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Case No. 14011Burglary · Co. Limerick · 30 Mar 2025

Two bikes stolen from garden shed in Limerick city

On Sunday 30 March 2025, after 3:15am, two bikes were stolen from a garden shed at a house on Ennis Road in Limerick city, County Limerick. A man in his 50s was woken by noise from the side gate and saw two men leaving his property. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and asked anyone who saw two suspicious males in the area to contact Mayorstone garda station. The case was reported on 9 April 2025, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported9 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man in his 50s was woken by noise from the side gate of his house.
  • The man saw two men leaving his property.
  • Two bikes were stolen from the garden shed.
Where
The house is on Ennis Road in Limerick city, County Limerick.
When
The incident happened on Sunday, 30 March 2025, after 3:15am.
Other details
  • The shed door was open.
  • The stolen bikes were a Navy Giant racing bike and a black Giant standard bike.
  • The case was reported by limerickleader.ie on 9 April 2025.
  • The same article reports a separate string of garden shed burglaries in Kilmallock on the night of 26 to 27 March, and does not link them to this case.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are investigating and appealing for witnesses.
  • Anyone who saw two suspicious males in the Ennis Road area at that time is asked to contact Mayorstone garda station.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 50s was woken by noise from the side gate of his house. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatThe man saw two men leaving his property. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatTwo bikes were stolen from the garden shed. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe house is in the Ennis Road area of Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday, 30 March 2025, after 3:15am. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí asked anyone who saw two suspicious males in the Ennis Road area at that time to contact Mayorstone garda station. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe shed door was open. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe stolen bikes were a Navy Giant racing bike and a black Giant standard bike. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Apr2025
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Gardaí investigate bike thieves caught stealing from Limerick homeowner's shed

    Gives the details of the 30 March 2025 Ennis Road shed theft: a man in his 50s was woken at about 3:15am, saw two men leaving, and two bikes were taken. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.

    victim, 50s, malesuspect, malesuspect, male