Thursday 29 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. 9973Theft · Co. Clare

Wheel stolen from car parked at Shannon Airport

A front right wheel was taken from a car parked in the green car park at Shannon Airport, County Clare, between Wednesday 15 and Sunday 19 April 2026. The owner, a woman whose age and nationality are not given, found the wheel had been removed when she returned to the vehicle. Gardaí are investigating and asking anyone with information to contact Shannon Garda Station. No arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported22 Apr
  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 front right wheel was removed and taken from a car.
Where
The car was parked in the green car park at Shannon Airport, County Clare.
When
  • The car was parked between Wednesday 15 and Sunday 19 April 2026.
  • The article is dated 22 April 2026 in its metadata and 25 April 2026 in its byline.
Other details
  • The victim is a woman whose age and nationality are not given.
  • The woman found the wheel missing when she returned to the vehicle.
Weapon
No weapon is mentioned in the reports.
Cause
The reason for the theft is not stated in the reports.
Investigation
  • Local gardaí are investigating the theft.
  • Gardaí are asking anyone with information to contact Shannon Garda Station.
Charges
No arrest or charge is reported.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe woman found that her front right wheel had been removed and taken when she returned to the car. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereA wheel was taken from a vehicle parked in Shannon Airport. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe car was parked in the green car park between Wednesday 15 and Sunday 19 April 2026. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone with information to contact Shannon Garda Station. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 22 Apr2026
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Witnesses sought following unusual theft from car-park of Shannon Airport

    Reports the theft of a front right wheel from a car parked at Shannon Airport. The article also mentions a separate criminal damage incident in Shannon on 17 April, which is not recorded here.

    victim, female