“Tens of thousands” of euro worth of equipment have been stolen from a farmyard in Co. Leitrim, including a van, a quad trailer, a bowser power washer, and concrete tools.
It is understood that the theft took place on a farmyard in the Ballinamore area of the county, not far from the border with Co. Cavan.
According to information received by Agriland, the incident occurred “in the early hours” of Tuesday (July 15) between midnight and 6:00a.m.
Gardaí, meanwhile, confirmed to Agriland that a report was received of an incident of burglary that occurred at a premises in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim overnight on July 15, and that a number of items have been reported as stolen.
A Renault Master van, with a registration of 161-D-1594, along with quad trailer, was stolen.
Other items that were stolen include a Yamaha motorbike, a ride-on power float (for use on fresh concrete), a bowser power washer, and a number of concrete finishing tools.
The van is described as “quite distinctive”, with white and red markings around the side. The power float and the trailer are described as “brand new”.
The owners are appealing for anyone who may have sighted the stolen equipment, or anyone who has any CCTV or dash cam footage that might be of use, to contact garda stations in Ballinamore or Carrick-on-Shannon.
Trailer stolen from farmyard
In neighbouring Co. Longford, a cattle trailer was stolen from a farmyard at the end of last month, prompting investigations by Gardaí in the county.
The cattle trailer is believed to have been stolen from a farmyard at Kilglass, Legan, Co. Longford between 6:00p.m on June 25 and 1.30p.m on June 26.
The owner of the trailer, who did not want to be identified, told Agriland that once he realised that it was missing he went to his local shop in the village of Legan to find out if the suspected theft of the trailer had been captured on CCTV.
The farmyard from where the cattle trailer was stolen is “about 20 minutes” from the owner’s home place near Legan.
