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Case No. 14144Theft · Co. Kilkenny · 21 Mar 2025

Purse stolen after being left beside ATM in Castlecomer

On Friday 21 March 2025, at about 3.30pm, a woman left her purse beside an internal ATM in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. When she returned to collect it, the purse was missing and €100 in cash was gone from it. Gardaí later recovered the purse after it was handed into EuroSpar, The Square, Castlecomer. No arrest or charge has been reported, and on 25 March 2025 gardaí appealed for anyone with information to contact them in Castlecomer.

  1. Reported25 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The woman found her purse missing when she returned to collect it.
  • €100 in cash was missing from the purse.
  • The purse is rectangular and predominantly black with white and beige markings.
Where
The theft occurred in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny.
When
The purse was left at approximately 3.30pm on Friday, 21 March 2025.
Cause
The woman left her purse beside an internal ATM while using the machine.
Investigation
  • The purse was recovered by gardaí after being handed into EuroSpar, The Square, Castlecomer.
  • Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to contact them in Castlecomer.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman found the purse missing when she returned to collect it. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe purse is rectangular and predominantly black with white and beige markings. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatCash of €100 was missing from the purse. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe theft occurred in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe purse was left at approximately 3.30pm on Friday last. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe woman left her purse beside an internal ATM while using it. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe purse was later recovered by gardaí after being handed into EuroSpar, The Square, Castlecomer. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact gardaí in Castlecomer. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 25 Mar2025
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigating brazen act of crime in Kilkenny

    Initial report of the theft. Gardaí are appealing for information; the purse was recovered from EuroSpar, The Square, Castlecomer, but the €100 cash was missing.

    victim, female