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Case No. 14219Theft · Co. Laois · 13 Mar 2025

Tools stolen from vans at Portlaoise hotel carpark

Tools were stolen from at least two vans parked in the carpark of the Killeshin Hotel on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise, Co Laois, on Thursday 13 March 2025. The owners of the vans and tools are not named, and no suspect has been identified. Gardaí could not give an exact value for the tools, which the Leinster Express / Laois Live reported could be worth up to €60,000. The case was first reported on 14 March 2025, and the latest development is a Garda appeal for witnesses and for anyone with dashcam footage from the area.

  1. Reported14 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Tools were stolen from at least two vans.
Where
  • The vans were in the carpark of the Killeshin Hotel on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise, Co Laois.
  • One article caption refers to a Tipperary town, while the report itself places the thefts in Portlaoise, Laois.
When
  • The thefts took place on Thursday 13 March 2025.
  • The Leinster Express / Laois Live first reported the case on 14 March 2025.
Other details
  • The tools could be worth up to €60,000, according to the Leinster Express / Laois Live.
  • Gardaí could not provide an exact value for the tools.
  • The owners of the vans and tools are not named in the reports.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
  • Gardaí are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious or has dashcam footage from the area to come forward.
  • The reports do not mention any arrest or charge.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTools were stolen from at least two vans. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe vans were in the carpark of the Killeshin Hotel on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious or has dashcam footage from the area to come forward. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe tools could be worth up to €60,000. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 14 Mar2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Laois tool theft in Portlaoise to cost owners tens of thousands of euro

    First report of the theft. Adds the location (Killeshin Hotel carpark, Dublin Road), the number of vans, the Garda appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage, and the estimated value of up to €60,000, which gardaí did not confirm as an exact figure.