Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19684Burglary · Co. Kilkenny

Ride-on lawn mower stolen from premises in Smithstown, Kilkenny

A ride-on lawn mower was stolen from a garage in the Smithstown, Maddoxtown area of Kilkenny on a Monday between 10.30am and 3.30pm, with entry forced through a roller door. The first report, published by kilkennypeople.ie on 28 September 2023, places the Monday on 25 September 2023, while the case record gives the incident date as 25 September 2025. Gardaí in Thomastown are investigating and have appealed for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage. No arrest or charge is reported in the sources provided.

  1. Reported28 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A ride-on lawn mower was stolen from a garage.
  • The case is described as a burglary in the article headline and text, and as a theft of a lawnmower from a garage in another part of the article.
Where
  • The theft took place at a garage in the Smithstown, Maddoxtown area of Kilkenny.
  • Gardaí in Thomastown are investigating the incident.
When
  • The incident took place on a Monday in broad daylight, between 10.30am and 3.30pm.
  • The case record gives the incident date as 25 September 2025, while the article dates the Monday to 25 September 2023 by inference from its publication date of 28 September 2023.
Cause
Entry to the premises was forced through a roller door.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are appealing to the public for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage.
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the sources provided.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA ride-on lawn mower was stolen from a garage. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe theft was from a garage in the Smithstown, Maddoxtown area. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereGardaí in Thomastown are investigating the burglary. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe burglary took place on a Monday in broad daylight. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened between 10.30am and 3.30pm. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeEntry to the premises was forced via a roller door. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 28 Sep2023
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Ride-on lawn mower stolen from Kilkenny premises in latest burglary

    The article is the first report of this incident. It calls the offence a burglary in its headline and text, but also describes it as a theft of a lawnmower from a garage. The Monday of the incident is inferred from the article's publication date of Thursday 28 September 2023.