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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 19736Theft · Co. Laois

Video camera reported stolen from National Ploughing Championships site in Ratheniska

A video camera went missing from Stand 382 on Row 25 at the National Ploughing Championships site in Ratheniska, Co Laois, after it was used there the week before the theft was reported. The victim is Ciaran Mullooly, a former RTE Midlands correspondent, who reported the theft to gardaí in Portlaoise. He publicly appealed on 24 and 25 September 2023 for anyone who saw the camera to contact him. The articles report no arrest, charge or suspect, so the latest development is that the appeal for information was still open.

  1. Reported25 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 video camera went missing from the National Ploughing Championships site in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
  • The victim is Ciaran Mullooly, a former RTE Midlands correspondent.
  • The item is described as a Sony video camera in one article and a Sony video recorder in another.
Where
The camera was missing from Stand 382 on Row 25 at the event site.
When
  • The camera was used on the stand at the event the week before the theft was reported.
  • The theft was reported to gardaí in Portlaoise, and the appeal was published on 24 and 25 September 2023.
Other details
  • Mr Mullooly said the camera had cost around €2,000 some years earlier.
  • A tape in the camera contains a video of the christening of the victim's son.
Investigation
  • Mr Mullooly appealed on social media for anyone with information about the camera to contact him.
  • He posted that the theft had also been reported to Garda Traffic and the National Ploughing Association.
  • The articles report no arrest, charge or suspect in the case.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA video camera went missing from the National Ploughing Championships site in Ratheniska. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe theft of a camera was reported to gardaí in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe camera was missing from Stand 382 on Row 25. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe camera was used on the stand at the event in Laois the week before the report. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationAnyone with information about the camera is asked to contact Ciaran Mullooly on 087 2433201. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe stolen item was a Sony video recorder that had cost around €2,000 some years earlier. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherA tape on the camera contains a sentimental video of the victim's son's christening. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 25 Sep2023
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    'Robbery in Ratheniska?' Former RTE Midlands Correspondent appeals for help

    Original report of the theft of a Sony video camera from Stand 382 on Row 25 at the National Ploughing Championships site; the article states the event was held the week before publication, but gives no exact date for the theft.

    victim, Ciaran Mullooly, male, irish (judged from name)Ciaran Mullooly