows people with certain conditions to communicate by tracking eye movement (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe car was parked on Temple Street, Dublin (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe family was at Children's Health Ireland Temple Street Hospital at the time (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe theft took place on 4 November 2026 (thejournal.ie)
- investigationA man has been arrested and is currently detained in relation to the investigation (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for assistance in locating the device (thejournal.ie)
- investigationAnyone with information can contact Mountjoy Garda Station on 01 666 8600 (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Nov2026Child's €20k medical device stolen from car outside Temple Street hospital
Reports the theft of a child's communication device and a tablet from a car, the arrest of a man, and a Gardaí appeal for information to locate the device.
victim, 4, femalesuspect, male