Ireland Trailer and machine stolen from Irish Rail yard in Cloneygowan, Offaly
At around 7.30pm on Monday 17 February 2025, an Ifor Williams trailer and a large machine belonging to Irish Rail were believed to have been stolen from a Rail yard at Cloneygowan, Co Offaly. Gardaí were alerted at around 9.20pm when machinery was found blocking a road at Bogtown, Cloneygowan, and they suspect it fell off the trailer because it was not secured properly. No suspect is identified in the reports, and the trailer has not been located. By 23 February 2025 gardaí had appealed for witnesses and for dashcam footage of a trailer being towed in the area on Monday, and anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100.
- Reported20 Feb
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- An Ifor Williams trailer and a large machine, belonging to Irish Rail, were believed to have been stolen.
- Where
- The trailer and machine were taken from a Rail yard at Cloneygowan, Co Offaly.
- The machinery was found blocking a road at Bogtown, Cloneygowan.
- When
- The theft is understood to have happened at around 7.30pm on Monday 17 February 2025.
- Gardaí were alerted at around 9.20pm after a call about the machinery on the road.
- Cause
- Gardaí suspect the machinery had been loaded onto the trailer and fell off because it was not secured properly.
- Investigation
- The trailer has not been located.
- Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and for dashcam footage of a trailer being towed in the area on Monday.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100.
- No suspect is identified in the reports.
- Other details
- Longford Leader reported the incident on 20 February 2025 and Offaly Express on 23 February 2025.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe Ifor Williams trailer and large machine belong to Irish Rail. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA trailer and large machine were believed to have been stolen. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe trailer and machine belong to Irish Rail. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe trailer and machine were stolen from an Irish Rail yard at Cloneygowan. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe items were stolen from an Irish Rail yard at Cloneygowan. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe machinery was found blocking a road at Bogtown, Cloneygowan. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe theft is understood to have happened at around 7.30pm on Monday, 17 February 2025. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenGardaí were alerted at around 9.20pm when machinery was found blocking a road at Bogtown, Cloneygowan. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe theft happened at around 7.30pm on Monday 17 February 2025. (offalyexpress.ie)
- causeGardaí suspect the machinery fell off the trailer because the thief or thieves did not secure it properly. (longfordleader.ie)
- causeGardaí suspect the machinery fell off the trailer because it was not secured properly. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe trailer has not been located and gardaí have issued an appeal for information. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage of a trailer being towed in the area on Monday. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe trailer has not yet been located. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí have appealed for witnesses and for dashcam footage of a trailer being towed in the area on Monday. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Feb2025Bungling thieves block road in Offaly after failed theft attempt
Reports the theft of an Irish Rail trailer and machine from a yard at Cloneygowan, the machinery being found blocking a road at Bogtown, and a garda appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage. No suspect is identified and the trailer has not been located.
- 20 Feb2025Bungling thieves block road in Midlands after failed theft attempt
Adds that the trailer is an Ifor Williams trailer, that the machinery was found blocking a road at Bogtown, that gardaí suspect it fell off because it was not secured, and that gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The trailer is still missing.